Continuing education is known as Professional Development Hours (PDH) in the District of Columbia

Here is a summary of the PE continuing education requirements mandated by the District of Columbia Board of Engineering.

Hours Required

20 hours biennially. This rule is effective with the renewal date of August 31, 2020.

Renewal Dates

August 31 in even-numbered years

Board Approval

The board does not approve individual courses. The board requires that continuing education programs or activities "contribute to the growth of an applicant in professional competence in the practices of land surveying and professional engineering."

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Approved Content

Not Accepted Topic Areas:

1. Personal Development

2. Firm Management

3. Business Skills

The catalog on this website lists courses and webinars by Topic Areas. Due to Board restrictions on content, you should avoid earning your PDH in the Topic Areas listed above.

In each renewal cycle, one hour must pertain to engineering ethics.

Approved Activities

Online continuing education courses will be accepted. The licensee is required to retain a certificate of completion and a copy of the course outline in the event of an audit. Records must be retained 4 years.

PDH Carryover

No guidelines have been issued on the number of carryover hours that will be permitted.

Notes

  1. PDH completion records must be maintained for a minimum of 4 years. PDHengineer helps you meet this requirement by providing you with the ability to instantly access and print a certificate upon successful completion of a course or webinar. Additionally, your certificates of completion are securely maintained by PDHengineer for a minimum of ten years and can be accessed online at any time through your login account.
  2. The continuing education rules were enacted in early 2019 to be effective with renewal date of August 31, 2020.
  3. Special requirement will apply for renewal of a license that has expired or has been inactive. An applicant for reinstatement of an expired license or renewal of an inactive license to practice as a professional engineer shall attest to having completed ten hours of credit in approved continuing education programs for each year the license was expired or inactive, up to a maximum of forty (40) hours, and shall include no less than one (1) hour on the subject of professional ethics. To be creditable, courses shall not have been completed more than two (2) years prior to the date of application.

Last updated on November 18, 2019

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Disclaimer: The information listed above represents a summary of the Board's requirements and is provided solely for the convenience of PDHengineer.com's users. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, Decatur Professional Development, LLC and its affiliate PDHengineer.com make no guarantee regarding the accuracy or completeness of the data listed above. It is the responsibility of each engineer to investigate the Board's rules to ensure his/her own compliance. You are strongly encouraged to contact the Board directly for a complete listing of the Board's current requirements.