Nevada Continuing Education Requirements
Continuing education (CE) for licensed professionals in Nevada is set by each profession's own state board — Nevada State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design (NSBAIDRD), Nevada State Board of Accountancy, Nevada Physical Therapy Board, Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (NVBPELS), Nevada Real Estate Division, and Nevada 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 Nevada breakdown.
Nevada CE Requirements at a Glance
| Profession | Contact Hours | Renewal Cycle | Online? | Key Topics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architect | 8 | 1 yr | Yes | Code-related research or learning, Health, Safety & Welfare (HSW) | View → |
| CPA (Certified Public Accountant) | 40 | 1 yr | Yes | Ethics, Accounting and Auditing | View → |
| Physical Therapist (PT) | 15 | 1 yr | Yes | Cultural, Access, and Ethical Standards (DEI) | View → |
| Professional Engineer (PE) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | Professional ethics, Provisions of chapter 625 of NRS and NAC (Nevada engineering statutes and regulations) | View → |
| Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | Professional ethics, Nevada statutes and regulations (chapter 625 of NRS and NAC) | View → |
| Real Estate Agent / Broker | 36 | 2 yr | Yes | Agency, Ethics | View → |
| Registered Nurse (RN) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | Cultural Competency, Bioterrorism | View → |
Notable Nevada Requirements
Specific mandates Nevada boards impose that often trip up license holders:
- Architect Code-related research or learning — 2 hours — At least 2 of the 8 CEUs must be obtained from code-related research or learning. Full Architect details →
- Architect Health, Safety & Welfare (HSW) — All 8 CEUs each year must be in the areas of health, safety and welfare. Full Architect details →
- CPA Ethics — 2 hours — A practitioner must obtain a two hour ethics course every year. Full CPA details →
- CPA Accounting and Auditing — 8 hours — Required only if the practitioner participated in any audit, review, full disclosure compilation or attestation in the past 12 months. Full CPA details →
- PT Cultural, Access, and Ethical Standards (DEI) — 1 hour — Must cover at least one of: Ethics, Access, Bias (Implicit/Explicit), Gender/Sexuality, Culture, Race, Spiritual Beliefs, Ageism, Bias related to the ICF model, or an employer-provided Cultural Competency (DEI) course. Full PT details →
- PE Professional ethics — 2 hours — May be satisfied via in-person or online courses from professional organizations, self-study (reading books, white papers, or articles on ethics), or the board's Professional Ethics webinar/recorded video (worth 2 PDH). Full PE details →
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Nevada Licensing Boards
CE requirements on this page are sourced from each profession's official Nevada board:
- Architect
- CPA
- PT
- PE
- PLS
- Real Estate
- RN
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