South Carolina Board of Nursing
South Carolina RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years (or another option the board accepts).
At a glance
| Licenses covered | Registered nurse (RN), Licensed practical nurse (LPN) [2] |
|---|---|
| CE required for renewal | Yes [3] |
| Hours per renewal | 30 contact hours [1] |
| CE period | Every 2 years [2] |
| Renewal deadline | Licenses are renewed every two years (biennially). [3] |
| State-mandated topics | None stated by the board |
| What CE counts | Contact hours approved by a provider or organization on the Board's list, which includes the American Nurses Association (ANA) and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). [1] |
Rules change, and your own license record decides your deadline. Confirm with the South Carolina Board of Nursing ↗ before you renew.
Free courses that count toward the hours
The board accepts continuing education accredited by ANCC [1]. These current free courses state that accreditation. State-mandated topics can require a specific approved course, so check those separately.
Learn what contributes to feeding tube migration in critically ill adults and how evidence-based verification practices may reduce aspiration risk.
Going beyond de-escalation, this article explores overlooked aspects of workplace violence prevention and proactive mitigation for nurses in nonpsychiatric settings.
Demystify common cardiac stress tests and imaging studies, including echocardiography, PET, CT and MRI, and learn when and how each is used.
Explore the rise and risks of anesthesia outside the OR, including nursing priorities for airway obstruction and malignant hyperthermia. Includes 30% pharm content.
Learn how high-risk rounding identified vulnerable PICU patients and reduced hospital-acquired conditions by 46.5% through targeted interventions
Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Emerging Therapies in Pulmonary Fibrosis. A free accredited ACHL enduring CME/CE activity.
A no-cost enduring CDC module about ALS, the National ALS Registry, diagnosis, treatment, management, and referral strategies.
Faculty Accreditations Register OverviewAccreditation and Compliance is one of the six Clinical Quality Management (CQM) programs that work together to improve quality of care received by MHS beneficiaries. This interactive course introduces key knowledge and skills all entry-level CQM Accreditation and Compliance professionals must have to effectively maintain a continuous state of readiness for accrediting organization (AO) assessment through The Joint Commission (TJC) surveys. Participants will discover how their Accreditation and Compliance roles support the mitigation or elimination of ha
Faculty Accreditations Register OverviewJMESI Virtual Intermediate Executive Skills CourseDay 1: 0800-1530 Day 2: 0730-1615Day 3: 0730-1545
Questions
South Carolina RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years (or another option the board accepts). Licenses are renewed every two years (biennially).
The South Carolina Board of Nursing pages we checked do not list a state-mandated topic for this renewal.
Contact hours approved by a provider or organization on the Board's list, which includes the American Nurses Association (ANA) and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Free courses accredited by ANCC are listed on this page; a state-mandated topic may need a specific approved course.
Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. We fetched each page on the date shown and confirmed the exact wording below appears on it.
“completion of thirty contact hours from a continuing education provider recognized by the board; OR”
“The State Board of Nursing for South Carolina (SCBON) will accept continuing education contact hours approved by the following providers/organizations:”
“American Nurses Association (ANA) and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).”
“For license renewal: Contact hours must be completed during the licensure period and may not be carried over to the next licensure period.”
“For RN’s and LPN’s, the Board of Nursing does not mandate continuing education hours (30 contact hours in the 2-year renewal period). It is your choice as to which of the four continued competency options you choose for your renewal.”
“30 contact hours in the 2-year renewal period”
“The licensed nurse needs to select only one of these options.”
“For RN’s and LPN’s, the Board of Nursing does not mandate continuing education hours (30 contact hours in the 2-year renewal period). It is your choice as to which of the four continued competency options you choose for your renewal.”
“Competency for an APRN with prescriptive authority (RX) is an updated National Certification in addition to 20 hours of Pharmacotherapeutics”
“renewal of an active license biennially requires documented evidence of at least one of the following requirements during the licensure period: (a) completion of thirty contact hours from a continuing education provider recognized by the board;”
“A license issued pursuant to this chapter may be renewed biennially or as otherwise provided by the board in regulation.”
“(b) maintenance of certification or recertification by a national certifying body recognized by the board;”
“(c) completion of an academic program of study in nursing or a related field recognized by the board; or”
“(d) verification of competency and the number of hours practiced, as evidenced by employer certification on a form approved by the board;”
“A licensee shall maintain all documented evidence of compliance for at least four years. This documented evidence must be presented by the licensee within five business days of request by a representative of the department acting in its discretion or in accordance with a random audit of a sample of licensees.”
