North Carolina nursing CE requirements
RN license renewal · checked against the board on 2026-10-29
- Contact hours
- 30or another route
- Renewal cycle
- 2 years
- Required topics
- None
CE is one way to renew in North Carolina: 30 contact hours every 2 years. The other routes are listed below.
Other ways to renew
- 15 contact hours plus 640 hours of active practice in the past 2 years
- national certification or recertification recognized by the Board
- Board-approved refresher course, or 2 semester hours of post-licensure nursing education
- 15 contact hours plus a nursing project, publication, or 5 h of CE presentations
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Other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
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- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
RN rules only; advanced-practice, LPN and first-renewal rules can differ. Boards change their rules, so confirm with the North Carolina Board of Nursing before you renew. General information, not legal advice. RN PocketPal does not award CE credit.