South Dakota Civil Engineer
SD Professional Engineers
The State of South Dakota requires 30 hours of Continuing Education prior to the license renewal period.
-Renewal for Engineers is Based on the date of original licensure.
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South Dakota
Professional Engineer Continuing Education Requirements| Hours Required: | 30 Hours biennially |
| Renewal Deadline: | Based on the date of original licensure |
| Carryover Allowed: | 30 |
| Course Approval: | The board is the final authority on approval of courses, credit, PDH value for courses, and other methods of earning credit. The board may not pre-approve courses for PDH credit. |
| Course Content: | At least 20 PDH must be in technical subjects that lead to further professional development in the registrant's profession. Technical subjects include design; environmental analysis; programming and planning; structural systems; lateral forces; mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and acoustical systems; construction methods; construction observation; site and soils analyses and design; accessibility; building codes; selection of building materials; and surveying methods and techniques. The board may accept a maximum of 10 PDH units in professional management subjects such as total quality process, computer courses, or ethics. A PDH must be obtained in qualifying activities related to the licensee's profession. A qualifying activity is any course or activity with a clear purpose and objective which maintains, improves, or expands the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee's field of practice. Qualifying activities may be earned in any jurisdiction. |
| State Website: | http://www.state.sd.us/dol/boards/engineer/PDF%20files/Continuing_Professional_Development.pdf |
| Contact Info: | SD - Board of Technical Professions 2040 W. Main Street Rapid City, SD 57702-2447 Tel: 605- 394-2510 |
| Valid Course Work Units: | (1) Successful completion of college courses; (2) Successful completion of continuing education courses; (3) Successful completion of correspondence, televised, videotaped, audio taped, Internet, and other short courses or tutorials with verifiable passing scores from examinations; (4) Presenting or attending qualifying seminars, in-house courses, workshops, or professional or technical presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences; (5) Teaching or instructing in qualifying activities listed in subdivision (1) to (4), inclusive, of this section; (6) Writing published papers, articles, or books; (7) Active participation in professional or technical societies; (8) Patents; and (9) Self-study activities, including Internet courses, books, or articles, or video/audio tapes, if such activities include testing or examination with formal, recorded passing scores. |
| Converting Education to PDH: | The conversion of other units of continuing education credit to PDH units is as follows: (1) One college semester hour, 45 PDH; (2) One college quarter hour, 30 PDH; (3) One continuing education unit, 10 PDH; (4) Program time of professional development in course work, seminars, or professional or technical presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences, as specified in 20:38:23:05 (2); (5) One hour of teaching, 2 PDH; (6) Each published paper, article, or book, 10 PDH; (7) Active participation in each professional organization or technical society, 2 PDH for each renewal period, maximum 6 PDH; (8) Each patent, 10 PDH. Teaching credit allowed in subdivision (5) of this section is valid for teaching a course or seminar for the first time only. Teaching credit does not apply to full-time faculty. |
| Recordkeeping: | The licensee shall maintain records to support professional development credits claimed. Sufficient records must be maintained for audit purposes for three years after the date of renewal. The records shall include the PDH credits earned in the two years prior to the date of renewal and, in the case of carryover PDH credit, shall include the years when the carryover PDH was earned. The board may request copies for audit verification purposes. A licensee shall keep the following records: (1) A log showing the type of activity claimed, sponsoring organization, location, duration, instructors or speaker's name, and PDH credits earned; (2) Attendance verification records in the form of completion certificates or other documents supporting evidence of attendance; or (3) Records as maintained by professional repositories, such as the Council of Landscape Registration Architectural Boards (CLARB), the Professional Development Registry for Engineers and Surveyors (PDRES), or the American Institute of Architects (AIA) |