Pennsylvania

Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Requirements

Pennsylvania State Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.

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 Pennsylvania - Continuing Educational Requirements:
Hours Required:
24 hours biennially (1 PDH unit = 1 CPC unit = 1 CPD unit)
Renewal Date: Sept. 30st (odd years for all engineers)
Board Approved Courses or Providers?
The Pennsylvania board does not pre-approve course providers or specific courses. Each engineer must determine whether a course satisfies their state board’s CPC requirements.
Approved Subject Matter:
  • CPC credits earned by engineers must “maintain, improve or expand skills and knowledge obtained prior to initial licensure, including law and ethics applicable to the profession, or develop new and relevant skills and knowledge.
  • No credit shall be given for a course in practice building or office management.”
Are Online Courses Allowed? Online, web-based courses are specifically listed as an approved activity, with no limit on the amount of hours received through online continuing education.
PDH Carryover:
12 PDH (max) may be carried forward into the next renewal period.
Other Specific Requirements:
  1. Dual licensees: must complete the 24 PDH requirement for each profession. However, if a course is applicable to more than one profession, it can be applied to the PDH requirements of each.
  2. Recordkeeping for Audit Purposes: PDH completion records must be maintained for a minimum of 5 years for audit purposes. (See our Audit-Assist Guarantee!)

Last updated: April, 2016

Last modified: Thursday, 25 March 2021, 4:46 AM