North Dakota Continuing Education Requirements
Continuing education (CE) for licensed professionals in North Dakota is set by each profession's own state board — North Dakota State Board of Accountancy, North Dakota Board of Physical Therapy, North Dakota State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, North Dakota State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, North Dakota Real Estate Commission, and North Dakota Board of Nursing. Every board sets its own contact-hour total, renewal cycle, and mandatory subjects. Compare all 6 professions below, then open a profession for the full North Dakota breakdown.
North Dakota CE Requirements at a Glance
| Profession | Contact Hours | Renewal Cycle | Online? | Key Topics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPA (Certified Public Accountant) | 120 | 3 yr | Yes | Ethics | View → |
| Physical Therapist (PT) | 25 | 2 yr | Yes | — | View → |
| Professional Engineer (PE) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | Technical subjects safeguarding public health, safety, and welfare, Engineering ethics | View → |
| Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | Ethics | View → |
| Real Estate Agent / Broker | 12 | 1 yr | Yes | — | View → |
| Registered Nurse (RN) | 12 | 2 yr | Yes | — | View → |
Notable North Dakota Requirements
Specific mandates North Dakota boards impose that often trip up license holders:
- CPA Ethics — 6 hours — 6 hours of Ethics required across the immediate preceding three reporting years. Full CPA details →
- PE Technical subjects safeguarding public health, safety, and welfare — 20 hours — Minimum 20 of the 30 PDH must be technical, including technical professional management subjects such as total quality process or technical engineering/land surveying software training. Full PE details →
- PE Engineering ethics — 1 hour — At least one nontechnical PDH must be in an ethics-oriented class; counts within the maximum 10 nontechnical PDH. Full PE details →
- PLS Ethics — 1 hour — At least 1 nontechnical PDH must be in an ethics-oriented class each biennium (counted within the maximum 10 nontechnical PDH). Full PLS details →
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North Dakota Licensing Boards
CE requirements on this page are sourced from each profession's official North Dakota board:
- CPA
- PT
- PE
- PLS
- Real Estate
- RN
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