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Wisconsin PT & PTA continuing education requirements
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- PT hours required
- 30 contact hours (WI Chap. PT9.02)
Source: [4] - PTA hours required
- 20 contact hours (WI Chap. PT9.02)
Source: [4] - Renewal cycle
- 2 years
Source: [5] - Deadline pattern (PT)
- Two-year period runs March 1 of an odd-numbered year through February 28 of the next odd-numbered year (e.g., March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2027).
Source: [1] - Deadline pattern (PTA)
- 20 hours every 2 years by February 28 of odd years (biennium March 1 odd to February 28 odd).
Source: [2] - Live / in-person / online limits
- Table PT 9.04: no limit on seminars/conferences or on self-study courses offered electronically or by other means when sponsored or approved by acceptable organizations (e.g., APTA, WPTA). Some other activities are capped (e.g., specialty certification up to 12 hours).
Source: [3] - Required topics
- 4 hours in ethics and/or jurisprudence (PT and PTA)
Source: [3] [1] [2]- Course approval rules
- FSBPT approval model: Type 3 (Board approves the approvers, or outsources evaluation and approval to a third party). Recognized approvers listed by FSBPT: Licensing Board, FSBPT (incl. ProCert), State PT association.
Source: [7] - First renewal
- CE is not required during the biennium in which the license was first issued.
Source: [1] [3] - Official state board
- WI Department of Safety & Professional Services Physical Therapy Examining Board
(608) 266-2112 · dspscredphysicaltherapy@wi.gov
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Sources
Numbers next to each field point to the source(s) used for that field.
- https://dsps.wi.gov/a-z-professions-list/physical-therapist-pt/
- https://dsps.wi.gov/a-z-professions-list/physical-therapist-assistant-pta/
- https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/pt/9.pdf
- https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalUnitsRequired
- https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalTerm
- https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicensureRenewalRequirement
- https://www.fsbpt.org/lrg/Home/LicenseRenewalCourseApproval
Last checked: 2026-10-17. Primary source: https://dsps.wi.gov/a-z-professions-list/physical-therapist-pt/