State Engineer Licensing Boards

Hours Required

15 PDH each year

Renewal Dates

December 31 every year for all engineers

Continuing Education

Engineers are responsible for managing their CEUs, the board does not pre-approve providers or courses.

Course Content

Technical, ethical, or managerial content relevant to the practice of engineering.

PDH Carryover

A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.

State Board

• Alabama Board for Engineers & Land Surveyors
• Address: RSA Union Building Suite 382 100 North Union Street Montgomery, AL 36104
• Phone: (334) 242-5568
• Website: https://bels.alabama.gov/

Hours Required

24 hours biennially

Renewal Dates

December 31 odd years

Continuing Education

Engineers are responsible for managing their CEUs, the board does not pre-approve providers or courses.

Course Content

Courses must be relevant to the engineer's field of practice and may include content of a technical, ethical or managerial nature. Subject matter must address the health, safety and welfare of the public. Persons holding Alaska registration in more than one area must meet a minimum of 8 PDH per biennial period in each registration area.

PDH Carryover

Up to 12 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.

State Board

• Alaska State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Lurveyors
• Address: 550 W 7th AVE, STE 1500 Anchorage, AK 99501-3567
• Phone: (907) 269-8160
• Website: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofArchitectsEngineersandLandSurveyors.aspx

Hours Required

30 PDH annually

Renewal Dates

December 31 every year for all engineers

Continuing Education

Engineers are responsible for managing their CEUs, the board does not pre-approve providers or courses.

Course Content

No specific guidance or restrictions on course content are provided by the Board. The course must have a ""clear purpose and objective which will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee's field of practice"".

PDH Carryover

A maximum of 30 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.

State Board

• Arkansas State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors
• Address: 623 Woodlane Ave. Little Rock, AR 72201
• Phone: (501) 682-2824
• Email: pelsboard@arkansas.gov
• Website: https://www.pels.arkansas.gov/

Hours Required

Arizona does not currently have a PE continuing education requirement.

Renewal Dates

Continuing Education

Course Content

PDH Carryover

State Board

• Address:

Hours Required

California does not have a continuing education requirement for PEs

Renewal Dates

Renewed every two years from the assigned renewal date

Continuing Education

No PDH's required

Course Content

PDH Carryover

State Board

• California Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists
• Address: 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95833-2944
• Phone: (916) 999-3612
• Website: https://bpelsg.ca.gov/licensees/renewal_info.shtml

Hours Required

Continuing education is not required to maintain or renew a Professional Engineer license

Renewal Dates

Renew every two years from the original date of licensure

Continuing Education

No PDH's required

Course Content

PDH Carryover

State Board

• Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
• Address: 1560 Broadway, Suite 1350, Denver, CO 80202
• Phone: 303-894-7800
• Website: https://dpo.colorado.gov/AES

Hours Required

Connecticut does not have a continuing education requirement for PEs

Renewal Dates

Renew annually.

Continuing Education

No PDH's required

Course Content

PDH Carryover

State Board

• Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
• Address: 450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 901, Hartford, Connecticut 06103-1840
• Phone: 860-713-6100
• Website: https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/License-Services-Division/All-License-Applications/Professional-Engineers-and-Land-Surveyors-Licensing

Hours Required

12 PDHs per year (or 24 PDH obtained any time during the renewal period)

Renewal Dates

The initial period for meeting the requirements will be the 2014 to 2016 renewal period unless one is a first time licensee. Licenses expire on June 30 of odd years.

Continuing Education

The licensee is responsible for maintaining records to be used to support credits claimed.

Course Content

Of the 24 PDHs earned during the biennial renewal period: no less than 3 PDH and no more than 6 PDH shall be related to professional ethics, and no more than 9 PDH shall be related to business or project management. The balance shall be related to the licensee's area of technical practice. For dual licensees in both engineering and surveying, up to 12 PDHs may be related to the technical practice of surveying. Regular duties are not considered qualified activities.

PDH Carryover

A maximum of 12 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.

