Continuing education PDH for Illinois Professional Engineers

Welcome Illinois Professional Engineers

Illinois professional engineer licenses renew November 30 of odd numbered years. Structural engineers renew November 30 of even numbered years.

Over the years, thousands of engineers from around the country have relied on PDHengineer.com for affordable high quality continuing education that meets the requirements of their state licensing boards.

Online courses from PDHengineer are accepted by the Illinois board. In fact, we've never had one of our courses rejected by ANY state engineering board. We're confident enough to offer an iron-clad money back guarantee. If any PDHengineer.com online course is rejected by your state engineering board for any reason, you get your money back. Period. PDHengineer has an Iron-Clad Money-Back Guarantee

Illinois PEs are required to earn 30 PDH biennially. And Professional Engineers can earn all of the required PDH using online courses such as those on PDHengineer.com. While the state board does not mandate or pre-approve specific courses or providers, they do require that courses "contribute to the advancement, extension or enhancement of the professional skills and/or scientific knowledge of the licensee in the practice of professional engineering."

In our online course catalog, you will find courses that meet the board's requirement covering all major areas of engineering practice. We offer a wide variety of subjects including today's hottest engineering topics.

How it works

Completing a PDHengineer course is easy.

Search for a course, then study the course material.
Click on the Take Quiz button at the bottom of the course page and follow the instructions to create an account.
Complete the short online quiz. The quiz is scored automatically by our system. A passing score of 70% is required. You may retake the quiz as many times as required until you pass.
Instantly access and print your Certificate of Completion online.

PDHengineer.com has more than 2,500 hours of engineering continuing education online. It's convenient and cost-effective since you can take the course day or night in your own home or office.

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Illinois Board Requirements

Below is a summary of the Board's continuing education requirements for engineers licensed in the state of Illinois:

Subject	Requirement
Hours Required	30 hours biennially
Renewal Dates	November 30 odd years for Professional Engineers November 30 even years for Structural Engineers
Course Approval	The Board does not pre-approve providers or specific courses. Each engineer must determine whether an activity meets the Board's requirements.
Course Content	No specific guidance or restrictions on course content are provided by the Board. The course must "contribute to the advancement, extension or enhancement of the professional skills and/or scientific knowledge of the licensee in practice of professional engineering" and "foster the enhancement of general or specialized practice and values of professional engineering, related sciences and engineering ethics."
Online Courses	For Professional Engineers, there is no limit on the number of PDH's that can be earned through online continuing education. For Structural Engineers, no more than 10 hours of the 30 hours required may be earned through online continuing education.
PDH Carryover	Hours cannot be carried forward into the next renewal period.

Last updated on May 11, 2009

For complete information on the Board's current continuing education requirements, visit the website of the Illinois Department of Professional Registration.