Section 1175.1210  Credit Hours

a)         An approved CE program hour shall include at a minimum 50 minutes of actual class time, exclusive of time devoted by participants to pre-class or post-class preparation.

b)         Participants completing courses at a university, community college, or college shall receive 15 CE credit hours for each semester hour or 10 CE hours for each quarter hour of school credit awarded.

c)         A licensee who serves as an instructor, speaker or discussion leader of an approved course shall be allowed CE credit for actual presentation time.  For preparation time, 1 hour of credit will be awarded for each 2 hours of actual presentation time.  Preparation time for repetitious presentations shall not receive credit. No more than 10 hours can be earned under this subsection (c) during any renewal period.

d)         Credit shall be awarded for successful completion of courses taken pursuant to CE requirements in another state.  Credit hours shall be awarded as stated in subsections (a), (b) and (c).

e)         A licensee may earn the total hours required for renewal or restoration through completion of in-person courses and online through individual study courses (see Section 1175.1200(c)(6)).

f)         Credit shall only be recognized for courses that provide education and training in topics within the licensee's scope of practice of the licensee's profession, in sanitary standards, in business practices, or in teaching if applicable, except as provided in Section 1175.1220 and Section 1175.1225.

(Source:  Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 12951, effective October 6, 2025)