North Dakota veterinary CE requirements

North Dakota requires veterinarians to complete 24 hours of approved continuing education in the 24 months preceding each even-year renewal date by June 30, with a minimum of 18 hours in live or in-person formats.

North Dakota renewal and CE

Requirement	Board information
License renewal cycle	12 months
Required CE	24.0 hours
Online hours maximum	6.0 hours
Live hours minimum	18.0 hours
Online and live rules	In-person continuing education is defined as a presentation for which the presenter is in the same room as the attendee. Live virtual continuing education is defined as a presentation in real time with communication available between speaker and attendee. Prerecorded virtual continuing education is not in real time and communication is not available. Eighteen of the twenty-four hours of approved veterinary continuing education must be completed through in-person or live virtual methods of delivery.
Renewal deadline	June 30
Renewal fee	Renewal fee details from the North Dakota board
Exemptions	The board may waive continuing education requirements upon request for impaired health, for individuals no longer actively engaged in practice whose licenses are placed on inactive status, or for other legitimate reasons verified to the board.
Reciprocity	Approved veterinary continuing education may consist of programs sponsored by local, state, regional, or national veterinary associations; seminars or training approved by the North Dakota board; programs approved by the Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) of the American Association of Veterinary State Boards; wet labs or instructions at a college or university; objective scientific presentations by pharmaceutical companies and commercial groups; USDA accreditation modules; and in-person attendance at regular board meetings.

North Dakota official board source, checked 2026-11-06.

Confirm North Dakota requirements with the licensing board before renewing.

Veterinary CE requirements by state

Credit Hours and Delivery Methods

North Dakota licensed veterinarians must complete 24 hours of approved continuing education during the 24 months preceding each even-year renewal. At least 18 of the 24 hours must be earned through in-person presentations or live virtual sessions that maintain real-time interaction between speaker and attendee.

Prerecorded virtual continuing education, defined as non-real-time instruction without direct speaker interaction, is capped at a maximum of 6 hours per two-year reporting period.

Approved CE Activities and Providers

Approved educational sources include RACE-approved courses, programs sponsored by local, state, regional, or national veterinary associations, board-approved evidence-based scientific seminars, university wet labs, objective commercial scientific presentations, USDA accreditation modules at one-half credit each, and in-person attendance at regular board meetings.

Renewal Deadline and CE Waivers

License renewal applications must be completed annually on or before June 30. The North Dakota Board may grant continuing education waivers upon formal request for impaired health, inactive status, or other verified legitimate reasons. Licensees should confirm current rules directly with the board.

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