Oklahoma PT & PTA continuing education requirements
Board-verified details Last checked 2026-10-17
PT hours
40 contact hours/PDUs
PTA hours
30 contact hours/PDUs
Renewal cycle
1 year
Ethics, jurisprudence & required topics
3 hours of ethics education that includes the APTA Guide for Professional Conduct and APTA Code of Ethics (PT and PTA)
Live vs. online limits
At least half of the required hours must be professional development coursework. Asynchronous electronic courses (webcast, video, DVD, etc.) earn 1 PDU per hour and must include a post-test. Caps: study groups 12,…
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Full requirements
- PT hours required
- 40 contact hours/PDUs (OAC Title 435:20-9-2(b))
Source: [1] - PTA hours required
- 30 contact hours/PDUs (OAC Title 435:20-9-2(b))
Source: [1] - Renewal cycle
- 1 year
Source: [3] - Deadline pattern (PT)
- Professional development cycle ends January 31 of every even-numbered year (February 1 to January 31, two years).
Source: [1] - Deadline pattern (PTA)
- Same as PTs (30 hours per cycle ending January 31 of even years).
Source: [1] - Live / in-person / online limits
- At least half of the required hours must be professional development coursework. Asynchronous electronic courses (webcast, video, DVD, etc.) earn 1 PDU per hour and must include a post-test. Caps: study groups 12, clinical instruction 10, residency/fellowship 20 per cycle.
Source: [1] - Required topics
- 3 hours of ethics education that includes the APTA Guide for Professional Conduct and APTA Code of Ethics (PT and PTA)
Source: [1]- Course approval rules
- Board-recognized approvers/providers: other PT licensing boards, APTA and its sections/chapters, FSBPT, IACET, and CAPTE-accredited programs.
Source: [1] - Other renewal requirements
- Jurisprudence assessment required at renewal (per FSBPT)
Source: [4]- First renewal
- Initially licensed during the second year of a cycle: exempt for that first renewal period.
Source: [1] - Official state board
- Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision
(405) 962-1400 · [email protected]
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Sources
Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.
- https://www.okmedicalboard.org/physical_therapists
- https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalUnitsRequired
- https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalTerm
- https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalRequirement
- https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalCourseApproval
Last checked: 2026-10-17. Primary source: https://www.okmedicalboard.org/physical_therapists