Oklahoma Continuing Education Requirements
Continuing education (CE) for licensed professionals in Oklahoma is set by each profession's own state board — Oklahoma Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Interior Designers, Oklahoma Accountancy Board, Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision — Physical Therapy Committee, Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, Oklahoma Real Estate Commission (OREC), and Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma breakdown.
Oklahoma 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 Field of Study (Public Accounting) | View → |
| Physical Therapist (PT) | 40 | 2 yr | Yes | Ethics (APTA Guide for Professional Conduct and APTA Code of Ethics) | View → |
| Professional Engineer (PE) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | — | View → |
| Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) | 30 | 2 yr | Yes | Oklahoma Minimum Standards for the Practice of Land Surveying | View → |
| Real Estate Agent / Broker | 30 | 3 yr | Yes | Contracts and Forms, Professional Conduct | View → |
| Registered Nurse (RN) | 24 | 2 yr | Yes | — | View → |
Notable Oklahoma Requirements
Specific mandates Oklahoma boards impose that often trip up license holders:
- Architect Health, Safety & Welfare (HSW) — 24 hours — Acceptable continuing education is technical and professional subject matter that safeguards life, health and promotes the public welfare (OAC 55:10-17-1). Full Architect details →
- CPA Ethics — 4 hours — Minimum 4 hours of ethics per rolling three-year period. Full CPA details →
- CPA Technical Field of Study (Public Accounting) — 20 hours — Minimum 20 hours annually in technical field of study for permit holders practicing public accounting. Full CPA details →
- PT Ethics (APTA Guide for Professional Conduct and APTA Code of Ethics) — 3 hours — 3 of the 40 (PT) / 30 (PTA) required hours must be ethics education that specifically includes the APTA Guide for Professional Conduct and the APTA Code of Ethics; generic ethics content does not automatically satisfy this without covering those two APTA documents. Full PT details →
- PLS Oklahoma Minimum Standards for the Practice of Land Surveying — 2 hours — A Professional Land Surveyor (or a dual licensee) must earn at least 2 PDH covering the Oklahoma Minimum Standards for the Practice of Land Surveying each biennial renewal period. Full PLS details →
- Real Estate Contracts and Forms — 6 hours — CON category. Full Real Estate details →
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Oklahoma Licensing Boards
CE requirements on this page are sourced from each profession's official Oklahoma board:
- Architect
- CPA
- PT
- PE
- PLS
- Real Estate
- RN
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