State CPE Requirements
New Jersey
Welcome to your go-to guide for fulfilling your Continuing Professional Education requirements, tailored to your state’s specific mandates and regulations.
Revision Date:
November 9, 2022
All Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements are sourced from NASBA. For detailed information, please visit the NASBA CPE Requirements page.
Total CPE Hours Required
120 hours
CPE Reporting Period
1/1 to 12/31 triennially, reporting 2020, 2023, 2026, 2029, etc.
License Renewal Deadline
12/31 triennially
License Renewal Deadline:
12/31 triennially
CPE Reporting Period:
1/1 to 12/31 triennially, reporting 2020, 2023, 2026, 2029, etc.
Total CPE Hours Required:
120 hours
Minimum CE Hours per year:
20 hours
Ethics Requirements:
Four (4) hours in New Jersey law and ethics approved by the Board.
Credit Limitations:
Blended Learning: Sponsors must be registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).
Instruction: A maximum of 60 hours is allowed. An instructor or discussion leader employed as an instructor or discussion leader on a full-time basis cannot obtain continuing professional education credit for instruction.
Marketing: Courses related to the development of a licensee’s practice or the marketing of services are not accepted.
Nano Learning: Sponsors must be registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).
Published Materials: A maximum of 30 hours is allowed for authorship.
Reviewer: A maximum of 60 hours is allowed for technical review or peer review program committee participation.
Self-Study: Sponsors must be registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).
University/College: Events will only receive credit for subject areas categorized as technical.
Fields of Study: This jurisdiction has rules placing limitations on certain subject areas or requiring a certain number of credits within a specific subject area or group of subject areas. Confirmation with the Board regarding the impact of changes included in the new Fields of Study document, which went into effect on September 1, 2016, is included in this analysis.
Other Subject Area Requirements:
• 60 hours in Technical Subjects: Accounting; Auditing, including but not limited to, review, compilation and attest standards; Business Law; Computer Science; Economics; Finance; Management Advisory Services; Mathematics, Statistics, etc.; SEC Practice; Taxation; and Professional Ethics. Any of these subjects may be in specialized industries.
• 24 hours in Auditing, Review and Compilation if engaged in the practice of public accountancy or involved in the attest function.
Other State Policies:
Providers: Program sponsors must register with the Board. The following are exempt from registering with the Board:
- Accredited universities or colleges
- National and state professional organizations
- Federal and state government agencies
- Sponsors registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
Exemption: A non-resident licensee seeking renewal of a license shall be determined to have met the continuing professional education (CPE) renewal requirement by fulfilling the CPE requirement for renewal of a certificate in the state in which the licensee’s principal place of business is located. If a non-resident licensee’s principal place of business is located in a state that has no CPE requirements for renewal of a license, the non-resident licensee must comply with all CPE requirements for renewal of a license in this state.
Other State CPE Requirements
Deadlines always sneak up on you, but not this time.
Financial and Accounting Professionals reporting in one of the states listed below can easily find their State’s CPE Requirements.