Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 36 - State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
Article 5 - Continuing Education for Professional Architects, Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Landscape Architects
12 AAC 36.550 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 36.550

Current through February 24, 2025

In 12 AAC 36.500 - 12 AAC 36.550, unless the context requires otherwise,

(1) "college" includes a community college and a university;

(2) "continuing education unit" means a unit of credit customarily used for continuing education courses; for purposes of this paragraph, one continuing education unit equals 10 contact hours in an approved continuing education course;

(3) repealed 10/15/2023;

(4) repealed 10/15/2023;

(5) "professional development hour" means not less than 50 minutes of instruction or presentation in a continuing education course or activity that meets the requirements of 12 AAC 36.510;

(6) "ethics or business-related course or activity" means a qualifying course or activity with content areas related to

(A) awareness of ethical concerns and conflicts;

(B) familiarity with the codes of conduct;

(C) understanding of standards of practice;

(D) project management and risk-management; or

(E) other similar topics aimed at maintaining, improving, or expanding the skills set and knowledge relevant to the registrant's field and methods of practice;

(7) "outreach activity" includes active participation in educational outreach activities pertaining to professional licensure or the architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture professions that involve K - 12 or higher education students;

(8) "qualifying course or activity"

(A) means a course or activity
(i) with a clear purpose and objective; and

(ii) that will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the registrant's field of practice;

(B) does not include regular duties;

(9) "structured self-study" means time spent engaging in self-guided professional development.

Authority:AS 08.48.101

AS 08.48.341

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