Laboratory Field Services Continuing Education Approved Providers

Professional Engineer (PE):

We are an Approved PDH Course Provider (Sponsor) for PE in the ALL the states that require approval or have pre-approval program. These states are:

1. Florida (#0003413)
2. Indiana
3. Louisiana
4. Maryland
5. New Jersey
6. New York*
7. North Carolina

The following state PE boards require mandatory continuing education, but do not pre-approve any continuing education provider or activity. They leave the choice up to you:

1. Alabama
2. Alaska
3. Arkansas
4. Delaware
5. Georgia
6. Idaho
7. Illinois
8. Iowa
9. Kansas
10. Kentucky
11. Maine
12. Michigan
13. Minnesota
14. Mississippi
15. Missouri
16. Montana
17. Nebraska
18. Nevada
19. New Hampshire
20. New Mexico
21. North Dakota
22. Ohio
23. Oklahoma
24. Oregon
25. Pennsylvania
26. South Carolina
27. South Dakota
28. Tennessee
29. Texas
30. Utah
31. Virginia
32. West Virginia
33. Wisconsin
34. Wyoming

Approved Sponsor/Provider

All of our online courses comply with the Continuing Professional Competency Guidelines published by National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) and, therefore, should be acceptable to all the state boards requiring mandatory continuing education. In order for your state board to accept your PDH's, you need to choose courses that will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge related to your field of practice.

PDH Online (PDHonline.org/PDHonline.com) is a Board Approved or Recognized Sponsor/Provider of continuing education activities for Professional Engineers in the following states:

• Florida (Approval Letter, Our Continuing Education Provider #0003413)
• Indiana (per IC 25-1-4-0.5)
• Louisiana (Approval Letter)
• Maryland (Approval Letter)
• New Jersey (Approval Letter)
• New York (Approval Letter)*
• North Carolina (Approval Letter)

*Attention NY Licensed PE & PLS:

PDHonline.org, Inc./PDH Center is a New York State Board Approved Continuing Education Sponsor. There are two categories of acceptable continuing education in the state of New York:

1. Educational Activities : A maximum of 18 hours may be in educational activities for professional engineers and a maximum of 8 hours may be in educational activities for land surveyors. Acceptable educational activities include online courses, audio/video courses, and other structured self-study programs that include a testing instrument and is offered by an approved sponsor. PDH online courses in the following areas belong to this category and are accepted by the New York State Board:

   
   
   • Technical courses in all subject areas.
   • Courses related to laws and regulations governing the practice of engineering and/or land surveying in the state of New York.
   • Courses related to matters of laws and ethics that contribute to the health and welfare of the public.

   
   Note: New York State Board does not accept courses that do not directly contribute to the professional practice in the state of New York, which include:

   • Courses related to office management, risk management, leadership, marketing, accounting, financial planning, insurance, real estate, and basic CAD.
   • Courses addressing the laws and rules for practicing engineering and/or land surveying in states other than the New York state.



2. Live Courses: A minimum of 18 hours of continuing education must be completed in live courses for professional engineers and a minimum of 16 hours of continuing education must be completed in live courses for land surveyors. All 36 hours for professional engineers or 24 hours for land surveyors may be completed through acceptable live courses. Acceptable live courses include seminars, webinars, workshops, lectures, technical presentations, telecourses, teleconferences, and other instructional methods that provide a student the opportunity for immediate interaction with an instructor/presenter. Our live webinar courses belong to this category and are accepted by the New York State Board.

In addition, we are a Board Approved or Recognized Sponsor/Provider of continuing education activities for Professional Land Surveyors in the following states:

• Florida (Approval Letter, see approved courses under Surveying and Mapping - Our CEP Number: 0002496 for PLS)
• Louisiana (Approval Letter)
• Maryland (Approval Letter)
• Missouri (Approval Letter, see approved courses under Surveying and Mapping)
• New Jersey (Approval Letter, see approved courses under Surveying and Mapping)
• New York (Approval Letter)*
• North Carolina (Approval Letter)
• Tennessee (Approval Letter, see approved courses under Surveying and Mapping)
• Texas (Approval Letter, see approved courses under Surveying and Mapping)
• Vermont (Approval Letter, see approved courses under Surveying and Mapping)

To our knowledge, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, New York and Florida are the only six states that currently pre-approve courses or providers (vendors) in both engineering and surveying fields. Although Kentucky has separate pre-approval programs for land surveyors' continuing education activities, they usually accept courses pre-approved by another jurisdiction. In other states that have mandatory Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) requirements, it is generally the responsibility of the engineers and surveyors to select courses that meet the state guidelines. The typical state guidelines define a qualified course as one whose purpose and objective are clear with a content that will "maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge of the licensee's field of practice".

Designation as an Approved Sponsor/Provider indicates recognition by the Board of our online courses as meeting the required standards. Professional engineers and land surveyors in Florida and New York as well as professional land surveyors in Tennessee, Missouri, Texas, Kentucky and New Jersey are required to take continuing education courses from Approved Providers. In Arkansas, Louisiana and North Carolina, engineers and surveyors are not required to take courses from Approved Sponsors, but if they do, they are assured that their PDH credits will be accepted by the Board.

As an approved continuing education provider, PDH Online (PDHonline.com /PDHonline.org ) maintains records of all online PDH activities for at least seven (7) years. Our records include the name of the attendee who satisfactorily completed the course, type of activity claimed, date of activity, instructor's name, sponsoring organization, and the PDH credits earned. Copies of these records may be requested by sending emails to info@PDHonline.com for audit verification purposes.

Note: Most states requiring CPC (CPD or PDH) do not pre-approve courses or providers (vendors), and leave the choice to the licensees. Click on FAQ for more information.

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Land Surveyor (LS):

We are an Approved PDH Course Provider (Sponsor) for LS in the following states:

1. Florida (Our CEP# 0002496)
2. Louisiana
3. Maryland
4. Missouri
5. New Jersey
6. New York*
7. North Carolina
8. Tennessee
9. Texas
10. Vermont

The following state LS boards require mandatory continuing education, but do not pre-approve any continuing education provider or activity. They leave the choice up to you:

1. Alabama
2. Alaska
3. Arkansas
4. Georgia
5. Idaho
6. Illinois
7. Indiana
8. Iowa
9. Kansas
10. Maine
11. Minnesota
12. Mississippi
13. Montana
14. Nebraska
15. Nevada
16. New Hampshire
17. New Mexico
18. Ohio
19. Oklahoma
20. Oregon
21. Pennsylvania
22. South Carolina
23. South Dakota
24. Virginia
25. West Virginia
26. Wisconsin
27. Wyoming

Our courses have not been directly registered with and approved by the following state LS boards:

1. Delaware
2. Kentucky**

**Kentucky land surveyors may take PDH online courses specifically approved by other state land surveying boards since KY LS Board accepts courses approved by their counterparts in other states.

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Source: https://www.pdhonline.com/PDH_CEU_LU_INFO/approved_pdh_ceu_lu_provider_sponsor.htm

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