Updated for 2026

Illinois Psychologist Continuing Education Requirements

Illinois psychologists must complete 24 continuing education hours every 2 years to renew their Psychologist license, including 3 hours of ethics, 3 hours of diversity, 1 hour of sexual harassment prevention, and 1 hour of implicit bias.

24hours every 2 years
Topic minimums, counted within the 24
3ethics
3diversity
1sexual harassment prevention
1implicit bias

The renewal cycle is biennial and is tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.

What the board saysIllinois board rule
A Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP) is required to complete 24 hours1 of continuing education each license cycle … during the 24 months1 before the expiration date printed on the license. The CE must include the following topics/categories: • 3 hours Ethical Practice of Psychology2 • 3 hours related to Diversity3 • 1 hour Sexual Harassment Prevention training4 • 1 hour Implicit Bias Awareness training5 … Verified teaching in the field of psychology … No more than 10 CE hours6 may earned this way each renewal cycle.
What it means
  1. 24 hours every 2 years
  2. 3 hours of ethics
  3. 3 hours on diversity
  4. 1 hour of sexual harassment prevention
  5. 1 hour of implicit bias awareness
  6. No more than 10 hours from teaching
IDFPR CE Fact Sheet, 68 IAC 1400.60Last verified August 2026Ruleset 2026.2How we verify
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Requirements

Illinois Psychologist requirements

Total

24 hoursYou need 24 hours every 2 years. The renewal cycle is biennial and is tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.

Topic minimums, counted within the 24

The remaining 16 hours are not tied to a topic minimum.
Ethics
3
You need 3 hours each cycle.
Diversity
3
You need 3 hours each cycle.
Sexual Harassment Prevention
1
You need 1 hour each cycle.
Implicit Bias
1
You need 1 hour each cycle.

Limits on how the hours are earned

Teaching
max 10 hrs
Carryover
max 0%

Up to 0% of hours can carry into the next cycle.

Cycle and record rules

Renewal
The renewal cycle is biennial and is tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.
Renewal fee
Renewal fees by license status
Status / feeAmount and conditions
Active renewal$160. Two-year renewal amount.
Board fee schedule
Expired-license restoration charge$50. Restoration from expired status adds all lapsed renewal fees.
Board fee schedule

Restoration is distinct from ordinary renewal; inactive-status and waiver provisions may differ. CE course costs are separate.

We verified these fees on 2026-09-30. Board fee schedule.

New licensees
The first renewal is different. New licensees have adjusted first-cycle requirements, such as prorated hours or first-cycle-only rules, and we apply them automatically.
Approved providers
Ordinary psychology CE is provider-gated. An out-of-jurisdiction program from a nonlisted sponsor counts only after individual Division approval. The listed mandated-training activity types bypass only the ordinary sponsor-classification check under their express Part 1130 ‘notwithstanding’ clauses; all other course requirements continue to apply.
Board audit
The board may audit licensees to verify CE compliance.

To keep your proof in order, see what to keep for a CE audit, which covers every state’s retention period and what the audit notice asks for.

Your hours

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Also hold a Illinois LPC license? Each board runs its own CE cycle. See the Illinois LPC requirements.

Illinois Psychologist required trainings and mandates

Beyond the 24-hour CE total, Illinois requires specific trainings. Some are due once around initial licensure, and others run on their own recurring schedule.