State Board

• Delaware Association of Prefessional Engineers
• Address: 92 Read's Way, Suite 208 New Castle, DE 19720
• Phone: 302-323-4588
• Email: office@dape.org
• Website: https://www.dape.org/

Hours Required

20 PDH each biennial renewal cycle

Renewal Dates

August 31 of even-numbered years

Continuing Education

20 PDHs (1 must include Ethics). Continuing Education courses and program must be completed by a Board approved provider or organization. Find approved provider on board website.

Course Content

Online continuing education courses will be accepted. The licensee is required to retain a certificate of completion and a copy of the course outline in the event of an audit. Records must be retained 4 years

PDH Carryover

No guidelines have been issued on the number of carryover hours that will be permitted

State Board

• District of Columbia Board of Professional Engineering
• Address: 1100 4th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024
• Phone: 202-442-4400
• Website: https://dcra.dc.gov/engineers

Hours Required

18 PDH biennially

Renewal Dates

February 28 of odd years for all engineers

Continuing Education

Engineer licensees are responsible for maintaining sufficient records demonstrating completion of qualifying professional development hours for at least two licensure cycles four (4) years. For licensees whose practice includes the design of engineering works or systems in connection with buildings, structures, or facilities and systems covered by the Florida Building Code, you will need to complete the advanced course.

Course Content

Of the 18 hours, one (1) hour must be related to the laws and rules of professional engineers, one (1) hour must relate to professional ethics, and the remaining 16 hours can relate to any topic pertinent to the practice of engineering. Continuing education hours may be earned by presenting or attending seminars, in-house or non-classroom courses, workshops, or professional or technical presentations made at meetings, webinars, conventions, or conferences, including those presented by vendors with specific knowledge related to the licensee's area of practice. One (1) hour of the continuing education course hours may be obtained by serving as an officer for a Board-recognized professional or technical engineering society. The required hours relating to law, rules and ethics may also be earned by a PE serving as a member of the Legislature or as an elected state or local official. Must complete at least one advanced Florida Building Code course within 12 months of each edition of the FL Building Code effective date.

PDH Carryover

Hours cannot be carried forward into the next renewal period.

State Board

• Florida Board of Professional Engineers
• Address: 2400 Mahan Dr. Tallahassee, FL 32308
• Phone: (850) 521-0500
• Website: https://fbpe.org/

Hours Required

15 PDH Annually

Renewal Dates

December 31 each year

Continuing Education

Engineers are responsible for managing their CEUs, the board does not pre-approve providers or courses.

Course Content

Technical, ethical, or managerial content relevant to the practice of engineering

PDH Carryover

A maximum of 7.5 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.

State Board

• Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
• Address: 214 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334
• Website: https://sos.ga.gov/georgia-state-board-registration-professional-engineers-and-land-surveyors

Hours Required

Does not currently have a PE continuing education requirement

Renewal Dates

Renew by April 30, every even-numbered year

Continuing Education

No PDH's required

Course Content

PDH Carryover

State Board

• Hawaii BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, SURVEYORS & LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
• Address: 335 Merchant St, Honolulu, HI 96813
• Phone: 808-586-2702
• Website: https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/engineer/

Hours Required

30 PDH during the renewal period biennium

Renewal Dates

Biennial

Continuing Education

Seminars and courses of continuing professional development offered by an organization in the Registered Continuing Education Providers Program of the American Council of Engineering Companies, are pre-approved. The Board will not pre-approve other activities as qualifying for continuing professional development (CPD) , but has final authority to judge the PDH value for all activities submitted to fulfill CPD requirements. If the courses meet the definition of an "activity" for you, then you may claim them as CPD, but you need to be able to defend them in the event you are selected for a CPD audit. An "Activity" in that chapter is defined as "Any qualifying action with a clear purpose and objective which will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee's field of practice or practices." Maintenance of records to support credits claimed is the responsibility of the licensee.

Course Content

Any qualifying action with a clear purpose and objective which will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee's field of practice or practices.

PDH Carryover

A maximum of 30 PDH units may be carried forward into the subsequent renewal period.

State Board

• Idaho Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors of the DOPL
• Address: 1510 E. Watertower St. Ste 110 Meridian, ID 83642-7993
• Phone: :208-373-7210
• Website: https://ipels.idaho.gov/index.php

Hours Required

30 hours biennially

Renewal Dates

November 30 odd years for Professional Engineers; November 30 even years for Structural Engineers

Continuing Education

Engineers are responsible for managing their CEUs, the board does not pre-approve providers or courses.

