Psychologists licensed by the Florida Board of Psychology must complete 40 hours of continuing education (CE) every renewal cycle. The renewal cycle is biennial, running June 1 to May 31 of even-numbered years, and your CE cycle lines up with your license cycle.
First Renewal requirements
Your first renewal only requires 2 hours of Medical Errors — none of the other subject areas or the full 40-hour total apply to your first cycle.
If you were licensed through Mobile Endorsement (meaning you haven’t sat for the Florida Laws & Rules exam), this reduced first-renewal requirement doesn’t apply to you. You’ll complete the full standard 40-hour requirement below on your first renewal, just like any other renewal.
Requirements
| Requirement | Hours | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General | 35 hours | |
| Medical Errors | 2 hours | Must be a Board-approved course. You cannot repeat the same Medical Errors course for credit within the same biennium. |
| Professional Ethics and Florida Laws and Rules | 3 hours | At least 1 of these 3 hours must be Professional Ethics, and at least 1 must be Florida Laws and Rules relevant to the practice of psychology. The remaining hour can be either. |
| Domestic Violence | 2 hours | Required every 3rd biennium, as part of your 40-hour total (not in addition to it). |
Any Anytime or Home Study CE must come from a provider approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) or one of its affiliates — other providers don’t qualify for this delivery method.
Excess hours in one subject area can roll over to count toward another subject area within the same cycle. Excess hours cannot be carried into your next renewal cycle.
If you have an incomplete prior cycle, newly completed CE posts backward to finish that cycle first before counting toward your current one.