• Total CPE Requirement: 120 hours over a rolling 3 year period.
• Annual CPE Requirement: 20 hours

• CPA Ethics: 4 hours of Texas board approved ethics CPE every 2 years
• Technical Subjects: Minimum 60 hours over the 3 year rolling period

• Non-Technical: Maximum 60 hours in 3 year reporting period
• Nano Learning: Maximum 60 hours in 3 year reporting period
• Instruction: Maximum 20 hours per year, 60 hour maximum over the 3 year cycles
• Published Materials: Maximum 10 hours per year
• Certification Programs: Maximum 60 hours total in a 3 year reporting period, 20 hr. maximum per certification. This would include the successful completion of programs to gain financial certifications such as Certified Financial Planner, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner, or Other related Financial Certifications, and Related Financial Securities Licenses.

Annual renewal notices are sent out 45 days prior to the current license expiration date. CPAs can report their CPE course completions with their registration renewal.

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• WebCE courses are NASBA QAS self-study with non-monitored open-book final exams. Students should read through course material then complete exam.
• Passing score: 70%
• If the final exam is not passed on the first attempt, students have an unlimited number of retakes.

12 months from the original date of purchase, unless otherwise posted on the course description page and student dashboard. Due to regulatory guidelines, access to courses CANNOT BE EXTENDED past 12 months from the original date of purchase.

The Board may exempt a licensee from continuing education requirements during the period for which the exemption is requested on a case-by-case basis for:

• Unemployment, or no association with accounting, or providing services to Texas clients
• Health reasons certified by a medical doctor
• Active military service
• Retirement or disability status

To receive an exemption from CPE, a qualifying individual must submit a written affidavit request for an exemption to the Board.

CPE hours are prorated for the first three-year cycles. More information about exemptions and prorated hours is available on the board's website.