New Hampshire
Date of Last Revision: 11/14/2025
License Renewal Date
Biennial based on license expiration date
CPE Reporting Period
The two-year period prior to license expiration date
General Requirement
80 hours, with a minimum of 20 per year
Ethics Requirement
4 hours
Other Subject Area Requirements
None
Credit Limitations
- Instruction: Instructor credits are limited to 50% of total hours.
- Published materials: Authorship credits are limited to 50% of total hours.
- Nano Learning: Nano learning credits are limited to 3 hours per year.
Credit Calculation
- Instruction: Credit is equal to presentation plus preparation. Preparation is limited to two times presentation. Repeat instruction within a renewal period is only accepted if material is substantially changed and required preparation time that was more than 25% of the preparation time claimed for the original preparation of the course.
- Partial credit: Credits are accepted in any amount.
- University/college credit: One semester hour equals 15 CPE hours; Non-credit courses - each classroom hour will equal one qualifying hour.
Other State Policies
- Carryover: A maximum of 40 credit hours may be carried from one reporting period to the subsequent reporting period. Carried hours cannot be used to meet the yearly minimum or ethics requirements.
- New Hampshire accepts CPE credits for programs offered by National Registry sponsors.