Virginia PT and PTA CEU requirements
What physical therapists and physical therapist assistants need to renew a Virginia license, summarized from the board's own rules. Last checked October 23, 2026.
Required topics
- No specific topics. The board asks you to consider ethics, standard of care, patient safety, new technology, communication with patients and the changing health care system.
Rules to know
- PTs: at least 20 hours must be Type 1 (approved or provided by a board-approved organization) and no more than 10 Type 2.
- PTAs: at least 15 hours must be Type 1 and no more than 15 Type 2.
- Hours must be earned in the two years before renewal.
- You're exempt for your first renewal after being licensed by exam in Virginia.
- Record your hours on the board's Continued Competency Activity and Assessment Form and keep it for four years. If audited, you have 30 days to send it.
Official sources
- 18VAC112-20-131, Continued competency requirements for renewal
- Virginia Board of Physical Therapy: Continuing education
- 18VAC112-20-130, Biennial renewal of license
This is a plain-language summary to help you plan. Rules change and your board has the final word, so confirm with the sources above before you renew. These are physical therapy rules: OTs renew through the state's occupational therapy board, and athletic trainers also keep their BOC certification.
In-person courses in Virginia
39 upcoming courses in Virginia. Check each course's approval for Virginia with the provider. See every Virginia course.
October 2026
- Oct 24–25, 2026 Barbell Rehab Method Certification
- Oct 24–25, 2026 Finding Dysfunction: A Master Clinician's Approach to Finding the Cause of Patients' Pain
- Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2026 Pelvic Function Series Capstone
November 2026
- Nov 6–8, 2026 Dry Needling 3 (DN-3)
- Nov 6, 2026 Dry Needling Level 3: Spine
- Nov 7, 2026 Rehab for the Functional Aging Adult
- Nov 8, 2026 A Collaborative Approach to OASIS-E
- Nov 8, 2026 Specialized Tests in the Geriatric Population
- Nov 14–15, 2026 Advanced Manual Therapy Techniques for the Extremities
- Nov 14–15, 2026 Treatment of Common Extremity Dysfunction Through Mobilization
- Nov 21–22, 2026 Pelvic Function Level 2A (Satellite Lab)
December 2026
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Schedules checked October 23, 2026. Dates, prices and CEU approvals come from each provider's public schedule and can change, so confirm with the provider before you register.