State
License
Sup. Hours
Exam
Renewal
CE
Details
Alabama
LPC
3,000 hours of Board-approve…
A passing score on the National Counselor Examination…
The LPC license renews on a two-year…
At least 40 formal contact hours of…
Alaska
LPC
At least 3,000 hours of supe…
Either the National Counselor Examination (NCE) or the…
The professional counselor license renews…
40 contact hours of continuing…
Arizona
LPC
At least 3,200 hours of post…
A Board-approved nationally recognized examination for…
Behavioral health licenses, including the…
A minimum of 30 hours of continuing…
Arkansas
LPC
3,000 client-contact hours…
The National Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
Licenses expire biennially on May 31 of the…
A minimum of 24 hours of continuing…
California
LPCC
3,000 hours of supervised…
Two exams are required: the California Law and Ethics…
LPCC licenses renew every two years
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Colorado
LPC
After the qualifying degree…
Applicants must pass the Colorado Jurisprudence…
LPC licenses renew on a two-year cycle…
Through the Board's Continuing…
Connecticut
LPC
3,000 hours of postgraduate…
The National Counselor Examination (NCE) or the…
The LPC license renews annually
A minimum of 15 contact hours of…
Delaware
LPCMH
At least 3,200 hours of post…
A passing score on the National Counselor Examination…
The LPCMH license renews biennially…
No less than 40 hours of continuing…
Florida
LMHC
Two years of post-master’s…
The National Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
LMHC licenses renew biennially (the current…
Approximately 25 hours of…
Georgia
LPC
Four years of post-master's…
The National Counselor Examination (NCE) or National…
Licenses share a common expiration of…
Continuing education is required…
Hawaii
LMHC
At least 3,000 hours of post…
The National Counselor Examination for Licensure and…
Mental Health Counselor licenses renew on a…
Hawaii has no continuing education…
Idaho
LCPC
Post-degree, 2,000 hours of…
The National Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
Idaho is transitioning the counselor…
Continuing education in each…
Illinois
LCPC
Post-degree supervised clini…
Both the National Counselor Examination (NCE) and the…
Illinois professional counselor licenses…
30 hours of continuing education…
Indiana
LMHC
At least 3,000 hours of post…
The National Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
The LMHC license renews on a two-year…
At least 40 hours of continuing…
Iowa
LMHC
A minimum of two years and…
The National Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
The license renews biennially, with the…
A minimum of 40 hours of continuing…
Kansas
LCPC
3,000 hours of postgraduate…
The National Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
Renewal is governed by K.S.A
Continuing education must enhance…
Kentucky
LPCC
A minimum of 4,000 hours of…
A passing score on either the National Counselor…
The LPCC license renews annually, by…
At least 10 continuing education…
Louisiana
LPC
A minimum of 3,000 hours of…
Either the National Counselor Examination (NCE) or the…
LPC licenses renew every two years…
40 continuing education hours…
Maine
LCPC
3,000 hours of post-degree…
Both the National Counselor Examination (NCE) and the…
The LCPC license renews on a biennial…
55 hours of continuing education…
Maryland
LCPC
Not less than 3 years and…
A Board-approved national examination
The LCPC license renews on a biennial…
40 continuing education hours per…
Massachusetts
LMHC
At least 3,360 total hours…
The National Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
The LMHC license renews on a biennial…
30 hours of approved continuing…
Michigan
LPC
3,000 hours of post-degree…
The National Board for Certified Counselors examination
Michigan does not require general…
No general continuing education is…
Minnesota
LPCC
4,000 hours of post-master's…
The National Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
The LPCC license renews on a two-year cycle
40 continuing education hours per…
Mississippi
LPC
3,000 post-master's supervis…
Either the National Counselor Examination (NCE) or the…
The LPC license renews biennially, with the…
24 continuing education hours per…
Missouri
LPC
3,000 hours of supervised…
The National Counselor Examination (NCE) administered…
