CE Requirements
40
Total Hours
Per 2-year period
20
Eye Disease
Treatment & Management
1
CPR Credit
Annual for current CPR
Current Period: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025
Detailed Requirements
Course Type Limitations
Practice Management
Max 6 hours
Distance/Online (Asynchronous)
Max 16 hours
Live CE (In-person/Synchronous)
Unlimited
Special Requirements
- • 50% of all CE must be in Treatment and Management of Eye Disease
- • All optometrists must maintain current CPR certification
- • Newly licensed optometrists: 20 hours per full year after license
Approved Course Providers
State Optometric Associations
The North Dakota Board of Optometry automatically approves courses offered by:
- • North Dakota Optometric Association
- • Minnesota Optometric Association
- • South Dakota Optometric Association
- • Montana Optometric Association
COPE Approved Courses
All other courses must be approved by COPE (Council on Optometric Practitioner Education).
- • ARBO's continuing education accreditation system
- • National standard for optometry CE
- • Ensures quality and relevance
OE Tracker Requirement
Since January 1, 2013, all optometrists licensed to practice optometry in North Dakota are required to use OE Tracker to keep track of continuing education hours.