12 hours total (6 hours self study maximum)

2/28 every odd year

Courses cannot be repeated more than once in a 2 year license term.

Online distance education: Maximum of 6 hours

Excess hours earned in one license term may not be carried forward to a subsequent license term.

Licenses must be renewed annually by February 28. Before renewal can be approved, the Department must verify that all renewal requirements have been met.

Please note: Online submission of your renewal application should not be construed as automatic renewal of your license.

Renew online

• WebCE courses are online approved self-study courses with non-monitored open-book final exams. Students should read through the course material then complete the 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

WebCE does not report course completions to the Maine Board of Funeral Service.

Online PDF certificates of completion are available to print immediately after the final exam is passed. Licensees should keep all certificates a minimum of 4 years for state auditing purposes.

Non-resident licensees practicing in Maine should complete the CE requirement for their home state, and if requested by the board, provide their certificates of completion as proof of CE compliance.

Licensee on inactive status (meaning a licensed funeral director who is retired from practicing and not currently practicing embalming or funeral directing). Licensees who apply for inactive status during the 3 months prior to expiration of license must comply with the CE requirement during the year which inactive status application is made.