Section 110-9-4 - Units and Carry-over9.4.1 The Board has final authority with respect to approval of courses, credit, unit value for courses, and other methods of earning continuing education credit. No pre-approval of offerings will be issued.9.4.2 The conversion of other units of credit to actual hours is as follows:9.4.2.1 One actual hour is equivalent to at least 50 minutes of instruction.9.4.2.2 One semester credit hour of formal education is equivalent to 45 actual hours.9.4.2.3 One quarter credit hour of formal education is equivalent to 30 actual hours.9.4.2.4 With respect to Rule 9.2.3.4, credit for teaching or presenting an activity may be credited double the number of actual hours. Credit is valid only for the first offering or presentation. Full-time faculty may not claim credit associated with their regular teaching duties.9.4.2.5 Each published peer-reviewed paper or book in the licensee's area of professional practice is equivalent to 10 actual hours.9.4.2.6 Each published paper or article which does not meet the requirements of Rule 9.4.2.5 but is in the licensee's area of professional practice is equivalent to five actual hours.9.4.2.7 Service as an officer in a professional or technical society is equivalent to two actual hours. Actual hours are not earned until the end of each year of service is completed. Participation on a professional or technical society's technical committee is equivalent to the actual hours spent on that committee.9.4.2.8 A patent is equivalent to 10 actual hours.9.4.2.9 Licensees participating in the development of items for NCEES or NCARB examinations is equivalent to 15 actual hours per calendar year.9.4.2.10 With respect to rule 9.2.3.10, serving on a ABET/EAC- or NAAB-accreditation program evaluating team is equivalent to 15 actual hours per evaluation.9.4.3 Architects and professional engineers may carry up to one-half of the required continuing education credits from the previous biennial period. Excess credits can be carried over only into the biennial period immediately following the period in which the credit was earned.9.4.4 Ethics hours can be carried over.110 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 9, § 4
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