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South Carolina CLE Requirements for Attorneys

Everything you need to know about the South Carolina CLE rules and requirements.

South Carolina MCLE Requirements Overview

Credit Requirements

  • Total Credits: 14 credit hours per year
    • At least 2 hours in Ethics
    • At least 1 hour in Mental Health and Substance Abuse (every 2 years)

  • Credit Format: 6 credits must be Live In-Person, 8 credits can be from Live Webcasts or On Demand courses

  • All Courses on SproutEd are approved for credit in South Carolina

Compliance & Reporting

  • CLE Deadline: February 28th (February 29th on leap years)

  • Reporting Deadline: March 1st

  • Reporting Procedure: SproutEd reports your attendance and credit to the South Carolina Commission on CLE and Specialization within 30 days of completion

  • Compliance Procedure: The Commission will mail an annual report of compliance to each attorney in January, which must be completed and filed by March 1st

Additional Info

  • Carryover Credit: 14 credits, including 2 in Ethics, excluding Mental Health and Substance Abuse, may be carried forward to the next reporting period. Alternative Delivery Format courses may not be carried forward. 

  • All courses on SproutEd are approved for credit in South Carolina

  • All courses may be completed online with SproutEd

South Carolina CLE Requirements FAQs

Reporting Number: SPROU

South Carolina does not distinguish newly admitted attorneys for CLE purposes.

Newly admitted attorneys are subject to the same CLE requirements as all attorneys.

Attorneys can complete 8 credits online with SproutEd. All of SproutEd’s courses are approved for credit in South Carolina. 

State CLE Contact Info:
South Carolina Commission on CLE and Specialization
P.O. Box 2138
Columbia, SC 29202
803-799-5578
[email protected]

www.commcle.org

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