We have done our best to represent the latest information, but state board requirements are subject to change. This page may become out of date at such times. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your state board for the most up-to-date information.

Additionally, some states have instituted special rulings regarding license renewals and continuing education requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please refer to your state board for more information.

Veterinarians

StateLicense TermExpirationHours per TermAllowable Online HoursNotes
Alabama1 yearDec. 312010minimum 16 hours scientific, maximum 4 hours non-medical/practice management
Alaska2 yearsDec. 31 even years30All hours can be completed online.
Arizona2 yearsDec. 31 even years20All hours can be completed online.maximum 5 hours self-study, maximum 2 hours practice management, minimum 3 hours substance abuse disorder or addiction-related CE if prescribing or dispensing schedule II controlled substances and DEA registered
Arkansas1 yearMarch 3120All hours can be completed online.minimum 10 hours live/interactive, maximum 10 hours pre-recorded/non-interactive, minimum 10 hours scientific, maximum 8 hours non-medical
California2 yearsMidnight of the last day of the month in which the license was issued during the second year of the two-year term36All hours can be completed online.maximum 6 hours self-study/non-interactive courses
Colorado2 yearsOct. 31 even years32All hours can be completed online.minimum 26 hours scientific, maximum 8 hours non-medical
Connecticut2 years2 years from date of licensure24All hours can be completed online.
Delaware2 yearsJuly 31 even years24All hours can be completed online.
District of Columbia2 yearsDec. 31 odd years36All hours can be completed online.
Florida2 yearsMay 31 even years30All hours can be completed online.minimum 1 hour dispensing legend drugs, minimum 2 hours FL Law and Rules, maximum 15 hours self-study/non-interactive, maximum 5 hours complimentary/alternative medicine, maximum 5 hours practice management, maximum 5 hours mental health/wellness
Georgia2 yearsDec. 31 even years3015minimum 18 hours scientific, minimum 2 hours GA Laws, Rules, and Professionalism, maximum 12 hours per day, maximum 20 hours for any one CE program, maximum 6 hours through in-house training at the licensees' place of employment, maximum 10 hours through in-house training for veterinary faculty at AVMA accredited institutions, maximum 3 hours for conducting peer review for the Board, maximum 3 hours for journal studies with required follow-up testing
Hawaii2 yearsJune 30 even years20All hours can be completed online.
Idaho2 yearsJune 30 of renewal year15All hours can be completed online.
Illinois2 yearsJan. 31 odd years40All hours can be completed online.
Indiana2 yearsOct. 15 odd years40All hours can be completed online.maximum 20 hours self-study/non-interactive (must include a written exam or post evaluation)
Iowa3 yearsJune 30 of renewal year6020maximum 20 hours practice management
Kansas1 yearJune 3020All hours can be completed online.The Kansas Board defines CE as “any program or activity which enhances the veterinarian’s level of knowledge, skills, or abilities to practice veterinary medicine.” “Programs or activities” which could enhance your knowledge, skills or abilities extend beyond the traditional conventions and meetings. Unlike many other states, the Kansas Board does allow CE credit for programs or activities that are outside of these traditional conventions and meetings. Consultation with an expert in a specialty area, and self-study of and then testing over compendium articles are two examples of the many programs or activities available to veterinarians today which can enhance their level of knowledge, skills or abilities. Participation in such programs or activities, when you assess that it has enhanced your level of knowledge, skills or abilities, may be counted towards your Kansas license renewal CE requirement.
Kentucky2 yearsSept. 30 even years30All hours can be completed online.maximum 10 hours practice management/non-medical
Louisiana1 yearSept. 302010maximum 10 hours self-study/non-interactive, 20 hours required each fiscal year
Maine1 yearSept. 30 24 every 2 yearsAll hours can be completed online.Licenses are renewed annually. 24 hours of CE is required with renewal in even numbered years. Maximum 6 hours in practice management/non-medical subjects.
Maryland1 yearJune 30189minimum 12 hours medical, maximum 6 hours non-medical
Massachussetts1 yearFeb. 2815All hours can be completed online.Maximum 6 hours self-study/non-interactive instruction. Online conferencing events, so called “webinars, interactive conferences, or online workshops,” offered live via the internet and requiring interaction between the licensee and the provider of the continuing education are acceptable for the balance of the required units of continuing education, and not subject to the six (6) hour limitation.
Michigan3 years3 years from date of licensure4539maximum 33 hours online, electronic, or printed formats that do not require or permit synchronous or live interaction during the activity; minimum of 12 hours through live in-person events or no less than 6 hours live and in person with the remainder of the 12 hours completed with an activity that requires or permits synchronous, live interaction; minimum 30 hours scientific/medical; minimum 1 hour medical records; minimum 1 hour state veterinary law or federal or state controlled substance law; not more than 12 hours during on 24-hour period; no more than 15 hours collectively for article publication in a peer-reviewed journal or providing individual supervision to a disciplinarily limited veterinarian
Minnesota2 yearsFeb. 28 or 29 of renewal year40All hours can be completed online.minimum 30 interactive, maximum 40 self-study (1 credit per 3 hours of self-study), maximum 10 hours practice management
Mississippi1 yearAug. 115All hours can be completed online.minimum 10 hours live/interactive
Missouri1 yearNov. 3010All hours can be completed online.maximum 4 hours practice management/non-medical, maximum 2 hours self-study reading approved scientific journals
Montana1 yearNov. 120 every 2 years on even numbered yearsAll hours can be completed online.maximum 10 hours self-study/non-interactive, maximum 5 hours practice management
Nebraska2 yearsApril 1 even years32All hours can be completed online.maximum 8 hours practice management, maximum 8 hours self-study with a testing mechanism, 3 hours on the subject of opiods and 0.5 hours of the 3 hours on the subject of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Nevada1 yearDec. 312010maximum 10 hours distance learning or correspondence
New Hampshire2 yearslast day of the month in the month the license was issued30All hours can be completed online.minimum 24 hours medical, maximum 6 hours non-medical including practice management, professional development, and professional wellness, maximum 6 hours USDA accredited programs, maximum 4 hours complementary or alternative veterinary therapies, minimum 1 hour medical records, law, or ethics, minimum 1 hour opiod use or prescribing of opiods, maximum 1 hour professional wellness, minimum 15 hours in person or simultaneously interactive remote learning, maximum 15 hours passive prerecorded learning
New Jersey2 yearsJune 3020All hours can be completed online.minimum 17 hours in surgery, medicine, or dentistry, maximum 4 hours practice management, maximum 5 hours self-study, minimum 1 hour opiod drugs, including the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion
New Mexico1 yearlast day of birth month15All hours can be completed online through December 31, 2023.maximum 5 hours practice management, maximum 11.5 hours alternative medicine, maximum 7.5 hours from non-contact/non-interactive programs and materials
New York3 years3 years from date of licensure45All hours can be completed online.***NY approved Sponsors only. NY does not accept RACE approved CE. Note that Vetcetera is an approved CE provider in NY. Minimum 2 hours use, misuse, documentation, safeguarding and prescribing controlled substances, maximum 22.5 hours self-instructional, non-interactive coursework, which can include free spaying and neutering and other veterinary services provided by a veterinarian in conjunction with a municipality or nonprofit/animal protection organization (see state board website for more details)
North Carolina1 yearDec. 312010minimum 5 of the allowable 10 online hours interactive, minimum 2 hours abuse of controlled substances
North Dakota1 yearJune 3024 every 2 years, certified on even numbered years12maximum 8 hours practice management, maximum 8 hours of participation in a clinical setting at another veterinary practice and completion of the written report required by the veterinary exchange program, maximum 12 hours through written journals or technology-based methods relevant to the practice of veterinary medicine
Ohio2 yearsMarch 1 even years30All hours can be completed online.maximum 15 hours non-interactive/self-study online coursework, maximum 10 hours practice management/non-medical/professional development
Oklahoma1 yearJune 3020 All hours can be completed online.minimum 2 hours controlled dangerous substances law or review of the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act and applicable rules (attending a board meeting is also acceptable CE in this category), minimum 1 hour CE for Opiod pain management or Opiod use/addiction
Oregon1 yearDec. 3130 every 2 years, reported every odd numbered yearAll hours can be completed online.maximum 4 hours for reading approved scientific journals, maximum 6 hours non-medical, minimum 1 hour judicious antibiotic use and appropriate anesthesia/analgesia
Pennsylvania2 yearsNov. 30 even years307.5maximum 25% of the hours may be earned by individual study or written or computer-based correspondence courses for which third-party verification of satisfactory completion is provided, no credit for practice management/non-medical
Rhode Island2 yearsMay 124All hours can be completed online.maximum 4 hours self-study non-contact hours (on demand online courses), maximum 4 hours practice management
South Carolina2 yearsMarch 31 of the renewal year3015maximum 8 hours practice management, minimum 22 hours medical, no more than 15 hours through distance learning courses (maximum 3 hours from journal programs, maximum 3 hours from audio programs), minimum 2 hours prescribing and monitoring controlled substances
South Dakota2 yearsJuly 1 of the renewal year32All hours can be completed online.
