21 NCAC 56 .1703             REQUIREMENTS

Every licensee shall obtain 15 PDH units during the renewal period. Effective as of the 2024 license renewal, for all licensees at least 1 PDH shall be in Ethics or Rules of Professional Conduct. In addition, for Professional Land Surveyors 1 PDH shall be in the Standards of Practice for Land Surveying. If a licensee exceeds the annual requirement in any renewal period, a maximum of 15 PDH units may be carried forward into the subsequent renewal period. Selection of courses and activities that meet the requirements of Rule .1702(4) of this Section is the responsibility of the licensee. Post evaluation of the courses that are documented as required by Rule .1706 of this Section for compliance with Rules .1702, .1703, .1704, and .1705 of this Section may result in non-acceptance by the Board. PDH units may be earned as follows:

(1)           Completion of college courses;

(2)           Completion of continuing education courses, seminars, or workshops;

(3)           Completion of correspondence, televised, Internet, videotaped, audiotaped, and other courses or tutorials, provided an exam is required for completion. No exam is required for attendance at a webinar presentation if attendance is documented;

(4)           Presenting or attending seminars, in-house courses, workshops, or professional or technical presentations made at meetings, conventions or conferences;

(5)           Teaching or instructing in Items (1) through (4) of this Rule;

(6)           Authoring published papers, articles, or books;

(7)           Active participation in professional or technical societies or accrediting organizations as defined in Rule .1705(f) of this Section;

(8)           Patents;

(9)           Authoring exam questions accepted for use in the engineering or land surveying exams; or

(10)         Active participation on boards, commissions, committees or councils of private, local, state or federal government entities as defined in Rule .1705(g) of this Section; or

(11)         Active participation in educational outreach activities pertaining to professional licensure or the surveying/engineering professions that involve K–12 or higher education students as defined in Rule .1705(h) of this Section.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 89C-10(a); 89C-17;

Eff. December 1, 1994;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2014; August 1, 2011; May 1, 2009; August 1, 2000; August 1, 1998;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. April 27, 2019;

Amended Eff. March 1, 2023.