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

For Rhode Island, license renewal date is 6/30 triennially; cpe reporting period is 7/1 to 6/30 triennially; general cpe hours requirement is 120 hours; ethics cpe requirement is Six (6) hours in subjects devoted to professional ethics every three years:  Subjects devoted to professional ethics will include programs devoted to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, including opinions issued there under, as well as programs relating to the legal, professional or ethical codes of any authoritative organization or accounting professional specialty organization; other subject area requirements is None, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **License renewal date:** 6/30 triennially _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CPE reporting period:** 7/1 to 6/30 triennially _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **General CPE hours requirement:** 120 hours _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Ethics CPE requirement:** Six (6) hours in subjects devoted to professional ethics every three years:  Subjects devoted to professional ethics will include programs devoted to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, including opinions issued there under, as well as programs relating to the legal, professional or ethical codes of any authoritative organization or accounting professional specialty organization. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Other subject area requirements:** None _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CPE reciprocity policy:** Exemption: A non-resident licensee seeking renewal of a certificate in this state shall be determined to have met the CPE requirement of this rule by meeting the CPE requirements for renewal of a certificate in the state in which the licensee's principal place of business is located by signing a statement to that effect on the renewal application of this state. Non-resident applicants for renewal shall demonstrate compliance with the CPE renewal requirements of the state in which the licensee's principal place of business is located by signing a statement to that effect on the renewal application of this state. If a non-resident licensee's principal place of business state has no CPE requirements for renewal of a certificate, the non-resident licensee must comply with all CPE requirements for renewal of a certificate in this state.
- **Date of last revision:** 5/3/2023 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Rhode Island Date of Last Revision: 5/3/2023 License Renewal Date 6/30 triennially CPE Reporting Period 7/1 to 6/30 triennially General Requirement 120 hours Ethics Requirement Six (6) hours in subjects devoted to professional ethics every three years: Subjects devoted to professional ethics will include programs devoted to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, including opinions issued there under, as well as programs relating to the legal, professional or ethical codes of any authoritative organization or accounting professional specialty organization. Other Subject Area Requirements None Credit Limitations Instruction:

## Source

- https://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/rhode-island

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/).