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Arkansas PT & PTA continuing education requirements

Board-verified details

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PT hours required
20 contact hours (AR Rules & Regulations Section XI(A))
Source: [2]
PTA hours required
10 contact hours (AR Rules & Regulations Section XI(B))
Source: [2]
Renewal cycle
1 year
Source: [3]
Deadline pattern (PT)
CE (2 CEUs = 20 hours) must be completed by December 31 of each biennium and is attested at odd-numbered-year renewals (renewal deadline March 1).
Source: [1]
Deadline pattern (PTA)
Same timing as PTs (1 CEU = 10 hours).
Source: [1]
Live / in-person / online limits
No more than 50% of CE may be online courses. Live, interactive webinars count as in-person. The jurisprudence exam counts as a 1-hour online course.
Source: [1]
Required topics
  • Board-approved jurisprudence exam (PT and PTA), counts as 1 hour

Source: [1]
Course approval rules
FSBPT approval model: Type 5 (Hybrid: some activities approved by virtue of sponsor, others require evaluation). Recognized approvers listed by FSBPT: Licensing Board, FSBPT (incl. ProCert), State PT association, Regionally accredited colleges/universities, Government agencies, APTA, AMA, Other.
Source: [5]
Other renewal requirements
  • Jurisprudence assessment required at renewal (per FSBPT)

Source: [4]
Official state board
Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy
(501) 228-7100 · [email protected]

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Sources

Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.

  1. https://codeofarrules.arkansas.gov/Rules/Rule?chapterID=86&levelType=section&partID=420&sectionID=26265&subChapterID=111&subPartID=4203&titleID=17
  2. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalUnitsRequired
  3. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalTerm
  4. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalRequirement
  5. https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalCourseApproval

Last checked: 2026-10-17. Primary source: https://codeofarrules.arkansas.gov/Rules/Rule?chapterID=86&levelType=section&partID=420&sectionID=26265&subChapterID=111&subPartID=4203&titleID=17