South Carolina
For South Carolina, license renewal date is 1/31 annually; cpe reporting period is 1/1 to 12/31 annually; general cpe hours requirement is 40 hours; ethics cpe requirement is 2 hours annually; other subject area requirements is None Program Type Limitations Authored Published Materials: Limited to 10 credits per reporting period. CPE Technical Reviewer: Not Accepted Instructed College/University: Limited to 10 credits per reporting period. Not accepted if introductory (basic) level. Practice Review : Limited to 16 credits per reporting period. Self Study: Only courses from providers approved for Self-Study under Quality Assurance Services (QAS) with the NASBA National Registry of CPE sponsors are accepted. Technical Meetings : Limited to 16 credits per reporting period. Delivery Method Limitations Blended Learning: Not Accepted Nano Learning: Limited to 4 credits per reporting period, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.
- Jurisdiction
- South Carolina our reading
- License renewal date
- 1/31 annually verified
- CPE reporting period
- 1/1 to 12/31 annually verified
- General CPE hours requirement
- 40 hours verified
- Ethics CPE requirement
- 2 hours annually verified
- Other subject area requirements
- None Program Type Limitations Authored Published Materials: Limited to 10 credits per reporting period. CPE Technical Reviewer: Not Accepted Instructed College/University: Limited to 10 credits per reporting period. Not accepted if introductory (basic) level. Practice Review : Limited to 16 credits per reporting period. Self Study: Only courses from providers approved for Self-Study under Quality Assurance Services (QAS) with the NASBA National Registry of CPE sponsors are accepted. Technical Meetings : Limited to 16 credits per reporting period. Delivery Method Limitations Blended Learning: Not Accepted Nano Learning: Limited to 4 credits per reporting period
- CPE reciprocity policy
- CPE Reciprocity: Out-of-state CPAs may meet South Carolina's CPE requirements by meeting CPE requirements of their Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business must have an ethics requirement.
- Date of last revision
- 05/13/2025 verified
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What the source says
South Carolina CPE Requirements South Carolina Date of Last Revision: 05/13/2025 License Renewal Date 1/31 annually CPE Reporting Period 1/1 to 12/31 annually General Requirement 40 hours Ethics Requirement 2 hours annually Other Subject Area Requirements None Program Type Limitations Authored Published Materials:
— nasbaregistry.org, retrieved 2026-08-12
Source
- nasbaregistry.orghttps://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/south-carolina