New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Eng - Board of Professional Engineers
Chapter Eng 400 - CONTINUED STATUS
Part Eng 403 - CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Section Eng 403.06 - Professional Development Hour Credits
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
Professional development hours shall be credited as follows:
(a) A maximum of 6professional development hours shall apply to activity on a state or national board of licensure;
(b) Courses/programs awardedone college semester hour of credit shallequal 45 professional development hours based on course credit established by the college or university;
(c) Courses/programs awardedone college quarter hour shall equal 30 professional development hours;
(d) Courses/programs awarded one continuing education unit shall equal 10 professional development hours;
(e) Credit shall be awarded for one hour of professional development in course work, seminars, or professional technical presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences for each hour of attendance. Attendance at qualifying programs presented at professional and/or technical society meetings shall earn professional development hour units for the actual time of each program;
(f) Teaching or instructing qualifying courses or seminars or making presentations at technical meetings shall earn professional development hours credit at twice that of participants. Teaching credit shall be valid for teaching a course or seminar for the first time only. Teaching credit shall not apply to full-time faculty;
(g) Each published article for a trade journal shall equal 2 professional development hours;
(h) Each published professional journal, article or published engineering text book shall equal 30 professional development hours;
(i) Active participation in professional or technical societies shall equal 2 professional development hours and shall require that a registrant serve as an officer and/or actively participate in a committee of the organization. Professional development hour credits shall not be earned until each year service is completed and shall be limited to 2 professional development hours per organization;
(j) Credit awarded forone patent shallequal 10 professional development hours; and
(k) Professional development credits shall not be recognized for any repeat program attended or completed.
#6911, eff 12-15-98; ss by #10-19-04; ss by #10045, eff 1-1-12
