Updated for 2026 · Board-sourced

Mississippi LPC Continuing Education Requirements

What a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) must complete to renew in Mississippi.

LPC

Dana Whitfield, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor · Mississippi

cycle

2025 – 2027

earned

12.0 hrs

needed

8.0 hrs

deadline

Jun 29, 2027

Total12 / 20 hrs
Illustrative pacing for a fictional licensee. Required hours are Mississippi’s actual board rule.

pace toward deadline

60%

Mississippi LPC CE requirements at a glance

total hours / 2 years

Biennial

renewal cadence

ethics hours

0

other subject minimums

Total hours
See the board source for the total-hour requirement.
Renewal
Biennial cycle — tied to your license renewal date.
New licensees
First renewal is different: new licensees have adjusted first-cycle requirements (proration and/or first-cycle-only rules), which we apply automatically.

This is the curated summary. Audit windows, recordkeeping, fees, and edge-case rules (reactivation, supervision-only) live in the full ruleset — we track all of it for you →

Mississippi LPC CE: frequently asked

How often do Mississippi LPCs renew?

Biennial cycle — tied to your license renewal date.

Is the first renewal different for new Mississippi LPCs?

First renewal is different: new licensees have adjusted first-cycle requirements (proration and/or first-cycle-only rules), which we apply automatically.

Sources & verification

Last verified
May 20, 2026
Ruleset version
2026.1

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