Maine Civil Engineer
ME Professional Engineers
The State of Maine requires 30 hours of Continuing Education prior to the license renewal period.
-Renewal for Engineers is December 31 of odd years.
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Maine Professional Engineer Continuing Education Requirements
Listed below is a summary of Maine State requirements:| Hours Required: | 30 Hours biennially |
| Renewal Deadline: | December 31 of odd years. |
| Carryover Allowed: | 15 |
| 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: | Technical, ethical, or managerial content relevant to the practice of engineering |
| State Website: | http://www.maine.gov/professionalengineers/ |
| Contact Info: | ME - Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers 92 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0092 |
| Valid Course Work Units: | Professional Development Hours shall be credited as follows: a.One hour for college courses and continuing education courses will be awarded for each contact hour as determined by the College or continuing Education Unit offering the course, if the course is not approved by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. (EAC-ABET). Forty-five hours will be awarded for the successful completion of a one semester-hour EAC-ABET approved college course. Thirty hours shall be awarded for the successful completion of a quarter-hour EAC-ABET approved college course. b.One hour will be awarded for professional development in course work, seminars, or professional technical presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences for each hour of attendance. c.Teaching or instructing at qualifying courses, seminars, or making technical presentations at meetings shall earn hour 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. d.Each professional journal, published paper, article or engineering text published within the applicable license period will earn 10 hours of credit. e.Active participation in professional or technical societies will earn 2 hours, provided that a registrant serves as an officer or committee member who actively participates within the organization or committee. Professional development hour credit shall not be earned until each year of service is completed and shall be limited to 2 professional development hours per organization. f.Filing a patent application will earn ten professional development hours. g.The number of hours required to renew a license that was issued for less than the full two year renewal period will be pro-rated by the number of months the license has been in effect, rounded up to the next higher whole number. For example, a licensee who has held a license for six months will be required to obtain 8 Professional Development Hours. h.A licensee may earn a maximum of 15 PDH's for the two year renewal period through: ?Active participation as a pro bono committee member involved in the development, revision or update of standards; specifications; technical instructions or codes intended for use or guidance of professional engineers or for the protection of public health and safety. |
| Recordkeeping: | The licensee shall be responsible for maintaining records to be used to support credits claimed. Records required include, but are not limited to: a.A log showing the type of activity claimed, sponsoring organization, location, duration, instructor's or speaker's name, and credits earned; b.Documents supporting evidence of attendance; c.Records must be maintained for a period of three years. Such documentation shall be made available to the board for random audit and/or verification purposes. Documentation must support the professional development hours claimed. |