Continuing Education Requirements

Every licensed physical therapist and physical therapist assistant shall earn 3.0 CEUs or thirty (30) hours of acceptable continuing education credit per biennium year.

Physical Therapists

1. A licensed PT shall earn three (3.0) CEUs per biennium period and at least fifteen (15) contact hours of the three (3.0) CEUs total must be obtained through the completion of Certified Activities. PTs licensed in South Carolina are not subject to this requirement for the first biennium renewal period in which they are initially licensed.
2. A PT must complete three (3) contact hours of study in ethics, professionalism, and/or South Carolina jurisprudence per biennium as part of his/her CEU requirements. This requirement shall be obtained by participation in a Certified Activity and will count towards the licensee’s required Certified Activity hours.
3. At least fifteen (15) of the required thirty (30) contact hours shall be from Certified Activities.

Physical Therapist Assistants

1. A licensed PTA shall earn three (3.0) CEUs per biennium period and at least fifteen (15) contact hours of the three (3.0) CEUs total must be obtained through the completion of Certified Activities. PTAs licensed in South Carolina are not subject to this requirement for the first biennium renewal period in which they are initially licensed.
2. A PTA must complete three (3) contact hours of study in ethics, professionalism, and/or South Carolina jurisprudence per biennium as part of his/her CEU requirements. This requirement shall be obtained by participation in a Certified Activity and will count towards the licensee’s required Certified Activity hours.
3. At least fifteen (15) of the required thirty (30) contact hours shall be from Certified Activities.

A licensed PT or PTA may obtain up to fifteen (15) hours of CEU credit through Approved Activities per biennium.

Last Modified: 12/20/2020