New Hampshire Civil Engineer
NH Professional Engineers
The State of New Hampshire requires 30 hours of Continuing Education prior to the license renewal period.
-Renewal for Engineers is the last day of the month of the licensee's birth..
Our online classes are applicable to New Hampshire engineer continuing education for any engineering disipline.
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"Create Your Own" 30 Hour Continuing Education Package $299
This package is designed to fulfill the continuing education requirements of New Hampshire Professional Engineers and includes:
(30) hours of General CE Credits (After enrollment you may choose any (30) of the following classes.)
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New Hampshire
Professional Engineer Continuing Education Requirements
Hours Required: | 30 Hours biennially |
Renewal Deadline: | The last day of the month of the licensee's birth. The year of the renewal is based on the year of initial licensure. Licenses initially issued in even-numbered years renew in even-numbered years. Licenses initially issued in odd-numbered years renew in odd-numbered years. |
Carryover Allowed: | 15 |
Course Approval: | The Board does not pre-approve courses. The Board is relying on the professional judgment of the licensee to choose courses which comply with the administrative rules, and enhances the professional knowledge of the licensee. |
Course Content: | Professional Development Hour activities must be relevant to the practice of engineering and should include technical, ethical or managerial content. |
State Website: | http://www.nh.gov/jtboard/pece.htm |
Contact Info: | NH - Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers 57 REGIONAL DRIVE Concord, NH 03301 Donna Lobdell, Program Specialist II Tel: 603- 271-2219 |
Valid Course Work Units: | PDH units may be obtained through successful completion of college courses, participation on committees of professional or technical societies, on-line or correspondence courses, seminars, workshops, teaching, vendor demonstrations, in-house trainings, patents, publication of technical papers or professional/technical presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences. PDH units may also be earned by publishing a professional journal or textbook and through the award of patents. The criteria for professional development activities is outlined in administrative rules Eng 403.05 and 403.06. |
Converting Education to PDH: | Professional development hours shall be credited as follows: (a) A maximum of 6 professional development hours shall apply to activity on a state or national board of licensure; (b) Courses/programs awarded one college semester hour of credit shall equal 45 professional development hours based on course credit established by the college or university; (c) Courses/programs awarded one college quarter hour shall equal 30 professional development hours; (d) Courses/programs awarded one continuing education unit shall equal 10 professional development hours; (e) Credit shall be awarded for one hour of professional development in course work, seminars, or professional technical presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences for each hour of attendance. Attendance at qualifying programs presented at professional and/or technical society meetings shall earn professional development hour units for the actual time of each program; (f) Teaching or instructing qualifying courses or seminars or making presentations at technical meetings shall earn professional development hours credit at twice that of participants. Teaching credit shall be valid for teaching a course or seminar for the first time only. Teaching credit shall not apply to full-time faculty; (g) Each professional journal, published paper, article or published engineering text book shall equal 30 professional development hours; (h) Active participation in professional or technical societies shall equal 2 professional development hours and shall require that a registrant serve as an officer and/or actively participate in a committee of the organization. Professional development hour credits shall not be earned until each year service is completed and shall be limited to 2 professional development hours per organization; (i) Credit awarded for one patent shall equal 10 professional development hours; and (j) Professional development credits shall not be recognized for any repeat program attended or completed. |
Recordkeeping: | The responsibility of maintaining records to be used to support credits claimed shall be the responsibility of the licensee. Records required shall contain at least the following documentation: (1) A log showing the type of activity claimed, sponsoring organization, location, instructor's or speaker's name, and professional development hours credits earned; and (2) Attendance verification records in the form of completion certificates or other documents supporting evidence of attendance such as: (a) Signed attendance receipts; (b) Paid receipts; or (c) A copy of a listing of attendees signed by a person sponsoring the course or program or the course/program provider. The licensee shall retain attendance verification records for a period of at least 4 years. Such documentation shall be made available to the board for random audit and/or verification purposes. Documentation shall support professional development hours claimed. Failure to provide documentation for audit verification shall result in disciplinary action. (d) Not less than 5% of the licensees shall be randomly selected each year by the board for compliance with Eng. 403.01. |