Illinois SLP license renewal and continuing education
Illinois rule 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1465.85 states that to renew a speech-language pathology license, “a licensee will be required to complete 20 hours of CE,” including at least one clock hour of ethics in each 2-year licensing cycle.
Quoted from official pages checked November 12, 2026. Confirm current requirements, fees, and dates on those sites. This page is not legal advice and does not guarantee eligibility, certification, or licensure.
Sources read on November 12, 2026: 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1465.85 (Continuing Education) and 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1465.70 (Renewal) on the Illinois General Assembly administrative code site.
Hours and cycle
Section 1465.85(a) states: “In order to renew a speech-language pathology or audiology license, a licensee will be required to complete 20 hours of CE in accordance with this Section.” It states: “A prerenewal period is the 24 months preceding October 31 of each odd-numbered year.”
Section 1465.70 states: “Every license issued under the Act shall expire on October 31 of odd numbered years.”
Ethics, first renewal, and out-of-state licensees
It states: “A speech-language pathologist must provide proof that at least one clock hour of ethics training was completed during the 2-year licensing cycle for which he or she is currently licensed.”
It states: “A renewal applicant shall not be required to comply with CE requirements for the first renewal of an Illinois license.” And: “Speech-language pathologists and audiologists licensed in Illinois but residing and practicing in other states shall comply with the CE requirements set forth in this Section.”
Approved activities
It states: “One CE hour shall equal one clock hour of attendance. Credit may be given in one-half hour increments.” Distance learning from an approved sponsor counts, and “Each distance learning course shall include an examination.” College courses count at “15 CE hours for each semester hour or 10 CE hours for each quarter hour of school credit awarded.”
Certification and audits
It states: “Each renewal applicant shall certify, on the renewal application, full compliance with the CE requirements set forth in subsections (a) and (b).” Additional evidence “shall be required in the context of the Division's random audit. It is the responsibility of each renewal applicant to retain or otherwise produce evidence of compliance.”
What this page does not do
It covers the speech-language pathologist license only, and only what the official page or pages named above say. It does not list fees, does not cover school credentials issued by a state education agency, and does not replace the board’s own instructions. Rules change; check the board before you renew.