All 24 hours can be taken in online courses.  The Tennessee State Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners does not pre-approve continuing education courses or providers.

1. There is clear purpose and objective for each activity which will maintain, improve or expand skills and knowledge obtained prior to initial licensure or to develop new and relevant skills and knowledge.

2. The content of each presentation is well organized and presented in a sequential manner.

3. There is evidence of pre-planning.

4. The presentation will be made by persons who are well qualified by education or experience.

1. Successful completion or monitoring of college or university sponsored courses;

2. Successful completion of courses which are awarded continuing education units (CEU’s);

3. Attendance at seminars, tutorials, short courses, correspondence courses, televised courses or videotaped courses;

4. Attendance at in-house programs sponsored by corporations or other organizations;

5. Teaching or instructing as described in (a) through (d) above, unless teaching or instructing is the registrant’s regular employment;

6. Authoring published papers, articles or books;

7. Making presentations at technical meetings;

8. Attendance at program presentations at related technical or professional meetings where program content is comprised of at least one (1) PDH.

1. Monitoring of university or college courses will be credited at one-third (1/3) the above-stated conversion table.

2. Teaching or instructing qualifying courses or seminars will be credited at twice the PDH’s earned by a participating student and may be claimed for credit only once.

3. Authorship of papers, articles or books cannot be claimed until actually published. Credit earned will equal preparation time spent not to exceed twenty-five (25) PDH’s per publication.

4. Correspondence course PDH’s may be considered acceptable to the Board, but the registrant shall submit, upon request, supporting documentation to demonstrate high quality course content.

Conversion from other units of continuing education to PDH’s is as follows:

1. One (1) university semester hour of credit = 15 PDH

2. One (1) university quarter hour of credit = 10 PDH

3. One (1) Continuing Education Unit = 10 PDH

4. One (1) hour acceptable professional development education = 1 PDH

Required records include but are not limited to the following:

1. A log showing the type(s) of activity claimed, sponsoring organization, location, duration, instructor’s or speaker’s name and PDH credit(s) earned; and/or

2. Attendance verification records in the form of completion certifications, signed attendance receipts, paid receipts, a copy of a listing of participants signed by a person in responsible charge or other documents supporting evidence of attendance.

Records must be maintained for a period of four (4) years and copies must be furnished to the Board for audit verification purposes within thirty (30) days of the Board’s request. A registrant failing to supply the requested records in a timely fashion will be deemed in noncompliance.