Can continuing education hours be carried over if more than the required amount is completed?

In Washington, funeral directors and embalmers are required to complete a specific number of continuing education hours to maintain their licenses. However, the regulations stipulate that any excess hours completed beyond the requirement cannot be carried over to the next licensing period. This means that if a funeral director completes more than the mandated number of continuing education hours, those additional hours are not valid for credit in future renewal periods. This policy is in place to encourage ongoing education without allowing practitioners to accumulate credits over multiple cycles, thus ensuring that everyone continually engages in professional development within each specific licensing period.

The other options imply that some amount of continued education can indeed extend beyond the current cycle or have a limit on how much can be carried over, which conflicts with the established regulations.