Updated for 2026

Michigan Psychologist Continuing Education Requirements

Michigan psychologists must complete 30 continuing education hours every 2 years to renew their Psychologist license, including 3 hours of ethics, 2 hours of pain and symptom management, and 2 hours of implicit bias.

total hours / 2 years

pain and symptom management hours

ethics hours

implicit bias hours

Biennial · renewal date depends on the licensee's issue date.

Michigan Psychologist requirements

Requirement	Notes
Total continuing education	30 hours every 2 years.
Renewal	Biennial cycle: counted from your license anniversary.
Ethics	3 hours required each cycle.
Pain and Symptom Management	2 hours required each cycle.
Implicit Bias	2 hours required each cycle.
New licensees	First renewal is different: new licensees have adjusted first-cycle requirements (proration and/or first-cycle-only rules), which we apply automatically.
Approved providers	Qualifying CE may be offered or sponsored by national professional association, regional professional association, state professional association, international professional association, accredited university, hospital, mental health agency, state licensing board, licensing board other jurisdiction, apa approved provider, and board approved sponsor.
Recordkeeping	Keep CE documentation for 4 years after each renewal.
Board audit	The board may audit licensees to verify CE compliance.
Other mandates	One-time training in identifying victims of human trafficking meeting R. 338.2525 standards (MCL 333.16148), required prior to obtaining any psychology license. Beginning January 6, 2022. Not part of the CE count but may be satisfied via a qualifying CE activity. The board may select and audit for this training.

Limits on how the hours are earned

Board caps and floors on where the 30 hours can come from.

academic courseworkmax 20 hrs
CE program presentationmax 20 hrs
scientific exhibit presentationmax 20 hrs
peer reviewed articlemax 20 hrs
non peer reviewed articlemax 3 hrs
textbook chaptermax 20 hrs
book publicationmax 20 hrs
clinical issue resolutionmax 5 hrs
committee servicemax 20 hrs
postdoctoral training studentmax 10 hrs
surveyor servicemax 10 hrs
peer review committeemax 10 hrs
first time instructormax 10 hrs
clinical supervision providedmax 10 hrs
peer supervision consultationmax 10 hrs
case conferencesmax 5 hrs
llp supervision providedmax 10 hrs
supervision receivedmax 10 hrs
panel discussionmax 5 hrs
specialty certificationmax 20 hrs
national exam developmentmax 5 hrs

Keeping the proof in order: what to keep for a CE audit, with every state’s retention period and what the audit notice asks for.

Your CE planMichigan

Psychologist

Biennialrenewal

Renews every 2 years. Add your renewal date for countdown and pacing.

Your renewal date

total hours completed0 / 30

pain and symptom management hours completed0 / 2

ethics hours completed0 / 3

implicit bias hours completed0 / 2

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Also in the rule: 20 academic coursework hours cap, 20 CE program presentation hours cap, 20 scientific exhibit presentation hours cap, 20 peer reviewed article hours cap, 3 non peer reviewed article hours cap, 20 textbook chapter hours cap, 20 book publication hours cap, 5 clinical issue resolution hours cap, 20 committee service hours cap, 10 postdoctoral training student hours cap, 10 surveyor service hours cap, 10 peer review committee hours cap, 10 first time instructor hours cap, 10 clinical supervision provided hours cap, 10 peer supervision consultation hours cap, 5 case conferences hours cap, 10 llp supervision provided hours cap, 10 supervision received hours cap, 5 panel discussion hours cap, 20 specialty certification hours cap, and 5 national exam development hours cap.

New licensees: your first cycle may be prorated or exempt; we apply that when your record has the issue date.

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Michigan Psychologistrequired trainings & mandates

Beyond the 30-hour CE total, Michigan requires specific trainings — some once around initial licensure, some on their own recurring schedule.

Recurring mandates outside the 2 years cycle

One-time training in identifying victims of human trafficking meeting R. 338.2525 standards (MCL 333.16148), required prior to obtaining any psychology license. Beginning January 6, 2022. Not part of the CE count but may be satisfied via a qualifying CE activity. The board may select and audit for this training.

Full board policy details

TOTAL: 30 hours of CE required per 2-year (biennial) renewal, accumulated during the 2 years immediately preceding the application for renewal (R. 338.2581(2), R. 338.2583). Applies to licensees who have held the license for the full 2-year period; the requirement does not fully attach during the initial licensure cycle.
FORMAT CAPS: No self-study/online cap — there is no limitation to the number of CE hours that may be earned online (R. 338.2583(1)(b)). No minimum live/in-person hours. No live vs. self-study split for psychology. Per-day cap: no more than 12 hours of CE may be earned during one 24-hour period (R. 338.2583(1)(a)). NOTE: a pending amendment (MOAHR #2025-46 LR; hearing 2026-06-03) proposes to REMOVE the 12-hours-per-24-hour cap and trim the named-organization list; monitor ARS TransactionID=1619.
ACCEPTABILITY STANDARDS: Activity must fit one of the enumerated activity types in R. 338.2583(2). Attendance/participation must be in a program related to the practice of psychology or a non-clinical subject relevant to psychological practice, education, administration, management, or science. Programs must be approved or offered by a listed organization (APA, ASPPB, Michigan Psychological Association, National Register, other state/provincial boards, ~30 named associations), a nationally/regionally accredited academic institution, a hospital/mental-health center, or a board-approved provider. Providers not on the pre-approved list may apply for board approval — application must be filed no later than 120 days before the program date (R. 338.2585). Presentation and supervision credit is disallowed when the activity is part of the licensee's regular job description or normal course of employment (R. 338.2583(2)(c),(d),(o)). No 'minimum percentage from approved providers' rule — every activity must fit R. 338.2583(2).
COURSE REPEAT RESTRICTIONS: Credit for a CE program or activity equivalent or substantially equivalent to one the licensee already earned credit for during the renewal period must not be granted (R. 338.2583(1)(c)). Teaching/presentation credit is limited to the INITIAL/first-time occurrence (R. 338.2583(2)(c),(d),(n)); publications credited only on INITIAL publication. No separate single-instructor/single-course numeric cap beyond the per-activity maximums.
LICENSE STATUS RULES: The Board of Psychology general rules do NOT establish a distinct 'inactive' or 'retired' license class for psychologists with its own CE exemption (not stated). Reactivation/relicensure after lapse: a lapsed license relicensed within 3 years requires not less than 30 hours of CE satisfying R. 338.2581 and R. 338.2583 during the 2 years immediately before the relicensure application (R. 338.2555(1)(c)). A lapse of more than 3 years requires passing the exam within the prior 2 years or showing independent-practice licensure elsewhere (R. 338.2555(2)). Hardship/illness/military/disability: the board may consider a CE waiver; a waiver request must be received not less than 30 days before the last regularly scheduled board meeting before license expiration (R. 338.2581(4); MCL 333.16205). Specific qualifying conditions, maximum duration, and fixed grounds are not stated.
CARRYOVER: No carryover permitted. The psychology CE rules are silent on carrying excess hours forward, so excess hours are not bankable. Implicit-bias hours in particular may NOT be carried forward between renewal cycles (R. 338.7004(3)).
PSYPACT OVERLAY: Michigan participates in PSYPACT (as of 2023-03-29). Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT/TAP) via ASPPB E.Passport or IPC carries its own annual ASPPB renewal with 3 hours of CE relevant to the use of technology in psychology — a separate ASPPB obligation, NOT part of Michigan's 30-hour board CE.
RxP: Michigan does NOT grant prescriptive authority to psychologists (MCL definition excludes the practice of medicine); no RxP certificate or associated CE obligation exists.
PROVIDER-LIST SCOPE: The named organizations are illustrative of automatically acceptable program sponsors, not an exclusive psychology-discipline gate. Michigan separately credits the enumerated publication, presentation, committee, supervision, research, and other activities in R. 338.2583(2); those activities are governed by their activity-specific conditions rather than an organization-name whitelist.

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Michigan Psychologist CE: frequently asked questions

How many CE hours do Michigan Psychologist licensees need?

Michigan requires 30 continuing education hours every 2 years to renew a Psychologist license. Biennial cycle: counted from your license anniversary.

How many ethics hours are required for Michigan Psychologist licensees?

Of the total, 3 hours must be in ethics.

How often do Michigan Psychologist licensees renew?

Biennial cycle: counted from your license anniversary.

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

Yes. In addition to ethics, Michigan requires 2 hours of pain and symptom management, 2 hours of implicit bias.

Is the first renewal different for new Michigan Psychologist licensees?

First renewal is different: new licensees have adjusted first-cycle requirements (proration and/or first-cycle-only rules), which we apply automatically.

Sources & verification

State source: Michigan board rule
Last verified: August 2026
Ruleset version: 2026.1

Reviewed against the Michigan board source and refreshed 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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