Course Content

No specific guidance or restrictions on course content are provided by the Board. The course must "contribute to the advancement, extension or enhancement of the professional skills and/or scientific knowledge of the licensee in practice of professional engineering" and "foster the enhancement of general or specialized practice and values of professional engineering, related sciences and engineering ethics".

PDH Carryover

Hours cannot be carried forward into the next renewal period.

State Board

• Illinois Board for Professional Engineering
• Address: 555 West Monroe Street, 5th Floor Chicago, IL 60661
• Phone: (888) 473-4858
• Website: https://www.idfpr.com/profs/ProfEngineer.asp

Hours Required

30 hours PDH biennially

Renewal Dates

July 31 even years

Continuing Education

It is the professional engineer's responsibility to ensure that the course is applicable to enhancing the practice of engineering. The curriculum of a continuing education course shall be thoughtfully planned and designed to explore in considerable depth one subject or a closely related group of subjects related to the practice of engineering. Continuing education courses for professional engineers approved by an approved organization under IC 25-1-4-0.2 are automatically approved.The professional engineer shall maintain copies of certificates of completion of continuing education courses for a period of three (3) years following the end of the biennium. At least one-half (1/2) of all continuing education requirements must be allowed by distance learning methods.

Course Content

At least one (1) hour of the continuing education required in each biennium shall be in ethics applicable to the practice of professional engineering. At least one (1) hour of the continuing education required in each biennium shall be in Indiana statutes and rules applicable to the practice of professional engineering.

PDH Carryover

A maximum of 15 PDH units can be carried forward.

State Board

• Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
• Address:
• Phone: (317) 234-3022
• Email: pla10@pla.in.gov
• Website: https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/engineering-home/

Hours Required

30 PDH biennially

Renewal Dates

December 31 even-numbered years or odd-numbered years depending on the date of initial licensure. Certificates of licensure that were initially issued in even numbered years expire in odd numbered years and certificates that were initially issued in odd numbered years expire in even numbered years.

Continuing Education

Engineers are responsible for managing their CEUs, the board does not pre-approve providers or courses. Online courses are considered "independent study" by the Board. A maximum of 10 PDH may be earned each renewal period through online continuing education courses.

Course Content

The course must have a "clear purpose and objective which will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee's field of practice". The board segregates PDH credits into Group 1 and Group 2 activities. Group 1 Activities. There are limitations on the number of hours allowed in each type of course area for Group 1 activities, which are intended to maintain, improve, or expand skills and knowledge obtained prior to initial licensure. Below is a list of Group 1 activities along with the corresponding maximum number of PDHs allowed in each renewal period. Mathematics and Basic Science (10 PDH) Engineering Sciences (10 PDH) Humanities and Social Sciences (5 PDH) Engineering curriculum courses (10 PDH) Group 2 Activities There are no limitations on the number of hours allowed for group 2 activities, which include postgraduate level engineering science or design, new technology, environmental regulation and courses in management of engineering.

PDH Carryover

A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.

State Board

• Iowa Professional Licensing Engineers & Land Surveyors
• Address: 200 East Grand Avenue, Suite 350 Des Moines, Iowa 50309
• Phone: (515) 725-9022 x 4
• Email: EngineeringandLandSurveyBoard@iowa.gov
• Website: https://plb.iowa.gov/board/engineers-land-surveyors

Hours Required

30 PDH biennially

Renewal Dates

April 30 of even-numbered years for licensees whose last name begins with one of the letters A through L. April 30 of odd-numbered years for licensees whose last name begins with one of the letters M through Z.

Continuing Education

Engineers are responsible for managing their CEUs, the board does not pre-approve providers or courses.

Course Content

No specific guidance or restrictions on course content are provided by the Board. The course must have a "clear purpose and objective which will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee's field of practice".

PDH Carryover

A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period, except that no carry-over hours are allowed for the first reporting period.

