# Colorado — CPA continuing professional education (CPE) requirements by US jurisdiction

For Colorado, license renewal date is November 30th of odd numbered years; cpe reporting period is 1/1 to 12/31 biennially ending on odd years; general cpe hours requirement is 80 hours; ethics cpe requirement is Four (4) hours Ethics: Providers offering ethics courses must register with the Board and/or have their content approved by the Board.  No more than two (2) hours may be in Colorado Rules & Regulations - eligible CR&R courses must cover current Colorado Revised Statutes and Board rules and comply with the CR&R Content Outline provided in section 7.8(E) of the Accountancy Rules and Regulations; other subject area requirements is None, verified against its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **License renewal date:** November 30th of odd numbered years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CPE reporting period:** 1/1 to 12/31 biennially ending on odd years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **General CPE hours requirement:** 80 hours _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Ethics CPE requirement:** Four (4) hours Ethics: Providers offering ethics courses must register with the Board and/or have their content approved by the Board.  No more than two (2) hours may be in Colorado Rules & Regulations - eligible CR&R courses must cover current Colorado Revised Statutes and Board rules and comply with the CR&R Content Outline provided in section 7.8(E) of the Accountancy Rules and Regulations. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Other subject area requirements:** None _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date of last revision:** 6/1/2022 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> <https://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/cpe-requirements/colorado> Colorado CPE Requirements Colorado Date of Last Revision: 6/1/2022 License Renewal Date November 30th of odd numbered years CPE Reporting Period 1/1 to 12/31 biennially ending on odd years General Requirements 80 hours Other Subject Area Requirements None Ethics Requirement Four (4) hours Ethics:

## Source

- https://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/colorado

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2027-02-08.
Part of [CPA continuing professional education (CPE) requirements by US jurisdiction](https://referencesource.org/professional-licensing-continuing-education-by-jurisdiction/).