Continuing Education


Requirements by State

You can find the basic continuing education license renewal requirements for each state below. The following information is provided for each state:

  • State licensing board name
  • Board location
  • PE license renewal period
  • PE license renewal date
  • Number of Professional Development Hours (PDHs) required for renewal
  • Number of PDHs required in ethics training
  • AISC approved provider status
  • Link to state licensing board websites for additional details on continuing education requirements 
   License Renewal
Period
(Years)		  License
Renewal
Date		 PDHs Required/
Renewal
Period 		  Ethics-State Law PDHs 
Required		  Is AISC
Approved
Provider		 Department
Alabama   1 or 2  Dec. 31  15 none DNAP*  Alabama State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors
Alaska 2 Dec. 31
odd years		 24 none DNAP* Alaska State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors
Arizona   3 varies  none none DNAP* Arizona State Board of Technical Registration 
Arkansas   2 Dec. 31  30 none DNAP* Arkansas State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors 
California   2  varies  none none DNAP*  California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists
Colorado   2 Oct. 31 - odd yrs. 12 per yr. none DNAP* Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
Connecticut   1  Jan. 31  none none DNAP* Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors 
Delaware 2 June 30 - even yrs.  24  3 hrs. min.
6 hrs. max.		  DNAP* Delaware Association of Professional Engineers
District of Columbia 2  August 31 - even yrs. 20 1 hr. DNAP* District of Columbia Board of Professional Engineering
Florida 2 Feb.28 - odd yrs.  18

1 hr. ethics 
1 hr. state laws

  Yes Florida Board of Professional Engineers 
Georgia 2  Dec. 31 - even yrs.  30 none DNAP* Georgia Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Guam 1 April 30 none none DNAP* Guam Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors
Hawaii 2 April 30 - even yrs. none none DNAP* Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing Division
Idaho 2 Last day of the month based on the licensee's date of birth  30 none DNAP*  Idaho Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
Illinois P.E. 2  Nov.30 - odd yrs. 30 none


DNAP*

 Illinois State Board of Professional Engineers 
Illinois S.E. 2  Nov.30 - even yrs. 30 none DNAP* Illinois State Board of Structural Engineers 
Indiana 2 July 31 - even years

30 typical

(15 for 2020/2021 renewal)

1 hr. ethics 
1 hr. state laws

 Yes, automatically accepted as a national professional org.  Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers (Indiana Prof. Licensing Agency)
Iowa 2 Dec. 31, based on the intial date of licensure.   30 none DNAP* Iowa Professional Licensing Bureau: Engineers and Land Surveyors 
Kansas 2  April 30
Based on licensee's last name
A-L: even yrs
M-Z: odd yrs		 30 none  DNAP* Kansas State Board of Technical Professionals 
Kentucky 2 June 30
Based on licensee's last name
A-K: odd yrs
L-Z: even yrs		 30 none  DNAP* Kentucky State Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors
Louisiana  2 March 31 and September 30 based on the year of first licensure  30  1 hr.  Yes  Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board
Maine 2 Dec.31 - odd yrs. 30 none  DNAP* Maine State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers 
Maryland 2 varies - based on licensee's date of birth 24  1 hr. Yes, automatically accepted as a national professional org. Maryland Board for Professional Engineers 
Massachusetts 2  June 30 - even yrs.  none none DNAP* Massachusetts Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, Division of Professional Licensure 
Michigan 2  Oct. 31, based on the year of intial licensure 30 2  DNAP* Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 
Minnesota 2 June 30 - even yrs. 24  2 hrs.  DNAP* Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design 
Mississippi 1  Dec. 31 15 1 hr.
every 2 years 		  DNAP*  Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
Missouri 2  Dec. 31 ** see below table 30 none  DNAP* Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, and Professional Landscape Architects 
Montana 2  June 30 - even yrs. 30 none   DNAP*   Montana Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
Nebraska 2 Dec. 31
Based on licensee's last name
A-K: odd yrs
L-Z: even yrs 

 30 typical 

(20 for 2020/2021 renewal)

  1 hrs.  DNAP*  Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects
Nevada 2  *** see below table 30 none  DNAP*  Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
New Hampshire 2  The last day of the month of the licensee’s birth. The year of the renewal is based on the year of initial licensure. 30 none  DNAP* New Hampshire Board of Professional Engineers
New Jersey 2 Apr. 30 - even yrs. 24  2 hrs. Yes, automatically accepted as a national professional org.  New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
New Mexico 2  Dec. 31 30   2 hrs.  DNAP* New Mexico State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors 
New York 3 Renewals occur during the licensee's month of birth  36 1 hr. Yes New York State Board of Professional Engineering and Land Surveying 
North Carolina 1  Dec. 31 15 none  DNAP* North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Land Surveyors 
North Dakota 2 Dec. 31 - even yrs. 30 none DNAP* North Dakota Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors  
Ohio 2   Dec.31 - odd yrs. 30  2 hrs.  DNAP* Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors  
Oklahoma 2  The last day of the month based on the date of initial licensure. 30 none  DNAP* Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors 
Oregon 2  **** see below table 30  none  Yes, automatically accepted as a national professional org.  Oregon Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying
Pennsylvania 2 Sept. 30 - odd yrs. 24 none  DNAP* Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists 
Puerto Rico 5 Expires after 5 years of licensure 50 none DNAP* The College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico
Rhode Island 2 June 30 - odd years none  none DNAP*  Rhode Island State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
South Carolina 2  June 30 - even years 30 none DNAP*  South Carolina State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
South Dakota 2   Based upon the date of initial licensure 30 none DNAP* South Dakota Board of Technical Professions 
Tennessee 2  Based upon the date of initial licensure 24 none  DNAP*  Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners
Texas 1  March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31 (quarterly)
based on the initial date of licensure		 15 1 hr.  DNAP* Texas Board of Professional Engineers 
Utah 2  March 31 - odd years 30 none  DNAP* Utah Professional Engineering and Professional Land Surveying 
Vermont 2 July 31 - even years 30 none  DNAP* Vermont Board of Professional Engineering 
Virginia 2 Last day of the month of initial licensure 16 none   DNAP* Virginia Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects
Virgin Islands 1

Sept. 1 to Aug. 31 renewal period annually

 none none DNAP* Board for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
Washington 2 Expires every 2 years on the licensee's birthday none none DNAP* Washington Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors 
West Virginia 2

Dec. 31, the year of expiration listed on the certificate

 30  none DNAP* West Virginia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers 
Wisconsin  2  July 31 - even years 30 2 hrs. DNAP* Wisconsin Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Geologists, Professional Engineers, Designers, and Professional Land Surveyors
Wyoming  2  Dec.31, based on the year of initial licensure  30  none  DNAP* Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors 

* DNAP = state does not approve providers

** Missouri: Dec. 31 - Licenses originally issued in an odd-numbered year shall not be renewed in odd years. Licenses originally issued in an even-numbered year shall be renewed by December 31 of each even-numbered year.

*** Nevada: Last names
A-E - January 1 - odd-numbered years 
F-K - July 1 - odd-numbered years
L-R - January 1 - even-numbered years
S-Z - July 1 - even-numbered year

****Oregon: Last name begins with Expiration Date: ​A-F ​odd years December 31 (i.e., 2017, 2019, 2021) ​G-K ​​odd years June 30 (i.e., 2017, 2019, 2021) ​​L-R ​even years December 31 (i.e., 2018, 2020, 2022) S-Z ​even years June 30 (i.e., 2018, 2020, 2022)