Counseling requirements / Minnesota
Minnesota counseling continuing education requirements
What the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy asks of a licensed counselor at renewal.
Part unconfirmed 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.
- Whether the 4 hours on cultural diversity are due again in each two-year period after the first four years was not settled by the statute and page as read.
LPC, LPCC
Licensed Professional Counselor · Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
| Requirement | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total hours each cycle | 40 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 |
- Your first four years of licensure are one period, not two: 40 hours are due by the end of the fourth year, together with any graduate credits the board set for you when you were licensed. After that, 40 hours are reported every two years.
- Of the 40 hours due in the first four years, at least 4 must be on serving clients from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
- A graduate semester credit counts as 15 hours and a quarter credit as 10; credits taken in the first four years count toward both requirements.
- An activity must be at least one hour long, and home study must have an independently graded test.
- Who decides
- Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy
- Profession
- Counseling
- Licenses on this page
- LPC, LPCC
- Read on
- October 11, 2026
- Sources
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- LPC/LPCC continuing education Minn. R. 2150.2500 to 2150.2660
- Minnesota Statutes, section 148B.54 Minn. Stat. § 148B.54
- Minnesota Rules, part 2150.2520 Minn. R. 2150.2520
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