| Hours |
30 biennially |
| Renewal Dates |
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| PDH4Engineers Approved? |
Yes |
| Course Guidelines |
- Online Courses Accepted: Yes
- The board does not approve courses. It is the licensee’s responsibility to determine if the course meets the requirements.
- licensees will be limited in their use of fundamental courses in proportion to ABET criteria for accreditation of engineering curricula. Continuing education activities are classified as:
- Group 1 activities. Group 1 activities are intended to maintain, improve, or expand skills and knowledge obtained prior to initial licensure.
- Up to 10 PDH for: Mathematics and basic sciences
- Up to 10 PDH for: Engineering sciences, Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electrical and electrical circuits, Materials science, Computer science
- Up to 5 PDH for: Humanities and social sciences
- Up to 10 PDH for: Accounting, Industrial management, Finance, Personnel administration, Engineering economy, English, Speech, *Computer applications
- *Courses in CAD and fundamental computer applications will generally not be applicable in either Group 1 or Group 2 activities. The computer is viewed as a tool available to the engineer or land surveyor, much as a pencil or hand-held calculator is a tool. Only computer courses that have the solution of engineering or land surveying problems as a purpose will be considered acceptable. An example of this might be a course that trains an engineer in the utilization of a specific software package to perform structural analysis.
- Group 2 activities. Group 2 activities are intended to develop new and relevant skills and knowledge. Credit for participation in activitiesin the group is unlimited, subject to maximum carryover. Typical areas include postgraduate level engineering science or design, new technology, environmental regulation and courses in management of engineering or land surveying activity (regular work duties do not qualify).
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| How Many PDH Carry Over |
15 per renewal period |
| Continuing Education Regulations |
Continuing Education |
| State Engineering board website |
Iowa Board |
| Notes |
- PDH4Engineers keeps your course completion records for at least seven years.
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Note: This information is for convenience only. Please double check with your state's continuing education requirements.