Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Requirements
Continuing Education or PDH is known as CPC in Missouri
Missouri professional engineers are required to earn 30 PDH biennially. All of the required hours can be earned through online continuing education courses. EZpdh.com courses are accepted by the Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, and Landscape Architects. The following table shows a quick rundown of license renewal requirements.
| Subject | Requirement |
| Hours Required | 30 hours biennially |
| Renewal Dates | December 31 based on year of licensure |
| Course Approval | The Board does not require pre-approval for providers or specific courses. Each engineer must determine whether an activity meets the Board’s requirements |
| Course Content | Missouri defines the purpose of its continuing education requirement as “to reinforce the need for lifelong learning in order to stay current with changing technology, equipment, procedures, processes, tools and established standards.” Qualifying activities must have a clear purpose and objective which will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee’s field of practice. The licensee is given flexibility in selecting among a broad range of subjects that are intended to strengthen or maintain competency in technical, managerial (business), or ethical fields |
| Online Courses | The board specifically lists internet-based courses as acceptable providing a quiz is used to show evidence of achievement |
| PDH Carryover | A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period |
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| Official Laws and Rules | Download Laws and Rules |
| State Website | Access State Website |