110 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 9, § 2

Current through September 17, 2024

Section 110-9-2 - Requirements

9.2.1 Architects must complete 24 actual hours of architectural-related learning every biennial period to satisfy the continuing education requirement.

9.2.2 Professional engineers must complete 30 actual hours of engineering-related learning every biennial period to satisfy the continuing education requirement.

9.2.3 Unless restricted by Rule 9.3 or its subsections, acceptable continuing education activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

9.2.3.1 Successful completion of college courses from an educational institution that offers EAC/ABET- or NAAB-accredited programs, or courses transferrable to and accepted for credit by an educational institution that offers EAC/ABET- or NAAB-accredited programs;

9.2.3.2 Successful completion of short courses, tutorials, web-based activities, and distance-education courses offered for self-study, independent study, or group study;

9.2.3.3 Presenting or attending qualifying seminars, in-house courses, workshops, or professional or technical presentations;

9.2.3.4 Teaching or instructing in 9.2.3.1 through 9.2.3.3 above;

9.2.3.5 Authoring published papers, articles, books;

9.2.3.6 Participating in the development of items for NCEES or NCARB examinations;

9.2.3.7 Active participation in professional or technical societies in which a licensee either serves as an officer or actively participates in a technical committee of the society related to the practice of architecture or engineering;

9.2.3.8 Authoring a patent related to architecture or engineering;

9.2.3.9 Active participation in educational outreach activities pertaining to professional licensure or the architecture/engineering professions that involve K-12 or higher education students; and

9.2.3.10 Serving as an ABET/EAC- or NAAB-accredited program evaluator.

9.2.4 Acceptable continuing education topics must be either:

1) technical in nature, or

2) a topic that is part of that profession's body of knowledge as developed by the applicable national professional engineering society or categorized as a Health Safety and Welfare topic by NCARB.

110 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 9, § 2

Amended effective 4/27/2019

Amended effective 6/7/2021

Amended effective 10/8/2022

Amended effective 3/16/2024