Maryland Continuing Education Requirements
Continuing education (CE) for licensed professionals in Maryland is set by each profession's own state board — Maryland State Board of Architects, Maryland Board of Public Accountancy, Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, Maryland Board for Professional Engineers, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, Maryland Department of Labor, Maryland State Board for Professional Land Surveyors, Maryland Real Estate Commission (MREC), Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, and Maryland 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 Maryland breakdown.
Maryland 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) | 80 | 2 yr | Yes | Professional Ethics | View → |
| Physical Therapist (PT) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | — | View → |
| Professional Engineer (PE) | 16 | 2 yr | Yes | Professional engineering ethics | View → |
| Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) | 24 | 2 yr | Yes | Ethics, Maryland boundary law, and standards of practice | View → |
| Real Estate Agent / Broker | 15 | 2 yr | Yes | Legal & Legislative Update, Fair Housing | View → |
| Registered Nurse (RN) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | Implicit Bias and Racism Training | View → |
Notable Maryland Requirements
Specific mandates Maryland boards impose that often trip up license holders:
- Architect Health, Safety & Welfare (HSW) — 24 hours — All 24 Learning Units (LUs) per two-year term must be HSW-designated, as identified by NCARB or AIA content areas. Full Architect details →
- CPA Professional Ethics — 4 hours — 4 hours must be completed each two-year period. Full CPA details →
- PE Professional engineering ethics — 1 hour — Minimum of 1 PDH per 2-year term on ethics content: awareness of ethical concerns/conflicts in engineering practice, familiarity with the code of conduct for professional engineers, understanding of standards of practice or care, or laws and regulations applicable to the practice of engineering in Maryland. Full PE details →
- PLS Ethics, Maryland boundary law, and standards of practice — 4 hours — At least 4 of the 24 CPC units in every 2-year renewal cycle must come from qualifying activities addressing content areas such as the Minimum Standards of Practice; legal cases, commentaries, and materials on the law of land boundaries in Maryland; ethical concerns and conflicts; codes of conduct; and standards of practice or care. Full PLS details →
- Real Estate Legal & Legislative Update — 3 hours — Topic A. Full Real Estate details →
- Real Estate Fair Housing — 2 hours — Topic C. Full Real Estate details →
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Maryland Licensing Boards
CE requirements on this page are sourced from each profession's official Maryland board:
- Architect
- CPA
- PT
- PE
- PLS
- Real Estate
- RN
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