Continuing Education Requirements (Number of Hours and Course Content Required) - Professional Engineers

Requirements

1. A licensee shall complete a minimum of 16 PDH per 2-year term of their license from the completion of qualified programs described as:
1. Technical, research, analytical, or design aspects of engineering;
2. Laws and regulations applicable to the practice of engineering in Maryland;
3. Engineering-related computer hardware and software topics;
4. Standards of practice or care;
5. Professional engineering ethics;
6. Project management, risk assessment and management, or emergency amd disaster management; or
7. Similar topics aimed at maintaining, improving, or expanding the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensees' field of practice.
2. A minimum of 1 PDH in each 2-year term shall be earned from the completion of qualifying programs with content related to the following:
1. The awareness of ethical concerns and conflicts related to the practice of engineering;
2. An enhanced familiarity with the code of conduct for professional engineers;
3. An understanding of standards of practice or care related to the practice of engineering; or
4. Laws and regulations applicable to the practice of engineering in Maryland.
3. A maximum of 8 PDH earned over the 16 PDHs required per 2-year term can be carried forward as credit toward the subsequent licensing term.
4. Note: CPC requirements do not apply for the first renewal after receiving your initial license.
   

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Regulations

View the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR).