State CPE Requirements
South Carolina
Welcome to your go-to guide for fulfilling your Continuing Professional Education requirements, tailored to your state’s specific mandates and regulations.
Revision Date:
January 13, 2025
All Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements are sourced from NASBA. For detailed information, please visit the NASBA CPE Requirements page.
Total CPE Hours Required
40 hours
CPE Reporting Period
1/1 to 12/31 annually
License Renewal Deadline
1/31 annually
License Renewal Deadline:
1/31 annually
CPE Reporting Period:
1/1 to 12/31 annually
Total CPE Hours Required:
40 hours
Ethics Requirements:
2 hours annually
Credit Limitations:
- Instruction (University/College): Up to 10 credits per reporting period; not accepted for introductory (basic) level courses.
- Nano Learning: Up to 4 credits per reporting period.
- Peer Review: Up to 16 credits per reporting period.
- Published Materials: Up to 10 credits per reporting period.
Other Subject Area Requirements:
None
Other State Policies:
- Carryover: A maximum of 20 credit hours may be carried from one reporting period to the subsequent reporting period.
- Daily Maximum: No more than 12 hours of CPE can be earned in a calendar day.
- Exemption: The Board may accept a compliance report from another jurisdiction if the requirement is substantially equivalent to SC requirements.
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.