Updated for 2026

Louisiana Psychologist Continuing Education Requirements

Louisiana psychologists must complete 30 continuing education hours every 2 years to renew their Psychologist license, including 2 hours of ethics or law and 2 hours of multiculturalism or diversity.

30hours every 2 years
Topic minimums, counted within the 30
2ethics or law
2multiculturalism or diversity

Next deadline: July 31, 2027The renewal cycle is biennial. CE must be completed by June 30 of odd years. The license expires July 31.

What the board saysLouisiana board rule
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all Continuing Education Reports due on July 1, 2027, and thereafter1. … Each licensee is required to complete 30 hours or credits2 of continuing education within the biennial reporting period2. For purposes of this Chapter, the biennial reporting period begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. … Within each reporting period, two of the required hours or credits for continuing education must be within the area of ethics or law3 in accordance with the limitations specified in Section 807. … Within each reporting period, two of the required hours or credits of continuing education must be within the area of multiculturalism or diversity4 in accordance with the limitations specified in Section 807.
What it means
  1. Applies to reports due July 1, 2027 and later
  2. 30 hours each two-year reporting period
  3. 2 hours of ethics or law
  4. 2 hours of multiculturalism or diversity
LAC 46:LXIII.801(C), 803 (June 2026)Last verified October 2026Ruleset 2026.4How we verify
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Requirements

Louisiana Psychologist requirements

Total

30 hoursYou need 30 hours every 2 years. The renewal cycle is biennial. CE must be completed by June 30 of odd years. The license expires July 31.

Topic minimums, counted within the 30

The remaining 26 hours are not tied to a topic minimum.
Ethics or Law
2
You need 2 hours each cycle.
Multiculturalism or Diversity
2
You need 2 hours each cycle.

Limits on how the hours are earned

Sponsored continuing education
max 30 hrs

Cycle and record rules

Renewal
The renewal cycle is biennial. CE must be completed by June 30 of odd years. The license expires July 31.
Renewal fee
The board renewal fee is $400 every 2 years.
Approved providers
Provider classification is enforced only for credits tagged as sponsored_continuing_education. The optional unsponsored_activities tier remains admissible without a sponsor and is separately limited by the collective 10-credit cap.
Recordkeeping
Keep CE documentation for 6 years after the end of each cycle.
Board audit
The board may audit licensees to verify CE compliance.
Late renewal
A late renewal adds a late fee.

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 Louisiana LPC license? Each board runs its own CE cycle. See the Louisiana LPC requirements.

