Wisconsin PT & PTA continuing education requirements

Board-verified details Last checked 2026-10-17

PT hours

30 contact hours

PTA hours

20 contact hours

Renewal cycle

2 years

Ethics, jurisprudence & required topics

4 hours in ethics and/or jurisprudence (PT and PTA)

Live vs. online limits

Table PT 9.04: no limit on seminars/conferences or on self-study courses offered electronically or by other means when sponsored or approved by acceptable organizations (e.g., APTA, WPTA). Some other activities are…

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Full requirements

PT hours required
30 contact hours (WI Chap. PT9.02)
Source: [4]
PTA hours required
20 contact hours (WI Chap. PT9.02)
Source: [4]
Renewal cycle
2 years
Source: [5]
Deadline pattern (PT)
Two-year period runs March 1 of an odd-numbered year through February 28 of the next odd-numbered year (e.g., March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2027).
Source: [1]
Deadline pattern (PTA)
20 hours every 2 years by February 28 of odd years (biennium March 1 odd to February 28 odd).
Source: [2]
Live / in-person / online limits
Table PT 9.04: no limit on seminars/conferences or on self-study courses offered electronically or by other means when sponsored or approved by acceptable organizations (e.g., APTA, WPTA). Some other activities are capped (e.g., specialty certification up to 12 hours).
Source: [3]
Required topics
  • 4 hours in ethics and/or jurisprudence (PT and PTA)

Source: [3] [1] [2]
Course approval rules
FSBPT approval model: Type 3 (Board approves the approvers, or outsources evaluation and approval to a third party). Recognized approvers listed by FSBPT: Licensing Board, FSBPT (incl. ProCert), State PT association.
Source: [7]
First renewal
CE is not required during the biennium in which the license was first issued.
Source: [1] [3]
Official state board
WI Department of Safety & Professional Services Physical Therapy Examining Board
(608) 266-2112 · [email protected]
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Sources

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

  1. https://dsps.wi.gov/a-z-professions-list/physical-therapist-pt/
  2. https://dsps.wi.gov/a-z-professions-list/physical-therapist-assistant-pta/
  3. https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/pt/9.pdf
  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://dsps.wi.gov/a-z-professions-list/physical-therapist-pt/