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South Carolina APRN continuing education requirements
30 RN CE hours / continuing competency pathway
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 30 RN CE hours / continuing competency pathway
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- None identified as a separate APRN pharmacology CE requirement
- Who it applies to
- APRNs with prescriptive authority
- Controlled substances / opioids
- Yes, where applicable
- Pain and opioid content
- Yes, where applicable to prescribing/controlled substances
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- South Carolina Board of Nursing / LLR
- Accepted providers
- Board-approved/recognized providers and qualifying national organizations
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Biennial renewal.
- RN requirement
- Continuing competency pathways; 30 CE is one standard approach
- LPN / LVN requirement
- Continuing competency pathways
- Mandatory topics
- 30 hours OR approved competency alternatives; no single mandatory topic for the general CE pathway identified
- Required courses
- RN: One competency option is 30 contact hours from a Board-recognized provider. LPN: Same 30-hour CE option. However, the nurse may select one of the other approved competency pathways instead. There is no general mandatory course topic for the CE pathway. (LLR South Carolina)
- Good to know
- Important correction: South Carolina does not mandate 30 CE hours specifically. RN/LPNs must choose one of four continuing-competency options. One option is 30 contact hours from a Board-recognized provider. Other options include national certification/recertification, an academic nursing/related program, or employer verification of competency. (LLR South Carolina)
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