Total CPE Requirement: 120 hours over the prior 3 years
Annual CPE Requirement: 20 hours

7/1 to 6/30 over a rolling three year period; at least 20 hours must be reported at each annual renewal.

Courses cannot be taken for credit more than once in a 3-year rolling license term.

• Behavioral or Motivational Courses: Maximum 24 hours
• College/University Instruction Credits: Maximum 60 hours
• Published Materials: Maximum 60 hours

Excess hours earned in a CPE cycle may not be carried forward to a subsequent CPE cycle.

Online renewals open around mid-late June and run through August 1st. Renewals must be received by the board by August 1 or must be postmarked by August 1. An application completed on the internet must be submitted on or before 11:59 p.m. central time on August 1, to be considered on time. Any licensee who submitted a renewal by the use of the internet agrees that submission of the renewal serves as the licensee’s signature and verification of the information in the renewal.

Renew online

• WebCE courses are NASBA QAS self-study with non-monitored open-book final exams. Students should read through course material then complete exam.
• Passing score: 70%
• If the final exam is not passed on the first attempt, students have an unlimited number of retakes.

12 months from the original date of purchase, unless otherwise posted on the course description page and student dashboard. Due to regulatory guidelines, access to courses CANNOT BE EXTENDED past 12 months from the original date of purchase.

WebCE does not report CPE course completions to the South Dakota Board of Accountancy.

Online PDF Certificates of completion are available to print immediately after the final exam is passed. CPAs should maintain written evidence of completion for a period of 4 years following the completion of each reporting activity.

The continuing professional education requirement of a nonresident individual certificate holder is considered met if the individual meets the continuing professional education requirement for renewal of a certificate or license in the state in which the individual's principal place of business is located.