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PDHengineer.com has been providing Tennessee Professional engineers with high quality continuing education since 2003. PDHengineer has an Iron-Clad Money-Back Guarantee

Over the years, thousands of engineers have completed online courses that have been accepted by the Tennessee 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.

Tennessee PEs are required to earn 24 PDH biennially. All of the required hours can be earned through online courses. Note that Chapter 0120-5-.06(2)(c) of the Board's rules was modified in 2004 to specifically allow credit for "Internet courses."

While the state board does not mandate or pre-approve specific courses or providers, they do require that continuing education courses pertain to technical, ethical or managerial content that are relevant to the practice of engineering A majority of the hours earned must address health, safety, welfare, or technical competency.

In our course online catalog, you will notice a large number of courses listed with a notation of "HSW" which means the course includes material pertaining to Health, Safety, and Welfare. These HSW courses meet the board's content requirements.

PDHengineer.com also offers 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.

PDHengineer.com has more than 1,600 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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Tennessee Board Requirements

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

Subject	Requirement
Hours Required	24 PDH biennially
Renewal Dates	Based upon date of initial licensure
Course Approval	The Board does not require pre-approval for providers or specific courses. Each engineer must determine whether an activity meets the Board's requirements.
Course Content	Technical, ethical, or managerial content relevant to the practice of engineering. A majority of the hours claimed must address health, safety and welfare issues and technical competency.
Online Courses	Accepted. For Professional Engineers, there is no limit on the number of PDHs that can be earned through online continuing education.
PDH Carryover	A maximum of 12 PDH may 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 Tennessee State Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners.