Professional Engineers – Requirements by State
Review the below list of requirements by state for how Professional Development Hours earned at Connected Plant Conference may count towards a Professional Engineers certification.
Alabama Professional Engineers
Alabama professional engineers are required to complete 15 PDH each year by December 31st.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Alabama State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors.
Alaska Professional Engineers
Alaska’s professional engineers are required to complete 24 PDH by December 31 of odd numbered years.
A maximum of 12 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Alaska State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors
Arizona Professional Engineers
Arizona professional engineers are not required to complete PDH. Arizona professional engineer licenses are renewed every three years from the original date of licensure.
Board Website: Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
Arkansas Professional Engineers
Arkansas Professional Engineers are required to complete 15 PDH every year by December 31st.
Board Website: Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
California Professional Engineers
California professional engineers are not required to complete PDH. California professional engineer licenses are renewed every two years from the assigned renewal date.
Board Website: California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists
Colorado Professional Engineers
Colorado professional engineers are not required to complete PDH. Colorado professional engineer licenses are renewed every two years from the original date of licensure.
Board Website: State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
Connecticut Professional Engineers
Connecticut professional engineers are not required to complete PDH. Connecticut professional engineer licenses are renewed annually.
Board Website: State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Delaware Professional Engineers
Delaware professional engineers are required to complete 24 PDH every two years. 3 PDH must be related to professional ethics (no more than 6 PDH can be related to professional ethics). No more than 9 PDH can be related to business or project management. Delaware professional engineer licenses are renewed every two years on June 30.
Board Website: Delaware Association of Professional Engineers
Florida Professional Engineers
Effective March 1, 2015 Florida Professional Engineers are required to complete 18 hours of continuing education to renew their licenses every 2 years. Of the 18 hours, 1 hour must be related to the laws and rules of professional engineers, 1 hour must relate to professional ethics, and the remaining 16 hour can relate to any topic pertinent to the practice of engineering. Click here to view our approved Florida courses.
Board Website: Florida Board of Professional Engineers
Georgia Professional Engineers
Georgia engineers must complete 30 PDH by December 31 of even numbered years.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
Hawaii Professional Engineers
Hawaii professional engineers are not required to complete PDH. Hawaii professional engineer licenses are renewed every even numbered year on April 30.
Board Website: Hawaii State Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects.
Idaho Professional Engineers
Idaho requires engineers to complete 30 PDH every other year.
A maximum of 30 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Idaho Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors.
Illinois Professional Engineers
Illinois engineers are required to complete 30 PDH by November 30 of odd numbered years.
Hours cannot be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Illinois Department of Professional Registration
Indiana Professional Engineers
Indiana professional engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every two years. One PDH must be Ethics related. One PDH must be in Indiana statutes and laws. Indiana professional engineer licenses are renewed every two years on July 31.
Board Website: Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.
Note: Indiana professional engineers can take courses from PDH Academy that have been approved by the AIA. These courses contain “AIA” in their course number.
Iowa Professional Engineers
Iowa engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year ending on December 31st.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Iowa Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board.
Kansas Professional Engineers
Kansas engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year by April 30th.
A maximum of 30 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period, except that no carry-over hours are allowed for the first reporting period.
Board Website: Kansas State Board of Technical Professionals
Kentucky Professional Engineers
Kentucky engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year by June 30th.
Board Website: Kentucky Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors
Louisiana Professional Engineers
Louisiana Professional Engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year (on March 31st or September 30th). 1 PDH must be in ethics and 8 PDH must be in Life Safety Code, Building Codes and/or ADA Guidelines.
Board website: https://www.lapels.com/
Maine Professional Engineers
Maine engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year ending on December 31 of odd-numbered years.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Maine Professional Engineers Registration Board
Maryland Professional Engineers
Maryland professional engineers are required to complete 24 PDH every two years. One PDH must be on the topic of engineering ethics. Maryland professional engineer licenses are renewed every two years based on the date of original registration.
Board Website: Maryland Board for Professional Engineers
Massachusetts Professional Engineers
Massachusetts professional engineers are not required to complete PDH. Massachusetts professional engineer licenses are renewed every even numbered year on June 30.
Board Website: Massachusetts Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and of Land Surveyors
Michigan Professional Engineers
Michigan professional engineers who have held a license between 12-24 months are required to complete 15 PDH for their first renewal. Michigan professional engineers who have held a license for more than 24 months are required to complete 30 PDH every two years. Michigan professional engineer licenses are renewed every even year on October 31.
Board Website: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Minnesota Professional Engineers
Minnesota professional engineers are required to complete 24 PDH every two years. 2 PDH must be on the topic of engineering ethics. Minnesota professional engineer licenses are renewed every even year on June 30.
Board Website: Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design.
Mississippi Professional Engineers
Mississippi professional engineers are required to complete 15 PDH every year. 1 PDH must be on ethics training every two years. Mississippi professional engineer licenses are renewed every year on December 31.
Board website: Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
Missouri Professional Engineers
Missouri engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year by December 31st.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, and Landscape Architects.
Montana Professional Engineers
Montana engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year by June 30 of even-numbered years.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Montana Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
Nebraska Professional Engineers
Nebraska engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year by January 1st.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Nebraska Board of Engineers & Architects
Nevada Professional Engineers
Nevada engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year. The deadline is January 1 or July 1, depending on your last name.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board website: Nevada State Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors
New Hampshire Professional Engineers
New Hampshire engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year based on your month of birth and year of initial licensure.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board website: New Hampshire Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers.
New Jersey Professional Engineers
New Jersey professional engineers are required to complete 24 PDH every two years. 2 PDH must focus on the topic of professional ethics. New Jersey professional engineer licenses are renewed every two years.
Board website: New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors .
Note: New Jersey professional engineers can take courses from PDH Academy that have been approved by the AIA. These courses contain “AIA” in their course number.
New Mexico Professional Engineers
New Mexico engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year by December 31st. 4 PDH must be in ethics.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: New Mexico State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
New York Professional Engineers
New York Professional Engineers are required to complete 36 hours of continuing education every 3 years. Of the 36 hours, 18 must provide for direct interaction with an instructor. The remaining 18 hours can be obtained through educational activities from a board approved sponsor. One PDH must be on the topic of engineering ethics. We are approved by the New York State Board of Engineering and Land Surveying as a continuing education provider (NY Sponsor #158).
Board Website: New York State Board of Engineering and Land Surveying
North Carolina Professional Engineers
North Carolina professional engineers are required to complete 15 PDH every year. North Carolina professional engineer licenses are renewed annually on December 31.
Board website: North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.
Note: PDH Academy is not currently an approved provider for professional engineers in North Carolina.
North Dakota Professional Engineers
North Dakota engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year by December 30th.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board website: North Dakota State Board of Registration for Engineers and Land Surveyors.
Ohio Professional Engineers
Ohio engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year by December 31 in odd years.
Board policy only allows for a maximum of three (3) hours continuing professional development per year for the completion of correspondence courses (paper, online, or other formats) provided the course and the course provider meet the requirements.
Board website: Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
Oklahoma Professional Engineers
Oklahoma professional engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board website: Oklahoma State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors
Oregon Professional Engineers
Oregon professional engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board website: Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying
Pennsylvania Professional Engineers
Pennsylvania engineers are required to complete 24 PDH every other year by September of odd years.
A maximum of 12 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Pennsylvania State Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists
Rhode Island Professional Engineers
Rhode Island professional engineers are not required to complete PDH. Rhode Island professional engineer licenses are renewed every year on June 30.
Board Website: Rhode Island State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
South Carolina Professional Engineers
South Carolina engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year by June 30th of even years.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
South Dakota Professional Engineers
South Dakota engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: South Dakota Commission of Engineering, Architectural and Land Surveying Examiners
Tennessee Professional Engineers
Tennessee engineers are required to complete 24 PDH every other year.
A maximum of 12 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Tennessee State Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners
Texas Professional Engineers
Texas engineers are required to complete 15 PDH every year, including 1 PDH of ethics.
A maximum of 14 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Texas Board of Professional Engineers
Utah Professional Engineers
Utah engineers are required to complete 24 PDH every other year by December 31 of even-numbered years.
A maximum of 12 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Utah Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Board
Vermont Professional Engineers
Vermont professional engineers are not required to complete PDH. Vermont professional engineer licenses are renewed every even year on July 1.
Board website: Vermont Board of Professional Engineering
Virginia Professional Engineers
Virginia engineers are required to complete 16 PDH every other year.
No hours may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board website: Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Washington Professional Engineers
Washington professional engineers are not required to complete PDH. Washington professional engineer licenses are renewed every two years depending on the original date of licensure.
Board website: Vermont Board of Professional Engineering
West Virginia Professional Engineers
West Virginia engineers are required to complete 15 PDH every year by June 30th.
A maximum of 8 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board website: Washington State Department of Licensing
Wisconsin Professional Engineers
Wisconsin engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year by July 31 of even-numbered years.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
2 PDH must be in the area of ethics and a minimum of 13 PDH must be in a classroom or webinar (interaction with an instructor).
Board Website: Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
Wyoming Professional Engineers
Wyoming professional engineers are required to complete 30 PDH every other year by December 31.
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Board Website: Wyoming Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors