Hours Required

30 PDH biennially (For newly licensed PEs, the requirement is 15 PDH if licensed between 12 and 24 months at time of first renewal)

Renewal Dates

October 31 based on the year of initial licensure

Board Approval

The Board does not pre-approve providers or specific courses. Each engineer must determine whether an activity meets the Board's requirements.

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Approved Content

Not Accepted Topic Areas:

1. Business Skills

2. Firm Management

3. Personal Development

The catalog on this website lists courses and webinars by Topic Areas. Due to Board restrictions on content, you should avoid earning your PDH in the Topic Areas listed above.

Effective March 2022, the board has added a requirement that 2 PDH in each renewal period must cover the subject of engineering ethics.

Courses must have a clear purpose and objective that will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee's area of practice. The Board's Administrative rules (R 339.16041) allow "online continuing education hours" that meet certain criteria. PDHengineer's courses fall under the following activity codes:

(a) Completing a continuing education program or activity related to professional engineering that is approved or offered for continuing education credit by any of the following:Another state's board of engineers.

PDHengineer is a pre-approved provider of PDH in every state that requires approval, and our approval letters are readily available.

(i) Participating in a company-sponsored or hosted seminar or training that is designed to enhance professional development in the licensee's area of professional practice.If audited, a licensee shall submit documentation or a certificate of completion issued by the company presenting the seminar or training showing the licensee's name, company name, subject of seminar or training, and the date on which the seminar or training was held.

PDHengineer's certificates of completion meet the above criteria.

Please note that the Board's rules allow an engineer to earn no more than 12 PDH in a 24-hour period.

Approved Activities

Regular duties of employment cannot be counted as continuing education hours. There is no limit on the number of PDHs that can be earned through online continuing education.

PDH Carryover

There is no provision for carryover of hours earned in excess of the requirement.

Notes

  1. PDH completion records must be maintained for a minimum of 4 years. PDHengineer helps you meet this requirement by providing you with the ability to instantly access and print a certificate upon successful completion of a course or webinar. Additionally, your certificates of completion are securely maintained by PDHengineer for a minimum of ten years and can be accessed online at any time through your login account.
  2. Continuing education must be relevant to the engineer's area of practice.
  3. Required access to the instructor is provided by emailing support@PDHengineer.com.

Last updated on April 27, 2022

PDHengineer's credits are accepted by your state engineering board

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PDHengineer credits have been accepted by every U.S. state engineering board that mandates continuing education for engineers. In fact, no PDHengineer course or webinar has ever been rejected by a state licensing board. We're so confident about the acceptability of our PDH credits that every PDHengineer course and webinar comes with the PDHengineer Triple Guarantee.

If your state licensing board does not accept any PDHengineer course or webinar:

  • We will give you a full refund
  • We will pay for a replacement course or webinar
  • We will pay any associated license renewal penalties or late fees

Disclaimer: The information listed above represents a summary of the Board's requirements and is provided solely for the convenience of PDHengineer.com's users. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, Decatur Professional Development, LLC and its affiliate PDHengineer.com make no guarantee regarding the accuracy or completeness of the data listed above. It is the responsibility of each engineer to investigate the Board's rules to ensure his/her own compliance. You are strongly encouraged to contact the Board directly for a complete listing of the Board's current requirements.