CEU Processing Details

After you complete a class your CEU hours are sent to USC for processing.  USC only allows ACSP (and other online course providers) to submit online course completions once a week and we submit your hours to them each Monday for anything completed the previous week.  Upon receipt, USC has up to 5 business days to process your hours.  USC will then mail a certificate out to you at whatever address you put on your VOA or included during your online course registration.  After processing, USC exports your hours directly to LLR. We generally suggest giving it 2-3 weeks from the completion of your class to see your hours on the LLR website.   

Questions about what you need for Renewal? Click here 

Didn’t get a certificate? Call USC at 803-777-9440 or request a duplicate here

Questions about your license renewal for 2023? Visit the SC State Board of Cosmetology website or call them at 803-896-4588

If you took your class prior to Feb 26th it is possible (but not guaranteed) your hours will be to LLR for an online renewal.  If you completed the 26th or later you should plan to do a mail in renewal as your hours will likely not get from USC to LLR in time to renew online.  Include a note with the renewal on the date your online course was completed and LLR will watch for that class to hit their system from USC and send out your new license once that happens.  The only "certificate" accepted by LLR is the one from USC.  Certificates from providers are not valid therefore we can't provide that to you.  They will not renew your license without the verification from USC.  Be sure to send your renewal by the March 10th postmark deadline!   If your hours aren't showing at LLR but you DO have a copy of your certificate then you can upload a copy of your certificate to LLR or mail a copy with your paper renewal application.    Contact the SC Board of Cosmetology if needed.

If you completed mid-February or earlier and didn’t get a certificate from USC yet please call them at 803-777-9440 for a replacement or visit this link to request a replacement. Unfortunately, I don’t have access to the system where USC transmits your hours to LLR so ACSP can’t see where things are in the process or what has happened. 

We can confirm when your hours were sent to USC and we can sometimes let you know if USC has processed your hours, but we don't have any access to any part of the process once we send your hours to USC.