North Carolina PT & PTA continuing education requirements

Board-verified details Last checked 2026-10-17

PT hours

30 points

PTA hours

20 points

Renewal cycle

License renews every year; continuing competence is reported over a 25-month period

Ethics, jurisprudence & required topics

Board jurisprudence exercise (1 point, mandatory each reporting period)

Live vs. online limits

Live, in-person activities are not required. Per 21 NCAC 48G .0109: interactive electronic courses (live webinars) max 15 points; non-interactive electronic courses (recorded) max 10 points; home study from an approved…

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Full requirements

PT hours required
30 points (21 NCAC 48G .0106(a))
Source: [2] [3]
PTA hours required
20 points (21 NCAC 48G .0106(a))
Source: [2] [3]
Renewal cycle
License renews every year; continuing competence is reported over a 25-month period
Source: [2] [3]
Deadline pattern (PT)
Annual renewal online November 1 to January 31 (5 pm ET). At the end of your 25-month reporting period, all points, including the jurisprudence exercise, must be done by January 31.
Source: [2] [3]
Deadline pattern (PTA)
Same as PTs.
Source: [2] [3]
Live / in-person / online limits
Live, in-person activities are not required. Per 21 NCAC 48G .0109: interactive electronic courses (live webinars) max 15 points; non-interactive electronic courses (recorded) max 10 points; home study from an approved provider max 10 points per reporting period. Up to 10 excess points may carry over (not from jurisprudence, clinical practice or self-assessment).
Source: [1]
Required topics
  • Board jurisprudence exercise (1 point, mandatory each reporting period)

Source: [2] [3]
Course approval rules
Points are earned as described in Board Rule 21 NCAC 48G .0109 (10 contact/classroom/course hours = 10 points). Use your Board login to see your reporting period.
Source: [2] [3]
Other renewal requirements
  • Jurisprudence assessment required at renewal (per FSBPT)

Source: [6]
First renewal
No continuing competence requirement for your first renewal.
Source: [2] [3]
Official state board
North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy
(919) 490-6393 · [email protected]
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Sources

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

  1. https://www2.ncptboard.org/app/ContinuingCompetence/CCFAQ.php
  2. https://www2.ncptboard.org/app/ContinuingCompetence/CCRenewal.php
  3. https://www2.ncptboard.org/app/ContinuingCompetence/ContinuingCompetenceHome.php
  4. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalUnitsRequired
  5. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalTerm
  6. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalRequirement
  7. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalCourseApproval

Last checked: 2026-10-17. Primary source: https://www2.ncptboard.org/app/ContinuingCompetence/CCRenewal.php