District of Columbia Certified Financial Planner (CFP) CE category requirements

How the 40 CE hours every 2 years breaks down by category for certified financial planners in District of Columbia, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

CFP Board-approved ethics
2h
General CE
38h

National requirement via the CFP Board, not state-issued: 40 CE hours every two years (38h general CE + 2h CFP Board Ethics CE) applying to reporting periods beginning Q1 2027, uniformly to all certificants, new and existing (CFP Board "Setting the Course," announced 2026-01-27). Up to 5h of the 40h may focus on Practice Management; up to 10 excess CE hours may carry over to the next two-year cycle (Ethics CE ineligible); CFP Board may designate mandatory topics; new-professional hours are prorated.

Official source: CFP Board

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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