Mississippi Continuing Education Requirements
Continuing education (CE) for licensed professionals in Mississippi is set by each profession's own state board — Mississippi State Board of Architecture, Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy, Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy, Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors (PEPLS), Mississippi Real Estate Commission (MREC), and Mississippi 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 Mississippi breakdown.
Mississippi 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) | 40 | 1 yr | Yes | Ethics, Professional Conduct, Public Accountancy Law and Regulations | View → |
| Physical Therapist (PT) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | Ethics, professionalism, or jurisprudence | View → |
| Professional Engineer (PE) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | Ethics training | View → |
| Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) | 24 | 2 yr | Yes | Professional ethics, Mississippi Standards of Practice | View → |
| Real Estate Agent / Broker | 16 | 2 yr | Yes | Agency Law, Contract Law | View → |
| Registered Nurse (RN) | None | — | — | — | View → |
Notable Mississippi Requirements
Specific mandates Mississippi boards impose that often trip up license holders:
- Architect Health, Safety & Welfare (HSW) — 24 hours — All continuing education hours must be health, safety, and welfare (HSW) related and earned in a qualified structured setting — 12 HSW CEH each calendar year, so all 24 CEH across the biennial renewal must be HSW. Full Architect details →
- CPA Ethics, Professional Conduct, Public Accountancy Law and Regulations — 4 hours — 4 hours total for each triennial period. Full CPA details →
- PT Ethics, professionalism, or jurisprudence — 3 hours — All licensees (PT and PTA) must complete 3 hours of board-approved study in ethics, professionalism, OR jurisprudence each 2-year licensing period, counted within the 30-CCU total (not additional to it). Full PT details →
- PE Ethics training — 1 hour — One (1) PDH of ethics training required as part of the CPC requirement each biennial renewal period. Full PE details →
- PLS Professional ethics — 1 hour — Every licensee must obtain one PDH unit of ethics training every two years (once per biennial renewal). Full PLS details →
- PLS Mississippi Standards of Practice — 1 hour — Professional Surveyors licensed in Mississippi five years or less must earn one PDH unit in Mississippi Standards of Practice each calendar year; those licensed more than five years must earn one PDH unit biennially. Full PLS details →
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Mississippi Licensing Boards
CE requirements on this page are sourced from each profession's official Mississippi board:
- Architect
- CPA
- PT
- PE
- PLS
- Real Estate
- RN
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