Tennessee2 yearslast day of the month for the license period20 per calendar year, 40 per biennium10 per calendar yearminimum 15 hours medical, maximum 5 hours non-medical, minimum 2 hours every 2 years in law, controlled substances, and ethics. The due date for attendance and completion of the required continuing education hours in December 31 each year.
Texas1 yearlast day of birth month17All hours can be completed online.maximum 3 hours self-study (any form of CE from which the licensee does not receive a certificate of completion, including reading articles in journals, listening to audio tapes or Cds or viewing video tapes), maximum 5 hours practice management and/or correspondence (CE that requires the licenseee to take a test at the conclusion of the course and yields a certificate of completion)
Utah2 yearsSept. 30 even years24All hours can be completed online.
Vermont2 yearsMay 31 odd years24All hours can be completed online.
Virginia1 yearDec. 3115All hours can be completed online.
Washington1 yearbirth month30 every 2 yearsAll hours can be completed online.maximum 10 hours self-study/non-interactive courses, minimum 20 hours medical, maximum 10 hours non-medical, one-time training in suicide prevention that is 3 hours in length required (see state board website for details)
West Virginia1 yearDec. 3118All hours can be completed online.minimum 14 hours medical, maximum 4 hours practice management
Wisconsin2 yearsDec. 31 odd years30All hours can be completed online.minimum 25 hours medical
Wyoming1 year Dec. 3124 every 2 yearsAll hours can be completed online.minimum 3 hours every 2 years controlled substances, maximum 6 hours practice management

Veterinary Technicians

StateLicense TermExpirationHours per TermAllowable Online HoursNotes
Alabama1 yearDec. 318All hours can be completed online.minimum 6 hours scientific programs, the remaining 2 hours may be verifiable audio, video, compendium journal and computer review, or one of the two hours may be given for state or local association meetings
Alaska2 yearsDec. 31 even years10All hours can be completed online.
Arizona2 yearsDec. 31 even years10All hours can be completed online.maximum 2.5 hours self-study/non-interactive
Arkansas1 yearMarch 31 of renewal year12All hours can be completed online.minimum 8 hours medical, maximum 4 hours non-medical, minimum 6 hours interactive, maximum 6 hours self-study/non-interactive
California2 yearsMidnight of the last day of the month in which the license was issued during the second year of the two-year term20All hours can be completed online.maximum 4 hours self-study/non-interactive
Colorado2 yearsOn the even years, renew with CACVT by June 30th to prepare for registration renewal with DORA by October 31st.20All hours can be completed online.HB 22-1235 requires veterinary technicians to maintain active credentialing with a Board-approved credentialing organization effective January 1, 2024. The Colorado Association of Certified Veterinary Technicians is the approved credentialing organization. The CACVT requires at least 10 hours of medical CE.
Connecticutnot regulated by state
Delaware2 yearsJuly 31 even years12All hours can be completed online.
District of Columbianot regulated by state
Floridanot regulated by state
Georgia2 yearsDec. 31 even years104minimum 1 hr GA Laws, Rules, and Professionalism, maximum 3 hours through in house training at the licensees' place of employment, maximum 5 hours through in house training at AVMA accredited institutions, maximum 4 hours can be obtained from veterinary journal studies or interactive computer generated courses where follow-up testing is required
Hawaii2 yearsJune 30 even yearsNo CE Requirements
Idaho2 yearsJune 30 of renewal year15All hours can be completed online.
Illinois2 yearsJan. 31 odd years15All hours can be completed online.
Indiana2 yearsJan. 1 even years16All hours can be completed online.maximum 8 hours self-study (must include a written exam or post evaluation)
Iowa3 yearsDec. 31 of renewal year30All hours can be completed online.maximum 10 hours approved home study courses
Kansas1 yearApril 30No CE requirements
Kentucky1 yearSept. 306All hours can be completed online.
