New Mexico Continuing Education Requirements
Continuing education (CE) for licensed professionals in New Mexico is set by each profession's own state board — New Mexico Board of Examiners for Architects, New Mexico Public Accountancy Board, New Mexico Physical Therapy Board, New Mexico Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers & Professional Surveyors, New Mexico Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors (NMBLPEPS), New Mexico Real Estate Commission, and New Mexico 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 New Mexico breakdown.
New Mexico 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 | Ethics, Technical Subjects | View → |
| Physical Therapist (PT) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | — | View → |
| Professional Engineer (PE) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | Ethics / business-related | View → |
| Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | Ethics or business-related subjects | View → |
| Real Estate Agent / Broker | 36 | 3 yr | Yes | NMREC Core Course, Ethics Elective | View → |
| Registered Nurse (RN) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | — | View → |
Notable New Mexico Requirements
Specific mandates New Mexico boards impose that often trip up license holders:
- Architect Health, Safety & Welfare (HSW) — 24 hours — All continuing education hours must be in health, safety and welfare subjects acquired in structured education activities — 12 HSW hours each calendar year, so all 24 hours across the biennial cycle are HSW. Full Architect details →
- CPA Ethics — 4 hours — At least four hours must be earned in an ethics subject in each three-year reporting period. Full CPA details →
- CPA Technical Subjects — 96 hours — At least 96 hours must be in technical subjects including audit, attestation, financial reporting, tax, management consulting, financial advisory or consulting. Full CPA details →
- PE Ethics / business-related — 2 hours — At least 2 of the 30 PDHs must be in ethics/business-related content each two-year reporting period. Full PE details →
- PLS Ethics or business-related subjects — 2 hours — At least 2 of the 30 PDH earned each biennium must be in ethics or business-related subjects. Full PLS details →
- Real Estate NMREC Core Course — 4 hours — Annual requirement: 4 hours per year, 12 cumulative hours per 3-year cycle. Full Real Estate details →
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New Mexico Licensing Boards
CE requirements on this page are sourced from each profession's official New Mexico board:
- Architect
- CPA
- PT
- PE
- PLS
- Real Estate
- RN
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