Georgia Funeral Continuing Education Requirements

Funeral Directors, Embalmers & Combined Licenses

10 hours total

3/31 every even year

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

• In-person or Live Webinar: Minimum 5 hours
• Online Self-Study: Maximum 5 hours

Excess CE credit hours earned in one license term may not be carried forward to the next license term.

Licensees will receive a notification from the Board approximately 60 days prior to the expiration date of the license. Funeral professionals are required to report / enter all CE credit hours earned on their Georgia license renewal application.

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 Georgia 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 3 years for state auditing purposes.

A non-resident licensee wishing to receive GA funeral CE credit for courses must meet the GA CE requirements.

• Inactive License (meaning a licensed funeral director who is retired from practicing and not currently practicing embalming or funeral directing)
• Licensed funeral professionals over 65 years old.
• Licensees who became licensed within one year of the expiration date (after April 1 of the odd numbered year) of the initial license are not required to obtain CE for the initial license period.
• Hardship, disability, illness, or other circumstances as the board deems appropriate. Please contact the Georgia Board of Funeral Service for more information.