State Board

• Kansas State Board of Technical Professions
• Address: 900 S.W. Jackson St. Suite 507 Topeka Kansas 66612-1257
• Phone: (785) 296-3053
• Website: https://www.ksbtp.ks.gov/professions/engineers

Hours Required

30 PDH biennially

Renewal Dates

June 30. Even years for those licensees whose last names begin with L-Z and odd years for A-K.

Continuing Education

No preapproval is required. The licensee shall be responsible for maintaining records used to support PDH units claimed.

Course Content

Continuing education hours applicable to the renewal of the license shall be directly related to the professional growth and development of the professional engineer, containing technical, ethical, or managerial subjects

PDH Carryover

A maximum of 15 PDHs can be carried forward into the next renewal period.

State Board

• Kentucky Board of Engineers & Land Surveyors
• Address: 160 Democrat Drive Frankfort, KY 40601
• Phone: (502) 573-2680
• Website: https://kyboels.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Hours Required

15 PDH Yearly

Renewal Dates

March 31 and September 30 based on the year of initial licensure.

Continuing Education

Engineers are responsible for managing their CEUs, the board does not pre-approve providers or courses, but does pre-approve course sponsors. Engineers are not required to earn hours from an approved sponsor. However, courses provided by an approved sponsor are assured to be accepted by the Board.

Course Content

Courses shall have "subject matter which is technical in nature or addresses business management practices, professional ethics, quality assurance, codes or other similar topics which facilitate the registrant's professional development as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor, and/or serves to safeguard life, health, property and promote the public welfare". For all engineers, at least 1 PDH of the 30 PDH required must be earned in Professional Ethics. For engineers who design buildings and/or building systems, a minimum of 8 PDH shall be earned in Life Safety Code, Building Codes and/or Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.

PDH Carryover

A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period. However, in required categories such as ethics, life safety code, minimum standards, etc., the number of PDH carried over in the particular required category may not exceed the minimum PDH required in that particular category.

State Board

• Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board
• Address: 9643 Brookline Avenue Suite 121 Baton Rouge, LA 70809-1433
• Phone: (225) 925-6291
• Website: https://www.lapels.com/

Hours Required

30 PDH biennially

Renewal Dates

December 31 of odd-numbered years for all engineers

Continuing Education

Engineers are responsible for managing their CEUs, the board does not pre-approve providers or courses.

Course Content

Technical, ethical, or managerial content relevant to the practice of engineering.

PDH Carryover

A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.

State Board

• Maine State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers
• Address: 92 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0092
• Phone: 207-287-3236
• Email: professional.engineers@maine.gov
• Website: https://www.maine.gov/professionalengineers/

Hours Required

16 PDH biennially

Renewal Dates

2-year licensing period immediately preceding a current individual licensing term

Continuing Education

A provider does not have to be a pre-approved or approved provider in order for courses to be acceptable to the Board. The responsibility of maintaining records to be used to support the continuing professional competency credit claim is the responsibility of each licensee. The licensee will be required to complete the Assessment form(s) and maintain the records for 4 years in case of audit.

Course Content

(1) Minimum of 18 PDH units in Category A programs [Technical, research, analytical, or design aspects of engineering; Laws and regulations applicable to the practice of engineering in Maryland; Engineering-related computer hardware and software topics; standards of practice or care; professional engineering ethics; project management, risk assessment and management, or emergency and disaster management; or similar topics aimed to maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee's field of practice], including a minimum of 1 PDH unit in content areas related to the standards of practice or care, laws and regulations applicable to the practice of engineering in Maryland, or professional engineering ethics; and (2) Maximum of 6 PDH units in Category B programs [Business or government administration; or development of traits, skills, or behavioral patterns geared towards improved communications skills, oral and written skills, personal management skills, or other similar programs which contain a clear purpose of improving a licensee's methods of practice or operations or advancing professionally related skills and practices as applicable to the practice of engineering.]

PDH Carryover

A maximum of 6 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.

State Board

• Maryland Department of Labor Licensing Professional Engineers
• Address: 1100 North Eutaw Street Baltimore MD 21201
• Phone: 410-230-6010
• Email: dloplprofessionalengineers-labor@maryland.gov
• Website: https://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/pe/pelic.shtml