Delaware PT & PTA continuing education requirements

Full requirements

PT hours required

30 contact hours (DE Title 24 Rule 13.1)
Source: [2]

PTA hours required

30 contact hours (DE Title 24 Rule 13.1)
Source: [2]

Renewal cycle

2 years
Source: [3]

Deadline pattern (PT)

Licenses expire biennially in odd-numbered years. CE (3.0 CEUs = 30 hours) must be done by January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
Source: [1]

Deadline pattern (PTA)

Same as PTs (3.0 CEUs by January 31 of odd years).
Source: [1]

Live / in-person / online limits

Approved self-study, including online courses with a sponsoring agency and certificate of completion, is acceptable (Rule 13.2.5.5). Clinical instruction: 40 hours = 0.1 CEU.
Source: [1]

Required topics

• 0.2 CEU (2 hours) of ethics (PT and PTA)
• Current CPR certification (counts as 0.1 CEU)

Source: [1]

Course approval rules

Board discretion. CEUs already approved by a national body such as APTA or BOC, or by another state licensing board, are accepted. Optional prior approval via a CEU Application Form (Rule 13.2).
Source: [1]

First renewal

New licensees: prorated (2.5, 2.0, 1.5 or 0.5 CEUs depending on which 6-month block the license was issued in).
Source: [1]

Official state board

Division of Professional Regulation
(302) 744-4500 · [email protected]

Before buying, check that a course is approved for Delaware (look for the state on the course’s approval statement).

Sources

Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.

1. https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title24/2600
2. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalUnitsRequired
3. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalTerm
4. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalRequirement
5. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalCourseApproval

Last checked: 2026-10-17. Primary source: https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title24/2600