Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 193C - Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board › Chapter 7 - Professional Development › Rule 193C-7.4 - Professional Development Guidelines

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Continuing education activities that satisfy the professional
				development criteria are those that relate to engineering or land surveying
				practice or management. It is recognized that an engineer's specialized skills
				must have as their foundation a fundamental knowledge of chemistry, physics,
				mathematics, graphics, computations, communication, and humanities and social
				sciences. However, continuing education in the fundamentals alone will not be
				sufficient to maintain, improve, or expand engineering skills and knowledge. For
				that reason, licensees will be limited in their use of fundamental courses in
				proportion to ABET criteria for accreditation of engineering curricula.
				Continuing education activities are classified as:
(1)
Group 1 activities.
Group
			 1 activities are intended to maintain, improve, or expand skills and knowledge
			 obtained prior to initial licensure. The following chart illustrates the maximum
			 PDH allowable per renewal period for Group 1 activities:
Type of course/activity
Number of PDH allowed per renewal period
Mathematics and basic sciences Math beyond Trigonometry
						  Basic sciences: Chemistry, Physics, Life sciences, Earth sciences
10 PDH
Engineering sciences Mechanics, Thermodynamics,
						  Electrical and electrical circuits, Materials science,
*Computer science
*Courses in computer science will generally be considered
						  a part of the Engineering Sciences category in the ABET criterion and, therefore,
						  limited to a maximum of 10 PDH per renewal period.
10 PDH
Humanities and social sciences Philosophy, Religion,
						  History, Literature, Fine arts, Sociology, Psychology, Political science,
						  Anthropology, Economics, Foreign languages, Professional ethics, Social
						  responsibility
5 PDH
Engineering-related courses Accounting, Industrial
						  management, Finance, Personnel administration, Engineering economy, English,
						  Speech, *Computer applications
*The computer is considered a tool available to engineers
						  and land surveyors. Courses related to computer drafting and general computer
						  applications are generally not applicable to either Group 1 or Group 2
						  activities. Computer courses that relate to engineering or land surveying design
						  applications, such as structural design/analysis software, are considered
						  acceptable.
10 PDH
(2)
Group 2 activities.
Group 2 activities are intended to develop
			 new and relevant skills and knowledge. Credit for participation in activities in
			 the group is unlimited, subject to maximum carryover. Typical areas include
			 postgraduate level engineering science or design, new technology, environmental
			 regulation and courses in management of engineering or land surveying activity
			 (regular work duties do not qualify).
(3)
Independent study.
To be
			 readily acceptable by the board, independent study as defined in rule
			 193C-7.2 (542B,272C) meets all of the following criteria:
a. A written evaluation process is completed by
			 the independent study provider; and
b. A certificate of satisfactory completion is
			 issued by the provider; and
c. An
			 evaluation assessment is issued to the licensee by the provider; and
d. Documentation supporting such independent
			 studies is maintained by the licensee and provided to the board as required by
			 subrule 7.8(2).
A maximum of ten professional development hours of independent
				study activity will be allowed per biennium per
				licensee.