Washington Veterinary Medicine CE requirements

Veterinarian — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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30CE hours every 2 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: Annual birthday renewal; CE due per 2-year reporting period (began January 1, 2019).

Required categories

Scientific/clinical (20 hours minimum)
20h
Suicide prevention (3 hours, one-time; counts toward the total)
3h

Details

Reporting
Board may audit up to 25% after renewal, and for cause.

No more than 10 hours teaching. Live web interactive has no limit. A one-time jurisprudence exam is required before the first renewal (effective 7/28/2025). A secondary source cites 2 hours health equity per 4 years — unverified.

Official source: Washington State Veterinary Board of Governors

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

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