Profession
Physical Therapy CEU Requirements by State
Each physical therapy board sets its own hours, cycle, and approval test. A course that counts in one state can be education-only in another.
What usually differs
Cycle
Some licenses renew every year. Others renew every two years. The deadline is on the board site, not on a course page.
Approval test
Some boards pre-approve providers. Others accept relevant coursework and audit later. Alabama is an example of the second type.
Extra topics
Ethics, jurisprudence, or implicit-bias hours appear in some states and not others.
Online limits
A home-study cap can make a 12-hour online bundle larger than the hours you can count. Arkansas is one page where that limit is discussed.
How these courses are classified
For physical therapy CE credit, these courses are accepted in 37 states, may need extra documentation in Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, are sold through a partner portal for California, New Jersey, and New York, and are not approved for CE credit in Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas. Occupational therapy and athletic training boards make their own decisions.
Extra documentation means the program may ask the licensee for more paperwork. It does not mean the board has pre-approved the course. Partner states purchase through Edge Mobility, not through the standard checkout.
Questions
Does one approval cover every state?
No. Thirty-seven states are in the standard group, four may need extra documentation, three use a partner portal, and six are not approved for CE credit. The state directory is the list to use.
Related resources
Open the directory
All 50 states, with eight detailed pages.
Alabama example
Hours checked against the Alabama board on November 5, 2026.
Nutrition courses
Back to the PT nutrition page.
Review the courses, then confirm your board
Course 1 and Course 3 are 4 CEUs and $149. Course 2 is 4 CEUs and $149.99. The 12-CEU bundle is $299. Credit depends on the license you hold.