Hours beyond 20 are not credited in the next biennial period.

• A. Hours beyond 20 are not credited in the next biennial period.
• B. Hours beyond 20 are credited in the next biennial period.
• C. All CEUs beyond 20 are void.
• D. The next biennial period is extended to accommodate them.

Answer: (A)

The situation tests how CE credits carry over between two-year licensure cycles. In this rule set, you must complete 20 hours of continuing education in a biennial period, and hours earned beyond that 20 do not carry forward to the next cycle. Each new two-year period starts with a fresh 20-hour requirement, regardless of how many extra CE hours you earned in the previous period. So the correct statement is that hours beyond 20 are not credited in the next biennial period.

This matters because it prevents overloading one cycle with extra credits and ensures every licensee meets a fresh education standard every two years. The idea isn’t that extra hours are void or that the period is extended; it’s simply that they don’t count toward the next cycle’s requirement.