Indiana Continuing Education Requirements
Continuing education (CE) for licensed professionals in Indiana is set by each profession's own state board — Indiana State Board of Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects, Indiana Board of Accountancy, Indiana Board of Physical Therapy, State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency), Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Surveyors, Indiana Real Estate Commission, Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA), and Indiana State Board of Nursing. Every board sets its own contact-hour total, renewal cycle, and mandatory subjects. Compare all 7 professions below, then open a profession for the full Indiana breakdown.
Indiana CE Requirements at a Glance
| Profession | Contact Hours | Renewal Cycle | Online? | Key Topics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architect | 24 | 2 yr | Yes | Health, Safety & Welfare (HSW) | View → |
| CPA (Certified Public Accountant) | 120 | 3 yr | Yes | Accounting & Auditing, Ethics | View → |
| Physical Therapist (PT) | 22 | 2 yr | Yes | Ethics and Indiana Jurisprudence | View → |
| Professional Engineer (PE) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | Ethics applicable to the practice of professional engineering, Indiana statutes and rules applicable to the practice of professional engineering | View → |
| Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) | 24 | 2 yr | Yes | Mandatory surveying topics (professional conduct, competent-practice standards, retracement/original/route surveys, and legal descriptions) | View → |
| Real Estate Agent / Broker | 36 | 3 yr | Yes | Managing Broker CE | View → |
| Registered Nurse (RN) | None | — | — | — | View → |
Notable Indiana Requirements
Specific mandates Indiana boards impose that often trip up license holders:
- Architect Health, Safety & Welfare (HSW) — 16 hours — At least 16 of the 24 hours must pertain to technical and professional topics related to the protection of public health, safety, and welfare — including codes, professional ethics, contracts/project administration, life safety, structural technology, energy efficiency, accessibility, and security/safety. Full Architect details →
- CPA Accounting & Auditing — 12 hours — Minimum 10% of total hours (12 hours) for the triennial reporting period. Full CPA details →
- CPA Ethics — 4 hours — No less than 4 hours for the triennial reporting period. Full CPA details →
- PT Ethics and Indiana Jurisprudence — 2 hours — 2 of the 22 required hours each biennium must specifically be an ethics and Indiana jurisprudence course relating to the practice of physical therapy; the same 2-hour requirement also applies, unreduced, to the prorated 12-hour variant for licenses valid 12-23 months. Full PT details →
- PE Ethics applicable to the practice of professional engineering — 1 hour — At least 1 of the 30 biennium hours must be in ethics. Full PE details →
- PE Indiana statutes and rules applicable to the practice of professional engineering — 1 hour — At least 1 of the 30 biennium hours must be in Indiana statutes and rules. Full PE details →
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Indiana Licensing Boards
CE requirements on this page are sourced from each profession's official Indiana board:
- Architect
- CPA
- PT
- PE
- PLS
- Real Estate
- RN
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