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CPC Requirements by Jurisdiction: New York Engineering


CPC Requirements:   Mandatory
Number of PDH required per period:   36
Renewal Term:   Triennial
Carryover from one renewal period to the next:   none
Comity:   ---
Record keeping and submission requirements:   Sponsors must provide a Certificate of Completion to licensees who completed courses or educational activities for continuing education credit. The information on each course or educational activity should be retained in your records for six years from the date of completion. A certificate of completion should contain the following information: (a) title of the course or program, subject area, and any identification number assigned to it by the provider; (b) number of hours completed, (c) the sponsor's name and any identifying number, (d) verification by the sponsor of your attendance, and (e) the date and location of the course or activity.
Provider approval required by state board:   To be acceptable continuing education courses must be administered by an approved New York State sponsor (provider) and in an approved subject area and in an approved format.
State-specific requirements:   RCEPP program and compliance with NYS requirements

Activity Content Areas (subject matter): Two of the three activity content areas will be accepted by NYS – Health Safety and Welfare Including Core Technical and Ethics. Programs classified as Business Practices will NOT be accepted.

Delivery Methods (format): NYS accepts the following delivery methods: Courses: Live seminars, technical sessions and formal educational courses and Synchronous Distance Learning programs

Educational Activities: Asynchronous Distance learning programs

Not all courses and educational activities offered by an approved sponsor are acceptable for continuing education credit in New York State. Courses and educational activities must contribute to the professional practice of professional engineering or land surveying. The subject matter of the course or educational activity must be related to professional practice. Subject areas that are not so related, such as, risk management, limiting the design professional's liability, project management related to profitability and maximizing fees, marketing and public relations, insurance, laws related to arbitration, mediation, liens (unless they are related to safeguarding the health, safety, and welfare of the public), real estate, real estate development, expanding a design professional's business, basic Auto CAD, personal development, general office management, accounting/financial planning, succession planning, zoning as it relates to increasing a developer or engineer/land surveyor's profitability, design build (unless it includes information on the laws related to design build and its limitations in New York State) are non-acceptable subjects. Service on Boards and/or professional committees, and active participation in technical and/or professional organizations are not eligible for continuing education credit.

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