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Welcome
Iowa Professional Engineers |
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| Iowa's professional engineers
use PDHengineer.com as a part of their total continuing education
plan. We have been providing high quality continuing education
since 2003.
Over the years, thousands of engineers
have completed online courses that have been accepted by the state
licensing boards around the country. 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. |
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| Iowa PEs
are required to earn 30 PDH biennially. A maximum of 10 PDH can be
earned through self-study, online courses. However, you can complete
and unlimited number of your required PDH through our interactive webinars
and seminars.
While the state board does
not mandate or pre-approve specific courses or providers, they do require
that each course taken has a "clear purpose and objective which
will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the
licensee's field of practice."
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.
Additionally, PDHengineer.com provides a free online
ethics course, Professional
Ethics for Engineers, that can serve as part of your PDH
requirement. We provide this course free to you as a way to introduce
you to the services we offer. There's no obligation to buy other
courses.
How it works
Completing the free Professional
Ethics for Engineers course or any other 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.
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| PDHengineer.com
has more than 1,600 hours of engineering continuing education
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Iowa
Board Requirements
Below
is a summary of the Board's continuing education requirements for
engineers licensed in the state of Iowa:
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Subject |
Requirement |
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Hours Required |
30 PDH biennially |
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Renewal Dates |
December 31 even-numbered years or
odd-numbered years depending on the date of initial licensure.
Certificates of licensure that were initially
issued in evennumbered years expire in oddnumbered years and certificates
that were initially issued in oddnumbered years expire in evennumbered
years. |
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Course Approval |
The Board does not pre-approve providers or
specific courses. Each engineer must determine whether an activity
meets the Board's requirements. |
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Course Content |
The course must have a "clear purpose and
objective which will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge
relevant to the licensee's field of practice". The board
segregates PDH credits into Group 1 and Group 2 activities. Group
1 Activities There are limitations
on the number of hours allowed in each type of course area for Group 1
activities, which are intended to maintain, improve, or expand skills and
knowledge obtained prior to initial licensure. Below is a list
of Group 1 activities along with the corresponding maximum number of PDHs
allowed in each renewal period. Mathematics
and Basic Science (10 PDH) Engineering
Sciences (10 PDH) Humanities
and Social Sciences (5 PDH) Engineering
curriculum courses (10 PDH) Group
2 Activities There
are no limitations on the number of hours allowed for group 2 activities,
which include postgraduate level engineering science or design, new
technology, environmental regulation and courses in management of
engineering. |
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Online Courses |
Online courses are considered "independent
study" by the Board. A maximum of 10 PDH may be earned each renewal
period through online continuing education courses. |
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PDH Carryover |
A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward
into the next renewal period. |
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Last
updated on October 22, 2008
For
complete information on the Board's current continuing education
requirements, visit the website of the Iowa
Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board.
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.
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