New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Soil - Board of Natural Scientists
Chapter Soil 400 - CONTINUED STATUS
Part Soil 404 - CONTINUING EDUCATION
Section Soil 404.03 - Continuing Education Hours

(a) No more than 2 continuing education hours per year shall be granted for activity on a state or national board of licensure with a maximum of 4 continuing education hours per biennium;

(b) Courses or programs awarded one or more college semester credit hours, with a passing grade where grades are issued, shall equal 15 continuing education hours per credit hour based on course credit established by the college or university;

(c) Courses or programs awarded one or more college quarter hours, with a passing grade where grades are issued, shall equal 10 continuing education hours per credit hour based on course credit established by the college or university;

(d) Courses or programs awarded one or more continuing education units by the course sponsor, with a passing grade where grades are issued, shall equal 10 continuing education hours per continuing education unit;

(e) Credit shall be awarded for one hour of continuing education 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 or technical society meetings shall earn continuing education credit for the actual time of each program;

(f) Teaching or instructing courses or seminars or making presentations at technical meetings shall earn continuing education credit at twice that of participants. Teaching credit shall be valid for teaching a course or seminar for the first time only in each year of the biennium. Teaching credit shall not apply to full-time faculty;

(g) Each professional journal, published paper, or published soil or wetland science textbook pursuant to Soil 404.02 shall equal 8 continuing education hours;

(h) Active participation in professional or technical societies shall equal one continuing education hour and shall require that a certified soil or wetland scientist serve as an officer or actively participate in a committee of the organization. Continuing education hours shall not be earned until each year of service is completed and shall be limited to 2 continuing education hours per organization;

(i) Field trips organized and run by professional or technical societies or in conjunction with meetings, conventions, or conferences shall be awarded one continuing education hour for each hour of duration, up to 8 continuing education hours per day.

(j) Self-directed learning activity through program, seminar, or webinar shall equal one continuing education hour for each hour attended;

(k) Training apprentice soil or apprentice wetland scientists shall equal 3 continuing education units per year; and

(l) Continuing education hours shall not be recognized for any repeat program attended or completed.