If you hold a South Dakota Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or LPC-MH license, the Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists requires 40 continuing education hours every two-year renewal cycle, including at least 4 hours of ethics. Licenses renew by November 30 of even-numbered years. Below is the full breakdown of what you need and when it is due.
40 hours / 2 years
Forty CE hours each biennial renewal cycle.
4 hours ethics
At least 4 hours about counseling ethics.
4 supervision
Board-approved supervisors need 4 hours in supervision.
Renews Nov 30 (even years)
Licenses renew by November 30 of even-numbered years.
How many CE hours South Dakota LPCs need
South Dakota requires 40 CE hours every two years for LPC renewal.
Mandated subject requirements
- Ethics: at least 4 hours about counseling ethics.
- Supervision: 4 hours for board-approved supervisors.
Renewal cycle and deadlines
South Dakota LPC licenses renew every two years, by November 30 of even-numbered years.
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View pricingSouth Dakota Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) CME at a glance
- Ethics4 hrs
At least 4 of the 40 hours must be about ethics as it relates to counseling each biennial cycle.
- Supervision (Board-Approved Supervisor)4 hrs · per cycle if applicable
Board-approved supervisors must complete 4 hours of CE in supervision.
Always confirm with your licensing board
South Dakota's professional-counselor licenses are the LPC and LPC-MH, regulated by the Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists. Licenses renew by November 30 of even-numbered years.
CE requirements change. Confirm current rules with the South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists before relying on these figures.
Source: South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists. Board website · Researched as of 2026-06-01 · CME rules change; this is administrative guidance, not legal or CME-accreditation advice.
Licensed in more than one state?
Counseling Compact: active. Operational; participating states issue the counseling privilege to practice across member states.
Each state license carries its own CME requirement and renewal date — if you hold more than one, you need a plan for each.
South Dakota LPC CE Requirements — Frequently Asked Questions
How many CE hours do South Dakota LPCs need?
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40 CE hours every two years.
How many ethics hours are required in South Dakota?
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At least 4 hours about counseling ethics each cycle.
When do South Dakota LPC licenses renew?
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By November 30 of even-numbered years.
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