Full board policy details
  • TIER STRUCTURE: Louisiana CPD uses two tiers (no lettered Category A/B groups). Tier 1, Sponsored CPD (workshops/conferences from acceptable sponsors under §805.C) has NO hour limit. Tier 2, optional un-sponsored activities under §806.D (un-sponsored workshops/conferences, peer consultation/supervision, practice outcome monitoring, professional activities, registered conference attendance, academic courses, instruction, publications) are collectively capped at 10 credits per reporting period. Practice outcome monitoring: 1 client = 1 credit per reporting period.
  • SELF-STUDY / HOME STUDY: APA home-study courses (from APA-approved sponsors) are treated as sponsored workshops with NO cap. Only un-sponsored/self-directed activities fall under the 10-credit §806.D cap. The '12 hours of home study' figure in outdated third-party summaries reflects the pre-2023 rule.
  • LIVE / FORMAT: No minimum live or in-person hours. A live workshop delivered by video conference/virtual format has the same status as in-person (LAC 46:LXIII.805.D.1). Live-interactive online is treated as live.
  • ACCEPTABILITY STANDARDS: Only CPD offerings and activities approved by the Board satisfy the requirement (§805.A), but standard activities are automatically approved (no pre-approval) if they (1) meet §801.A objectives, (2) have an acceptable sponsor under §805.C, and (3) are a live/virtual/prerecorded workshop or conference under §805.D. §807 (Unacceptable Offerings) bars activities unrelated to psychology and personal psychotherapy. The §803.B/C cross-reference to §807 'limitations' is a drafting artifact, §807 contains no numeric limit; ethics/law and multicultural hours must simply be drawn from acceptable (not 'unacceptable') offerings.
  • COURSE REPEAT RESTRICTIONS: For instruction (teaching/presenting), credit is received only the first time teaching or presenting the material (LAC 46:LXIII.806.D.7). Workshop presentation = 4× attendee credit ÷ number of presenters (first time only); university-course teaching = 10× student credit hours (first time only). Practice outcome monitoring: a given client counts as 1 credit per reporting period. No repeat restriction stated for a licensee taking a course.
  • LICENSE STATUS RULES: Louisiana provides no general 'inactive' CE-exempt tier for psychologists. 'Psychologist Emerit: Retired' status is exempt from CPD (LAC 46:LXIII.811.D, 905) and is prohibited from practicing. Reactivation from emerit/retired to Licensed Psychologist requires a Reinstatement Application, the required fee, and fulfillment of all CPD requirements under Chapter 8; a psychologist returning to full practice after five or more years is also subject to an oral examination before reinstatement (§905.C-D). Waivers: military (§811.A) and illness/personal hardship (§811.B) may be granted an extension or exemption upon timely confirmation. Newly licensed psychologists are exempt from CPD for the remainder of the year the license is granted (§811.C).
  • REINSTATEMENT / LAPSE: A license not renewed by July 31 lapses as of August 1. For two years from the date of lapse, the license may be renewed upon proof of fulfilling all CE requirements applicable through the date of reinstatement plus all fees due (§815.A); after two years, reinstatement requires a new oral examination (§815.B). CPD obtained after June 30 may not be claimed without an approved CPD extension.
  • JUNE 2026 AMENDMENT (LR 52:977, effective for reports due July 1, 2027 and after): Chapter 8 was rewritten. §803.A reduces the biennial total from 40 to 30 hours; the 2-hour ethics-or-law and 2-hour multiculturalism-or-diversity minimums are unchanged. The §806.D un-sponsored activities tier (peer consultation, practice outcome monitoring, professional activities, publications, instruction; collectively capped at 10 credits) is repealed, so from the 2025-2027 reporting period onward all 30 hours come from acceptable sponsors under §805. Academic courses move into §805.D.3 at 3 credits per three-hour graduate course. Reports due July 1, 2026 and earlier remain on the 40-hour text; the engine switches on the reporting period ending June 30, 2027. PSYPACT participation becomes effective January 1, 2028 (Act 302, 2026), a mobility overlay outside the ordinary CPD total.
  • INITIAL LICENSURE: The exemption covers only the remainder of the calendar year in which the license is granted; it is not a blanket first-renewal or first-biennium exemption. The full 40-hour obligation begins with the next complete biennial reporting period tied to license-number parity.
  • ACADEMIC COURSEWORK: §806.D awards 20 credits for a three-hour graduate course while all §806.D unsponsored activities are collectively capped at 10 credits per reporting period. The conversion is encoded at its stated 20-credit value and the aggregate cap limits the amount applied to the total.
  • DEADLINE EXTENSIONS: CPD ordinarily closes June 30. Hours completed after June 30 count only when the Board has approved an extension; the engine cannot condition its accrual window on that case-by-case approval, so extension credits require manual review.

Louisiana Psychologist CE: frequently asked questions

How many CE hours do Louisiana Psychologist licensees need?

Louisiana requires 30 continuing education hours every 2 years to renew a Psychologist license. The renewal cycle is biennial. CE must be completed by June 30 of odd years. The license expires July 31.

How many ethics hours are required for Louisiana Psychologist licensees?

Of the total, 2 hours must be in ethics or law.

How often do Louisiana Psychologist licensees renew?

The renewal cycle is biennial. CE must be completed by June 30 of odd years. The license expires July 31.

How much does Louisiana Psychologist license renewal cost?

The board's renewal fee is $400 every 2 years, per the Louisiana board fee schedule. CE course costs are separate and set by course providers.

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

Yes. In addition to ethics, Louisiana requires 2 hours of multiculturalism or diversity.

Sources and verification

State source
Louisiana board rule
Last verified
October 2026
Ruleset version
2026.4

We reviewed this page against the Louisiana 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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