South Carolina

Date of Last Revision:    9/21/2022

License Renewal Date
1/31 annually

CPE Reporting Period
1/1 to 12/31 annually

General Requirement
40 hours

Ethics Requirement
2 hours annually

Other Subject Area Requirements
None

Credit Limitations

• Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Meetings: Not accepted unless have 50 minutes or more of continuous instruction after completion of meal.
• Instruction University/College: Instructor credits for teaching university, college, and graduate courses are limited to 25% of total hours. No credit for teaching introductory level courses.
• Peer Review: Participation in positive enforcement reviews assigned by the Board and service on a qualifying peer review acceptance body is limited to 16 hours.
• Personal Development: Personal development courses are limited to 20% of total hours.
• Published Materials: Authorship credits are limited to 25% of total hours.
• Self-Study: Self-study credits are limited to 50% of total hours. Providers of self-study courses must be registered with NASBA's Quality Assurance Service (QAS).
• Nano Learning: Nano learning credits are limited to a maximum of 2 hours.
   

Credit Calculation

• Instruction: Credit is equal to 2x presentation. No credit for preparation. Repeat instruction of the same course is only accepted if material is substantially changed.
• Instruction University/College: Credit is equal to 10 hours per 3 semester hours (or prorated equivalent) taught. Repeat instruction of a university/college course is only accepted if repeated more than two years later.
• Partial Credit: Half credits are accepted after first hour.
• University/College: One semester hour equals 15 CPE hours; One quarter hour equals 10 CPE hours; Non Credit Courses - each classroom hour will equal one qualifying hour.
• Nano Learning: Credit is granted in 0.2 minimum increments.

Other State Policies

• Carryover: A maximum of 20 credit hours may be carried from one reporting period to the subsequent reporting period. Credits earned from peer review, published materials, self-study, instruction of university/college courses, and Nano Learning cannot be carried forward. Credits earned in personal development also cannot be carried forward.
• Daily Maximum: No more than 10 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.