SECTION 245:15-11-7. Conversion of units and determination of credits

(a)   The conversion of other units of credit of continuing education to PDH's is as follows:

(1)   One (1) college semester hour - 15 PDH's One (1) college quarter hour - 10 PDH's

(2)   One (1) hour of technical or professional development in a continuing education course, short course, tutorial, webinar, or distance-education course - 1 PDH

(3)   One (1) hour of attendance at a qualifying seminar, in-house course, workshop, or professional or technical presentation made at a meeting, convention, conference or educational institution - 1 PDH

(4)   For teaching or making presentations in (1) - (3) above - apply multiple of 2. Teaching credit is valid for teaching a course or seminar for the first time only. Teaching credit does not apply to full-time or part-time faculty members unless the activity is outside the scope of the licensee's customary teaching responsibilities.

(5)   Active participation in professional or technical societies serving the engineering or land surveying profession - 2 PDH's

(6)   Active participation serving on standards or code development technical committees, standards or code commissions, or licensing examination development committees - 4 PDH's

(7)   One (1) contact hour for developing professional licensure examinations, or writing standards or developing code in an official capacity - 1 PDH

(8)   Each published paper, article, or book in the licensee's area of professional practice - 5 PDH's

(9)   Each peer-reviewed published, professional or technical paper or book in the licensee's area(s) of competence -10 PDH's

(10)   Each patent. - 10 PDH's

(b)   Determination of Credit - The Board has final authority with respect to approval of courses, credit, PDH value for courses, and other methods of earning credit.

(1)   Credit for college or community college approved courses will be based upon course credit established by the college.

(2)   Credit for activity in subsection (a)(5), active participation in professional and technical societies (limited to 2 PDH's per organization with a maximum of 4 PDH's per biennial renewal period or 2 PDH's per calendar year), requires that a licensee serve as an officer and/or actively participate in a committee of the organization. PDH's are not earned until the end of each year of service is complete. Active participation in educational outreach activities pertaining to professional licensure or the surveying/engineering professions that involve K-12 or higher education students may count as active participation in a professional and technical society.

(3)   Credit for activity in subsection (a)(6), active participation in standards or code development technical committees or standards or code commissions or licensing examination development committees is limited to 4 PDH's per organization with a maximum of 8 PDH's per biennial renewal period or 2 PDH's per calendar year. PDH's are not earned until the end of each year of service is complete.

(4)   With the commencement of the licensees first full biennial renewal period following the adoption of these administrative rules, credit for approved activities which focus on other jurisdictional professional engineering or professional land surveying licensure laws, regulations, or minimum standards may be approved, but shall be limited to 2 PDH's per biennial renewal period or 1 PDH per calendar year.

[Source: Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2029, eff 7-11-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1568, eff 7-11-03; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1035, eff 5-11-09; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff 7-25-13; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1231, eff 9-14-18; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1232, eff 11-1-20]