State CPE Requirements
Virginia
Welcome to your go-to guide for fulfilling your Continuing Professional Education requirements, tailored to your state’s specific mandates and regulations.
Revision Date:
July 28, 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 over a three year rolling period
License Renewal Deadline
06/30 annually
License Renewal Deadline:
06/30 annually
CPE Reporting Period:
1/1 to 12/31 over a three year rolling period
Total CPE Hours Required:
120 hours
Minimum CE Hours per year:
20 hours
Ethics Requirements:
2 hours of Virginia specific ethics per year. Providers offering ethics courses must register with the Board and/or have their content approved by the Board.
Credit Limitations:
- Exams:
60 hours maximum in a three-year reporting period. The VBOA will award the CPE hours for the year in which the exam was passed and the certification was received. View all accepted certifications/exams/licensures.
- Instruction:
30 hours maximum in a three-year reporting period.
- Authored Published Material:
30 hours maximum in a three-year reporting period effective July 1, 2022.
Other Subject Area Requirements:
Attest or Compilation Services Requirement: 8 hours per year are required for any licensee who releases or authorizes the release of reports on attest services, compilation services, or financial statement preparation services provided for persons or entities located in Virginia.
Other State Policies:
Virginia accepts CPE credits for programs offered by National Registry sponsors.
Exemption: A non-resident licensee may meet Virginia’s CPE requirements by meeting the CPE requirements of his/her state of active license. The state of active license must have a CPE requirement, including an ethics requirement, to qualify.
Grace Period: January 31 is the deadline for obtaining CPE for the previous calendar year.
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.