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  • About
    • About IPLSA >
      • Overview
      • Awards
      • Career Center
      • Chapters
      • Young Surveyors Network
    • About Surveying
    • Donate to the Foundation
    • Find a Surveyor
    • Get It Surveyed
    • GLO Plats
  • Events, Education & Licensure
    • Event Calendar
    • Annual Conference >
      • 2025 Exhibitors & Sponsors
      • Handouts >
        • Railroads Handouts
    • Education Portal
    • Licensure >
      • Maintaining Your License
      • Path to Licensure
      • Regulation & Enforcement
  • Member Resources
    • Member Portal
    • IPLSA Benefit Association
    • Legislative & Regulatory >
      • Davis Bacon & Prevailing Wage
      • State House Rock
  • Future Surveyors
    • Scholarships
    • Why Become a Surveyor?
    • Exploring A Career In Surveying
    • Instructional Videos for Teachers
    • NSPS Student Portal
    • How to Support Future Surveyors
    • Student Surveying Jobs and Internships
  • Survey Tech Training
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Maintaining Your License

Number of Hours
​All Professional Land Surveyors must earn 20 professional development hours (PDHs) within the current 2-year renewal period. One PDH equals 50 minutes of presentation/classroom time. 
Of these 20 hours, 4 must come from Statutes and Standards and 2 must come from Professional Conduct (ethics).
The hours must be earned within the renewal period (there are no "carry over" hours from one renewal period to the next).

What Counts
Professional development activities must be conducted by an acceptable provider (IPLSA is an acceptable provider named in the PLS rules), and:
  • Contribute to professional skills and/or scientific knowledge relevant to the practice of professional land surveying;
  • Enhance the general or specialized practices and values of professional land surveying
  • Be developed and presented by persons with education and/or experience in the subject matter of the program.
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The following table will help you convert various approved activities into professional development hours.
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​NCEES PDH Tracking Tool
Keeping all your PDHs in one place just got easier with the new tracking tool available on the NCEES website. Completely free with a MyNCEES log-in, the CPC (continuing professional competency) tracker allows you to conveniently track and report your CPC requirements.
NCEES.org
How to Track Your CPC Courses and Requirements:
  1. Identify the state licensing board(s) for which you would like to track CPC requirements. Login to your MyNCEES account and select CPC Tracking to select the appropriate state licensing boards and enter renewal period information for each.
  2. Enter CPC course information
  3. When you complete a continuing education course, add the course information and corresponding professional development hours (PDH). Supporting documentation can be uploaded to your account and the course and PDHs will be applied to the appropriate states.
  4. Track your progress
  5. View a side-by-side comparison of the state’s requirements and your completed CPC courses.
  6. Transmit your completed CPC report
  7. Send your CPC transcript electronically to a state licensing board. Check with your state licensing board for specific requirements.
 
For more information and FAQs about CPC Tracking, click here.
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