Recurring mandates outside the 2-year cycle

  • One-hour cultural competency course (§ 1130.525) recurs once every six years. When more than one hour is completed it counts toward the CE total, but no more than one credit hour for any one renewal period. Distinct from the 3-hour diversity requirement. A qualifying course completed for another State licensure or accreditation requirement may count.
  • One-hour Alzheimer's disease and other dementias training (§ 1130.550) recurs once every six years. Applies only to psychologists providing health care services to and with direct patient interactions with adult populations age 26 or older; does not apply to practices limited to persons under 26. The training may also be a qualifying course completed for another State licensure or accreditation requirement.
Full board policy details
  • FORMAT CONSTRAINTS: No percentage or numeric cap on self-study/home-study. CE may be earned through remote or in-person courses/programs with no live-hour floor. Each remote CE course or program must include an examination (§ 1400.60(b)(2)). No per-day cap.
  • TEACHING/INSTRUCTION: Teaching psychology at an accredited institution and/or serving as instructor of approved-sponsor CE is credited at 1.5 hours per hour taught, capped at 10 hours per prerenewal period (§ 1400.60(b)(4)).
  • ACCEPTABILITY STANDARDS: All countable CE must come from an approved sponsor (§ 1400.60(b)(1)). Deemed sponsors without separate application: American Psychological Association or affiliates; National Register of Health Service Psychologists; Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards; American Medical Association or affiliates; Illinois Psychological Association or affiliates; any regionally accredited school/college/university or any State agency. Other entities must be preapproved by the Division (§ 1400.60(c)(2)). Out-of-jurisdiction CE not given by an approved sponsor may be individually approved on request with a $25 processing fee, late fee $50 per CE hour not to exceed $300 (§ 1400.60(e)). Postgraduate training (extern/residency/fellowship) and graduate-level coursework qualify; audited academic courses do not (§ 1400.60(b)(3)).
  • COURSE REPEAT RESTRICTIONS: Instructors may not earn credit for repetitious presentations of the same program, teaching credit applies only to the first presentation (§ 1400.60(b)(4)). Attendees are not expressly barred from taking the same course twice within a cycle (rule silent). Audited academic courses do not count (§ 1400.60(b)(3)).
  • LICENSE STATUS RULES: Inactive status defers CE until restoration; no explicit inactive-CE-exemption sentence exists. Restoration of a license lapsed/inactive LESS than 5 years requires proof of CE completed during the 24 months preceding application for restoration (a full 24-hour cycle) plus fees (§ 1400.30(a)). For a license lapsed/inactive MORE than 5 years (§ 1400.30(c)), the applicant must submit an application plus one of: certification + active practice in another jurisdiction; one year of approved study within the past 5 years; six months of supervised experience; or passing the EPPP, this is not exactly representable and is flagged for manual review. No distinct 'retired' status or retired CE exemption is defined. Hardship/illness/military/disability waivers available for good cause, requested before the renewal date (§ 1400.60(g)); a timely waiver applicant is deemed in good standing until final decision.
  • WAIVER (good cause, § 1400.60(g)): applies to one renewal period at a time. Good cause = full-time U.S. armed-forces service during a substantial part of the period; a temporary incapacitating illness documented by a licensed health-care provider (a second consecutive illness waiver is prima facie evidence of inability to practice); or other similar extenuating circumstances.
  • NO CARRYOVER: § 1400.60 contains no provision allowing hours earned in excess of 24 to carry to a later prerenewal period; excess hours are lost.
  • PRESCRIBING PSYCHOLOGIST OVERLAY (not this credential): a separate Prescribing Psychologist license adds 20 pharmacology CE hours per cycle in addition to the 24 clinical hours (§ 1400.60(a)(2)). Reported separately; not part of the licensed psychologist requirement set. PSYPACT (45 ILCS 195) mobility overlay is administered by ASPPB/PSYPACT Commission, not folded into Illinois biennial CE.
  • MANDATED-TRAINING ACCEPTANCE: Under the express ‘notwithstanding’ exceptions in Part 1130, qualifying sexual-harassment training from an employer or the Illinois Department of Human Rights, qualifying implicit-bias training from an employer or another licensure/accreditation/practice-agreement requirement, and qualifying cultural-competency or Alzheimer's/dementias training from another such requirement may count without matching the ordinary provider list. All other applicable course requirements remain in force.

Illinois Psychologist CE: frequently asked questions

How many CE hours do Illinois Psychologist licensees need?

Illinois requires 24 continuing education hours every 2 years to renew a Psychologist license. The renewal cycle is biennial and is tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.

How many ethics hours are required for Illinois Psychologist licensees?

Of the total, 3 hours must be in ethics.

How often do Illinois Psychologist licensees renew?

The renewal cycle is biennial and is tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.

How much does Illinois Psychologist license renewal cost?
Renewal fees by license status
Status / feeAmount and conditions
Active renewal$160. Two-year renewal amount.
Board fee schedule
Expired-license restoration charge$50. Restoration from expired status adds all lapsed renewal fees.
Board fee schedule

Restoration is distinct from ordinary renewal; inactive-status and waiver provisions may differ. CE course costs are separate.

We verified these fees on 2026-09-30. Board fee schedule.

Are there subject-specific CE requirements for Illinois Psychologist licensees?

Yes. In addition to ethics, Illinois requires 3 hours of diversity, 1 hour of sexual harassment prevention, 1 hour of implicit bias.

Is the first renewal different for new Illinois Psychologist licensees?

The first renewal is different. New licensees have adjusted first-cycle requirements, such as prorated hours or first-cycle-only rules, and we apply them automatically.

Sources and verification

State source
Illinois board rule
Fee schedule
Illinois board fee schedule
Last verified
August 2026
Ruleset version
2026.2

We reviewed this page against the Illinois board source, and we refresh it from the compiled ruleset above. Methodology and disclaimer. Compliance data is for guidance only, not legal or board advice. Always confirm requirements with your licensing board before renewing. See something wrong? Report it

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Illinois guides & data

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