Kansas Civil Engineer
KS Professional Engineers
The State of Kansas requires 30 hours of Continuing Education prior to the license renewal period.
Renewal periods are:
-April 30 of even-numbered years for licensees whose last name begins with one of the letters A through L.
-April 30 of odd-numbered years for licensees whose last name begins with one of the letters M through Z.
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Kansas
Professional Engineer Continuing Education Requirements| Hours Required: | 30 Hours biennially |
| Renewal Deadline: | April 30 of even-numbered years for licensees whose last name begins with one of the letters A through L. April 30 of odd-numbered years for licensees whose last name begins with one of the letters M through Z. |
| Carryover Allowed: | A maximum of 30 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period, except that no carry-over hours are allowed for the first reporting period. |
| Course Approval: | The Board does not pre-approve providers or specific courses. Each engineer must determine whether an activity meets the Board's requirements. |
| Course Content: | No specific guidelines. Continuing education activity means an activity that enhances a licensee's level of technical, professional, managerial or ethical competence in order to further the goal of protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public. |
| State Website: | http://www.accesskansas.org/ksbtp/conted.html |
| Contact Info: | KS - Board of Technical Professions 900 S.W. Jackson Street Suite 507 Topeka, KS 66612-1257 Tel: 785-296-4800 |
| Valid Course Work Units: | Continuing education activities that satisfy the continuing education requirement shall include the following: (1) Attending professional or technical presentations at meetings, conventions, or conferences; (2) attending in-house programs sponsored by corporations or other organizations; (3) successfully completing seminars, tutorials, short courses, correspondence courses, televised courses, or videotaped courses; (4) making professional or technical presentations at meetings, conventions, or conferences; (5) teaching or instructing, as described in K.A.R. 66-14-5(a)(2); (6) authoring published papers, articles, or books; (7) serving as an officer or committee member of a technical profession society or organization, as described in K.A.R. 66-14-5(a)(4); (8) successfully completing courses sponsored by a college or university; (9) successfully completing courses that are awarded continuing educational units; and (10) mentoring one or more individuals who are preparing for licensure, as described in K.A.R. 66-14-5(a)(8). (b) Each of the continuing education activities identified in paragraphs (a)(1), (2), (3), (8), and (9) shall meet all of the following criteria: (1) The activity has a definable purpose and objective. (2) The program is conducted by a person qualified in the subject area. (3) The licensee retains a record of registration and attendance. |
| Converting Education to PDH: | Continuing education credits shall be measured in professional development hours (PDHs) and shall be computed as follows: (1) Successfully completing one contact hour of professional development education in coursework or seminars or making professional or technical presentations at meetings, conventions, or conferences shall be the equivalent of one PDH. (2) Teaching or instructing, as specified in K.A.R. 66-14-3(a)(5), shall constitute four PDHs for each contact hour spent in the classroom. Teaching credit shall be valid for teaching a course or seminar in its initial presentation only. Full-time faculty at a college, university, or other educational institution shall not receive teaching credit for teaching their regularly assigned courses. (3) Authoring a published paper, article, or book shall be the equivalent of 10 PDHs. (4) Serving as an officer or committee member of a technical profession society or organization shall be the equivalent of two PDHs. Professional development hours shall be limited to two PDHs for each organization and shall not be earned until the completion of each year of service. (5) Successfully completing one university semester hour of credit shall be the equivalent of 45 PDHs. (6) Successfully completing one university quarter hour of credit shall be the equivalent of 30 PDHs. (7) Successfully completing one continuing education unit shall be the equivalent of 10 PDHs. (8) Mentoring one or more individuals who are preparing for licensure shall be limited to six PDHs each year. (b) Final authority shall rest with the board, with respect to the approval of continuing education activities. |
| Recordkeeping: | Each licensee shall maintain records on forms prescribed and furnished by the board to support the professional development hours claimed by the licensee. The records shall include the following: (1) A log showing the type of activity claimed, the number of professional development hours earned, and other information as applicable; and (2) supporting documentation, which may include documentation of any of the following: (A) Presentations or attendance at meetings, conventions, conferences, programs, seminars, and similar activities, which shall be documented by verification records in the form of completion certificates or other documents supporting evidence of attendance; (B) authoring published papers or books, which shall be documented by proof of publication; or (C) mentoring, which shall be documented by completion of a board-approved form signed by both the mentor and the mentored individual indicating dates and a description of the activities. (b) The licensee shall maintain the records for at least four years and shall provide a copy to the board, upon request. |