Biennial CE Requirements

An Overview of Continuing Education

To maintain your certification and registration with ARRT, you’ll need to meet our ongoing requirements throughout your career. This section describes our biennial Continuing Education (CE) Requirements. For in-depth information, review ARRT Education Requirements for Obtaining and Maintaining Certification and Registration.

What Are Biennial CE Requirements?

Every two years—known as a biennium—you must complete and report a set number of CE activities to maintain your ARRT credential. In addition to the information below, refer to our Guide to Maintaining Your ARRT Credential and Continuing Education (CE) and Renewal FAQs.

When Do I Earn and Report CE?

Your biennium is the two-year period during which you must complete your continuing education (CE) activities. It ends on the last day of the month before your birth month.

Timing and Deadlines

  • Completing CE Activities: You must finish all required CE activities by the last day of the month before your birth month.
  • Reporting CE Activities: You'll report CE credits every other year during the renewal process. The deadline to report CE is the last day of your birth month—the same day as your renewal deadline. (Note: Because biennial CE activities can only be reported during your renewal period, you'll need to keep records of the activities that you complete throughout your biennium.)

Important to remember: The deadline for completing your CE activities is one month earlier than the deadline for reporting CE and annual renewal.

Refer to the Your Deadlines section of your dashboard to see all of your renewal and biennial CE dates.

How Many CE Credits Do I Need to Complete?

  • Most R.T.s are required to earn 24 approved CE credits each biennium, regardless of how many ARRT credentials they hold. 
  • R.T.s with a Sonography credential must complete at least 16 sonography-specific CE credits as part of their 24 required credits.
  • R.R.A.s need to complete 50 approved CE credits each biennium.

Looking for activities to fulfill your biennial CE requirements?
The easiest way to find approved activities is to use this biennial CE search tool.

Reporting CE Activities

  • During the renewal process, check the Report CE page to see if you have transferred credits before you enter your CE activities. We automatically apply credits to your biennial CE for activities transferred from:
  • Make sure you enter all applicable CE before you complete the renewal process. Once you submit your renewal, no changes can be made.
  • We encourage you to keep a list of CE activities and CE participation certificates for at least one year. ARRT can’t access records of your past CE activities.

What Activities Are Acceptable for CE Credit?

Below are examples of activities that ARRT does and does not accept for biennial CE credit. For more detailed information, review ARRT’s Education Requirements for Obtaining and Maintaining Certification and Registration.  

Examples of ARRT-Accepted Activities:

  • Category A or A+ activities
    Must be approved by an ARRT-recognized CE approver, including facility applications training. 
  • Academic courses relevant to the profession
    Taken through an accredited university or college (16 CE credits per academic semester credit or 12 CE credits per academic quarter credit).
  • Advanced CPR certification (ALS/ACLS or PALS)
    Earn up to six credits once per biennium when certified through an ARRT-recognized CPR provider.
  • Authoring a published article
    Must be published in an ARRT-accepted peer-reviewed medical journal.
  • Certain activities you complete for state licensing purposes
    Accepted only for Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, or Oregon. For more information, call 651.687.0048 and choose the option for renewal, reinstatement, or continuing education. 

Examples of Activities ARRT Doesn't Accept: