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AIT Training
Exam
CE Hrs
Required
State
Min.
Age
Education
Period
Board
Approved
Preceptor
Nat'l
State
Degree
Min/Max Hrs
Alabama
19
AA
200/2000
Yes
Yes
Yes
24/Annually
Alaska
19
BA
Yes
No
0/0
Arizona
BA
1000
No
Yes
Yes
50/Biennially
Arkansas
21
AA
Yes
Yes
20/Annually
California NHA
18
BA
1000
Yes
Yes
Yes
40/Biennially
Colorado
21
AA
500/1000
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
Connecticut
0
Yes
0
Delaware
18
Other
100
Yes
Yes
No
48/Biennially
District of Columbia
18
BA
1000
Yes
Yes
Yes
40/Biennially
Florida
18
BA
1000/2000
Yes
Yes
Yes
40/Biennially
Georgia
Hawaii
21
BA
30
2080/0
Yes
Yes
No
0/Biennially
Idaho NHA
21
BA
384/384
Yes
Yes
Yes
20/Annually
Illinois
0
1/1
/1
Yes
Yes
Yes
/0
Indiana
Other
280
728/1040
Yes
Yes
Yes
40/Biennially
Iowa
BA
12
720
No
Yes
No
40/Biennially
Kansas
18
BA
480
Yes
Yes
Yes
50/Biennially
Kentucky
21
BA
1080
No
Yes
No
30/Biennially
Louisiana
21
BA
1040
Yes
Yes
Yes
15/Annually
Maine
0
0
Maryland
21
BA
100/100
2080/2080
Yes
Yes
Yes
40/Biennially
Massachusetts
18
BA
520/1040
Yes
Yes
No
40/Biennially
Michigan
18
Other
0/0
0/0
Yes
Yes
36/Biennially
Minnesota
21
BA
0/36
0/400
No
Yes
No
20/Annually
Mississippi
21
Other
0/0
1040
Yes
Yes
Yes
40/Biennially
Missouri
21
Other
500/2000
Yes
Yes
Yes
40/Biennially
Montana
18
Other
Yes
Yes
25/Annually
Nebraska
19
AA
640
Yes
Yes
No
50/Biennially
Nevada
21
BA
1000
Yes
Yes
No
30/Biennially
New Hampshire
21
BA
15
No
Yes
Yes
40/Biennially
New Jersey
18
BA
100/100
1750/1750
Yes
Yes
No
60/0
New Mexico
BA
No
Yes
Yes
24/Annually
New York
21
BA
15
445/2080
Yes
Yes
No
48/Biennially
North Carolina
18
Other
0/0
480/2000
Yes
Yes
Yes
30/Biennially
North Dakota
18
BA
0
480
Yes
Yes
Yes
20/Annually
Ohio
18
BA
1500/1500
Yes
Yes
Yes
20/Annually
Oklahoma
21
BA
560/560
Yes
Yes
Yes
24/Annually
Oregon
BA
960
No
Yes
Yes
20/Annually
Pennsylvania
21
Other
800/1000
No
Yes
Yes
48/Biennially
Rhode Island
18
BA
15
350
Yes
No
40/Biennially
South Carolina
21
BA
0/0
0/0
Yes
Yes
Yes
20/Annually
South Dakota
18
BA
240
Yes
Yes
40/Biennially
Tennessee
18
AA
400
Yes
Yes
Yes
18/Annually
Texas
BA
15
1000
Yes
Yes
Yes
40/Biennially
Utah
0
1000
No
Yes
No
40/Biennially
Vermont
18
BA
0/0
1000
Yes
Yes
Yes
40/Biennially
Virginia
BA
320/2000
Yes
Yes
No
20/Annually
Washington
BA
1500
Yes
Yes
No
36/Biennially
West Virginia
21
BA
12
2040
Yes
Yes
Yes
20/Annually
Wisconsin
0
0
Wyoming
BA
No
Yes
No
25/Annually