Louisiana Civil Engineer
LA Professional Engineers
The State of Louisiana requires 30 hours of Continuing Education prior to the license renewal period.
-Renewal for Engineers is March 31 and September 30 based on the year of initial licensure.
The 30 hours of Continuing Education must include:
(1) hour (Professional Ethics).
(8) hours of (Life Safety Code, building codes and/or Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines) by every professional engineer licensee who designs building and/or building systems.
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Louisiana
Professional Engineer Continuing Education Requirements| Hours Required: | 30 Hours biennially |
| Renewal Deadline: | March 31 and September 30 based on the year of initial licensure. |
| Carryover Allowed: | 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. |
| Course Approval: |
The Board does not pre-approve specific courses, but does pre-approve course sponsors/providers. 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. Our company (Infinity LC, D.B.A. On-Line-Classes.com) is approved by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board as a provider or sponser of continuing education classes. (Credential No.: CPD.0000264). |
| Course Content: | Of the 30 PDH, at least: - 1 PDH must be in professional ethics - 8 PDH must be in Life Safety Code, Building Codes and/or Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines 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". |
| State Website: | http://www.lapels.com/docs/CPD/CPD_Rules.pdf |
| Contact Info: | LA - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors 9643 Brookline Avenue Suite 121 Baton Rouge, LA 70809-1433 Tel: 225-925-6291 |
| Valid Course Work Units: | PDHs may be earned for the following Acceptable Activities: 1. successful completion of college courses, correspondence courses, continuing education courses, seminars, tutorials, short courses and/or by teaching/instructing these items; 2. attending or presenting qualifying seminars; in-house courses sponsored by corporations, governmental agencies or other organizations; workshops; or professional/technical presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences; 3. obtaining teaching credit for teaching/instructing or presenting. To obtain credit for teaching/instructing or presenting, licensees must be able to document that research and preparation were necessary, such as in the case of first-time teaching; 4. membership in engineering and land surveying professional associations or technical societies; 5. authoring and publishing articles in engineering or land surveying journals; 6. obtaining patents; and 7. formal, documented problem preparation for NCEES or state professional exams. |
| Converting Education to PDH: | The conversion of other units of credit to PDHs is as follows: 1. one college or unit semester hour = 45 PDHs; 2. one college or unit quarter hour = 30 PDHs; 3. one continuing education unit = 10 PDHs. PDH credit will be awarded as follows: 1. fifty contact minutes of instruction or verified attendance at an activity, or problem preparation for a NCEES or state professional exam = one PDH. A maximum of 10 PDHs will be allowed per biennial licensure renewal period for problem preparation; 2. membership in engineering and land surveying professional associations or technical societies = one PDH per biennial licensure renewal period for each professional or technical association or society. A maximum of three PDHs will be allowed per biennial licensure renewal period for all such memberships; 3. in accordance with ยง3111.A.1-3, credit for teaching or making presentations may be earned at twice the PDHs allowed for attending a course, but shall not exceed 30 PDHs in any biennial licensure renewal period; 4. authoring and publishing peer reviewed (refereed) articles/papers in engineering or land surveying journals = 10 PDHs; 5. authoring and publishing non-peer reviewed (nonrefereed) articles/papers in engineering or land surveying journals = 5 PDHs; 6. each patent = 10 PDHs. |
| Recordkeeping: | A. All licensure renewal applications will require the completion of a board-approved renewal form. By completing and returning this form, the licensee is certifying that he/she has met all requirements for licensure renewal, including CPD requirements. This form will also contain an affirmation which must be completed if the licensee desires to change his/her license status. B. In addition, the licensee will be required to maintain the board-approved Professional Development Activity Log outlining PDHs claimed. The licensee must complete all sections of the form and be prepared to submit the completed form and any corresponding documentation to the board upon request. Blank forms can be obtained from the board's website. C. Maintaining records to be used to support PDHs claimed is the responsibility of the licensee. These records must be maintained for at least three consecutive biennial licensure renewal periods (six years) and copies may be requested by the board at any time. |