Minnesota
State CPE Requirements
State Board Website:
License Renewal Deadline:
12/31 annually
CPE Reporting Period:
7/1 to 6/30 over a three year rolling period
Total CPE Hours Required:
120 hours
Minimum CE Hours per year:
20 hours
Ethics Requirements:
Eight (8) hours in regulatory (technical) or behavioral (non-technical) ethics in the rolling triennium.
Credit Limitations:
• Instruction: The maximum credit for instructors is 60 hours.
• Authored Published Materials: The maximum credit for published articles, curriculum, and books is 60 hours.
• Group/Blended Study: At least 24 hours must be obtained from attending group or blended learning programs.
• Blended Learning: Providers of blended learning programs must be recognized by the NASBA National Registry of CPE Sponsors.
• Nano Learning: Providers of nano learning programs must be recognized by the NASBA National Registry of CPE Sponsors.
Other Subject Area Requirements:
Technical subjects: A minimum of sixty (60) hours must be obtained from technical learning activities as defined in the NASBA Fields of Study.
Other State Policies:
• Approved Providers: A minimum of 72 hours must be from approved providers.
• Approved Providers for Group Programs:
• Programs that will automatically be accepted by the MN Board are presented by:
o Providers that are on the NASBA Registry of CPE Sponsors.
o The Office of the Legislative Auditor or State Auditor, if a peer review has been completed in the last three years and an unmodified report on such a review has been filed with the Board. This peer review must be similar in scope to a system review level peer review conducted on a CPA firm.
o CPA firms who have had a system review level peer review completed in the last three-years and an unmodified report on such review has been filed with the Board.
o Colleges and Universities whose academic programs qualify an applicant to sit for the CPA examination.
o Professional organizations recognized by the Board as Report Acceptance Bodies.
o CPE Programs sponsored by professional organizations recognized by another state’s board of accountancy.
• Approved Providers for Self Study, Blended Learning and Nano Learning Programs:
• Providers of Self Study, Blended Learning and Nano Learning programs must be approved for the specific delivery method on the NASBA Registry of CPE Sponsors.