Oklahoma Nursing CE Requirements
Everything Oklahoma RNs need for license renewal — required contact hours,
renewal cycle, mandatory topics, and the best continuing-education providers, in one place.
Required Hours
24 contact hours per renewal period (the most common of five "Continuing Qualifications for Practice" options)
Renewal Cycle
Biennial (every 2 years), tied to your birth month
Tracking / Reporting
Self-attested; keep certificates at least 4 years for audit. Use an OBN-approved or ANCC-accredited provider.
Renewal Deadline
Licenses expire the last day of your birth month in even-numbered years. Renew online (notices go out ~90 days before).
Required & specialty topics
- Meet ONE Continuing Qualifications for Practice option in the past 2 years: 520 work hours in a position requiring a nursing license; OR 24 contact hours of CE; OR current nursing specialty certification; OR a Board-approved refresher course; OR 6 academic semester credit hours of nursing coursework at your level or higher.
- APRNs with prescriptive authority (CNP/CNS/CNM): 15 hours of pharmacotherapeutics + 2 hours on pain management or opioid use/addiction; CRNAs need 8 hours of advanced anesthesia pharmacology.
Good to know
- Oklahoma is a Nurse Licensure Compact state.
- Non-clinical roles requiring a nursing license (educator, administrator, etc.) count toward the work-hours option.
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Verify before you rely on this. This page is a free planning guide, not legal or
licensing advice. Nursing CE rules change and individual situations vary (specialty, license type,
first renewal, endorsement). Confirm your exact requirements with the
Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) before completing any course or renewal.
Last verified 2026-05-29 · Source: Oklahoma Board of Nursing (oklahoma.gov/nursing) / Title 485.
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