Counseling requirements / Alaska
Alaska counseling continuing education requirements
What the Alaska Board of Professional Counselors asks of a licensed counselor at renewal.
Verified Read on October 11, 2026
Read from the board’s own source. What follows was read on October 11, 2026 in the sources named on this page. Rules change, and the board decides: confirm before you rely on it.
LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
| Requirement | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total contact hours each cycle | 40 contact hours |
| Professional ethics Within the total. | 3 hours |
| Suicidality Within the total. | 3 hours |
| Cultural competency Within the total. | 3 hours |
| Live hours The source as read does not say whether a live online class counts. | At least 20 hours |
| Individual study A limit, not a target. | At most 20 hours |
| Renewal cycle | Every 2 years |
| Hours are dueThe source as read gives no date that can be worked out for you. | The date on your license |
- At least 20 of the hours are synchronous courses, seminars or workshops; at most half may be correspondence or other individual study.
- A first renewal is prorated: 20 contact hours for a license held under 12 months of the period, 30 for 12 to under 18 months, and 40 for 18 months or more.
- One contact hour is at least 50 minutes of instruction. No more than 12 contact hours count from any 24-hour period.
- Who decides
- Alaska Board of Professional Counselors
- Profession
- Counseling
- Licenses on this page
- LPC
- Read on
- October 11, 2026
- Sources
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- 12 AAC 62.310, Continuing education requirements 12 AAC 62.310
- 12 AAC 62.300, License renewal 12 AAC 62.300
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