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Course Content
Content or topics in architecture, land surveying or one
of the following engineering fields: aerospace, agricultural, architectural, , ceramic,
chemical, civil, construction, control
systems, electrical/computer, environmental, fire protection, geological, industrial, manufacturing, mechanical,
materials/metallurgical, mining/mineral, naval
architecture/marine, nuclear/radiological, ocean, petroleum, structural engineering, systems.
Courses may also cover other matters of law and/or
ethics which contribute to the professional practice in engineering and the
health, safety, and/or welfare of the public.
Courses that are not related to professional
practice, such as general office management, accounting, finance, marketing, basic AutoCAD,
etc., are not accepted (note that project management courses that are
technical in nature and contribute to the professional practice are
accepted).
Course Approval
The Board does not pre-approve specific courses.
A course or educational activity must be presented by a
board-approved
provider/sponsor in order for the activity to be accepted.
Acceptable continuing education includes
courses and educational activities:
Courses
To be considered acceptable, a course
must be administered by an approved sponsor, in an approved subject area and
in an approved format. Additionally, the student must have the
opportunity for immediate interaction with an instructor/presenter, e.g. a
seminar, workshop, lecture, technical presentation, etc.
Educational Activities
A number of activities meet the Board's
definition of educational activities. Among these, the Board
classifies online courses under the heading of "self-study" activities.
Self-study must be taken from an approved provider and in an acceptable
subject area and be structured study that is based on audio, audio-visual,
written, online, or other media, and does not meet the criteria established
for live instruction. In addition, a self-study program must
have a testing instrument, which is completed by the licensee and returned
to the sponsor for scoring. A passing grade is required before a sponsor may
award continuing education credit.
Sponsor Approval
The Board does pre-approve course sponsors.
Online Courses
Online courses are accepted.
A maximum of 18 PDH may be
earned each renewal period from online continuing education courses, which are
classified as Continuing Educational Activities by the New York State
Board.
For engineers earning professional development
hours prior to January, 2007, up to 18 PDH may be earned from Continuing
Educational Activities, even though the % of Continuing Educational
Activities is greater than 50%. For example, engineers who renew
on 7/1/05 require 18 hours of credit. All 18 hours may be earned from
Continuing Educational Activities. For engineers renewing on
8/1/05, up to 18 hours of credit may be earned from Continuing Educational
Activities, in which case the other 1 hour must be earned from courses.
Click here to see an online provider with guaranteed state board accepted PDHs.
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Board Contact Information
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New York Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors
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NY State Education Department
Office of the Professions
State Board for Engineering & Land Surveying
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234-1000
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36 PDH triennially starting on 1/1/07.
For licensees renewing between 1/1/05 and 1/1/07, you will be required to
earn between 12 PDH and 36 PDH, depending on your renewal date. For
more details, click on the link to the New York Board at the bottom of the
page.
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Based on the licensee's date of birth
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Hours cannot be carried forward into the next
renewal period.
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Approved sponsors must provide a certificate of completion upon
course or educational activity completion. Records are not
submitted to the board. The information on each course should
be maintained for a period of six years from the date of completion.
Approved sponsors are also required to maintain all records for a
period of six years from the date of completion
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Exemption from continuing education requirements include new licensees for their
first renewal period or direct full-time employee of the State of
New York, its agencies, public authorities, public benefit
corporations or other local government units on December 31, 2003
working in a position requiring engineering licensure.
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The information listed represents a summary of the Board's requirements and is
provided solely for the convenience of the site users. While
every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, we make no
guarantee regarding the accuracy or completeness of the data listed.
It is the responsibility of each engineer to investigate the Board's rules to
ensure his/her own compliance.
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Last updated May 14, 2005.
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