Speech-language pathology CE requirements in Oklahoma: what SLPs need to renew

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This page is our summary of Oklahoma's rules. Text in quotation marks is the exact wording of OAC 690:10-3-8, the OBESPA renewal page, FAQs, or the Continuing Education Form and List of Approved CE Activities.

The hours are in OAC 690:10-3-8(b). A licensee must obtain "a minimum of twenty (20) clock hours of acceptable continuing education, including at least three clock hours of professional ethics in a two-year period." The CE period "begins in January of every odd-numbered year." ASHA counts 0.1 CEU as 1 hour, so 2.0 ASHA CEUs covers all 20 hours, and 0.3 ASHA CEU covers the 3 ethics hours.

This CE period ends Dec 31, 2026. The board's renewal page says: "2027 Renewal Season Opens November 1, 2026" and "Your 20 CEU hours from 2025-2026 will be due when you renew."

Licenses renew every year. OAC 690:10-9-2(a) says the renewal fee "is due on or before December 31st of each year." Renew online through the board's licensure system. After the board approves your renewal, you print your wallet card from your account.

ASHA courses count. The board's Continuing Education Form and List of Approved CE Activities lists "Any activity approved by ASHA" among board pre-approved activities. The same list says Internet courses should be "from a credible source (i.e. national organizations such as ASHA, AAA, ADA, AFA, or university programs)." Other activities need board approval; a provider can apply for pre-approval.

Ethics hours have to fit SLP or audiology. The board's FAQs say there is no one-size answer, and the intent is that ethics courses "be related to Speech-Language Pathology and/or Audiology." A nursing ethics course does not meet it. Check the List of Approved CE Activities under License Information / Forms.

New licensee? OAC 690:10-3-8(b) prorates your hours to 2.5 clock hours per every full three-month quarter left in the two-year period. If that total is less than 5 hours, the 3-hour ethics rule does not apply.

Keep proof for audits. The board audits every even year. OAC 690:10-3-8(j) says you show completion for each activity. If you're short, you get time to fix it and may owe a penalty fee.

Short on hours by Dec 31? OAC 690:10-3-8(h) lets you petition the board for a 90-day extension with a fifty-dollar individual review fee. File the petition before the CE period ends.

We read OAC Title 690 (Licensure Rules 2026), the Continuing Education Form and List of Approved CE Activities, the board's renewals page, and the board FAQs on oklahoma.gov/obespa on Nov 6, 2026.

Oklahoma's List of Approved CE Activities includes any activity approved by ASHA. Every course below was listed for ASHA CEUs when we checked it and has an ethics topic. The board's FAQs say an ethics course should be related to speech-language pathology or audiology, and it does not accept or reject courses by title. Topic matches are yours to judge, and the board has the final say.

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ASHA is separate

Your license and your ASHA CCC have separate rules. ASHA wants 30 hours every 3 years, including 1 hour in ethics and 2 hours in cultural responsiveness, self-reflection or collaboration. Here's how ASHA maintenance works.