The professional counselor license renews…
At least 40 hours of continuing…
Montana
LCPC
3,000 hours of supervised…
One of the NBCC examinations
The LCPC license renews annually, with the…
20 hours of continuing education…
Nebraska
LIMHP
At least 3,000 hours of post…
The applicable national examination for the applicant's…
The LIMHP license renews biennially…
At least 32 hours of continuing…
Nevada
CPC
At least 3,000 hours of post…
The National Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
The CPC license renews biennially, expiring…
40 hours of continuing education…
New Hampshire
LCMHC
At least two years of post-m…
The National Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
The license renews on a biennial (two-year)…
40 hours of approved continuing…
New Jersey
LPC
4,500 hours of supervised…
A passing score on the National Counselor Examination…
LPC licenses expire November 30 of…
40 CE hours every two years (N.J.A.C
New Mexico
LPCC
3,000 hours of postgraduate…
Both the National Counselor Examination (NCE) and the…
The LPCC license renews on a two-year…
40 contact hours of board-approved…
New York
LMHC
At least 3,000 hours of supe…
Applicants must pass the required licensing examination…
Registration is renewed every three years
36 hours of acceptable continuing…
North Carolina
LCMHC
At least 3,000 hours of supe…
The National Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
Renewal requires 40 contact hours of…
40 contact hours of continuing…
North Dakota
LPCC
Two years (3,000 hours) of…
A passing score on the National Clinical Mental Health…
North Dakota counselor licenses (LPC/LPCC)…
40 continuing education hours every…
Ohio
LPCC
An LPC may upgrade to LPCC…
Ohio uses the NCE (or the NCMHCE if previously passed)…
LPCC licenses renew on a two-year cycle
30 hours of continuing education…
Oklahoma
LPC
Three years or 3,000 hours…
The National Counselor Examination (NCE) (or an…
The LPC license renews annually, with a…
At least 20 hours of counseling-rela…
Oregon
LPC
At least three years (36 mon…
One Board-approved national examination
The LPC license renews biennially, due by…
At least 40 hours of continuing…
Pennsylvania
LPC
3,000 hours of supervised…
The National Counselor Examination (NCE) administered…
LPC licenses renew biennially
30 hours of continuing education…
Rhode Island
LCMHC
A minimum of two years of…
The National Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
The LCMHC license renews on a two-year cycle
40 continuing education credits per…
South Carolina
LPC
At least 1,500 hours of post…
A national examination administered by NBCC
The LPC license renews biennially, with the…
40 hours of continuing education…
South Dakota
LPC-MH
Under a board-approved Plan…
The National Counselor Examination (NCE) before the…
The LPC-MH license renews biennially, due…
40 hours of continuing education…
Tennessee
LPC-MHSP
3,000 hours of supervised…
The National Counselor Examination (NCE) and, for the…
The license renews on an annual cycle, with…
10 hours of continuing education…
Texas
LPC
A minimum of 18 months and…
The National Counselor Examination (NCE) or National…
LPC licenses renew on a two-year cycle, and…
A minimum of 24 continuing…
Utah
CMHC
A minimum of 4,000 hours of…
The National Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
The Clinical Mental Health Counselor…
40 hours of continuing education…
Vermont
LCMHC
3,000 hours of post-master's…
Both the National Counselor Examination (NCE) and the…
The LCMHC license renews biennially on a…
40 hours of continuing education…
Virginia
LPC
A Board-approved post-degree…
The National Clinical Mental Health Counseling…
Annual renewal requiring continuing…
20 hours of continuing competency…
Washington
LMHC
A minimum of 36 months of…
A national examination administered through the Center…
The LMHC credential renews on a biennial…
32 hours of continuing education…
West Virginia
LPC
3,000 total post-graduate…
A Board-recognized national examination
LPC licenses renew biennially
35 continuing education hours per…
Wisconsin
LPC
At least 3,000 hours of supe…
A national examination
The LPC license renews on a fixed biennial…
30 hours of continuing education…
Wyoming
LPC
Post-degree supervised clini…
A Board-approved national examination
The LPC license renews every two years…
45 contact hours of continuing…