Louisiana1 yearSept. 3010510 hours each fiscal year (July 1 through June 30)
Maine1 yearSept. 30No CE Requirements
Maryland3 yearsJune 30 of renewal year248 in 3 years or 4 per year
Massachussettsnot regulated by state
Michigan3 years3 years from date of licensure15All hours can be completed online.minimum 5 hours live/interactive, minimum 10 hours medical/scientific, not more than 12 hours may be earned in one 24-hour period
Minnesotanot regulated by state
Mississippi1 yearSept. 110All hours can be completed online.minimum 5 hours live/interactive
Missouri1 yearNov. 305All hours can be completed online.minimum 3 hours live workshop or seminar or completion of scientific RACE approved audio or video recordings, electronic or interative material or programs; maximum 2 hours nonscientific audio or video recordings, electronic, computer or interactive programs or material, reading of a professional journal, or consulting with another registered veterinary technician or licensed veterinarian other than the applicant's supervisor
Montana1 yearNov. 120 hours every 2 years on even numbered yearsAll hours may be completed onlinemaximum 10 hours self-study/noninteractive, maximum 5 hours practice management
Nebraska2 yearsApril 1 even years16All hours can be completed online.maximum 4 hours practice management, maximum 4 hours self-study with a testing mechanism
Nevada1 yearDec. 31105maximum 5 hours distance learning or correspondence
New Hampshirenot regulated by state
New Jerseynot regulated by state
New Mexico1 yearDec. 318All hours can be completed online through December 31, 2023.maximum 4 hours non-contact/non-interactive programs
New York3 years3 years from date of licensure24All hours can be completed online.***NY approved Sponsors only. NY does not accept RACE approved CE. Note that Vetcetera is a NY approved CE provider. Maximum 12 hours through self-instructional/non-interactive coursework.
North Carolina2 yearsDec. 31126minimum 3 of the 6 online hours interactive, mimimum 2 hours abuse of controlled substances
North Dakota1 yearDec. 318 every two years, certified on even years4maximum 2 hours participation in a clinical setting at another veterinary practice and completion of the written report required by the veterinary exchange program, maximum 2 hours practice management, maximum 4 hours through professional written journals or technology-based methods relevant to the practice of veterinary medicine
Ohio2 yearsMarch 1 odd years10All hours can be completed online.maximum 6 hours non-interactive/self-study online coursework, maximum 4 hours practice management/non-medical/professional development, minimum 6 hours medical and directly related to the practice of veterinary medicine
Oklahoma1 yearJune 3010All hours can be completed online.minimum 2 hours controlled dangerous substances law or review of the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act and applicable rules
Oregon1 yearDec. 3115 every 2 years, reported on even-numbered yearsAll hours can be completed online.maximum 2 hours reading approved scientific journals, maximum 3 hours non-medical
Pennsylvania2 yearsNov. 30 even years16All hours can be completed online.maximum 25% of the hours may be earned by individual study or written or computer-based correspondence courses for which third-party verification of satisfactory completion is provided, no credit for practice management/non-medical
Rhode Islandnot regulated by state
South Carolina2 yearsMarch 31 of renewal year105
South Dakota2 yearsJuly 1 of renewal year12All hours can be completed online.
Tennessee2 yearslast day of the month for the license period12 hours per calendar year, 24 per biennium4 hours per calendar yearThe due date for attendance and completion of the required continuing education hours in December 31 each year.
Texas1 yearlast day of birth month10All hours can be completed online.maximum 2 hours practice management, maximum 2 hours self-study (any form of CE from which the licensee does not receive a certificate of completion, including reading articles in journals, listening to audio tapes or Cds or viewing video tapes), maximum 4 hours correspondence courses (CE that requires the licenseee to take a test at the conclusion of the course and yields a certificate of completion)
Utah2 yearsSeptember 30 even years12All hours can be completed online.minimum 9 hours specific to medical practice
Vermontnot regulated by state
Virginia1 yearDec. 318All hours can be completed online.
Washington1 yearbirth month20 every 2 yearsAll hours can be completed online.minimum 14 hours medical, maximum 6 hours non-medical, maximum 6 hours self-study/non-interactive courses, one-time training in suicide prevention that is 3 hours in length required (see state board website for details)
West Virginia1 yearDec. 318All hours can be completed online.minimum 4 hours medical, maximum 4 hours practice management, listening to audio or reading journals not accepted as CE
Wisconsin2 yearsDec. 31 odd years15All hours can be completed online.minimum 10 hours medical
Wyomingnot regulated by state

List of AAVSB Member Boards that acknowledge RACE (as of August 2020)