Section 0120-05-.06 - TYPES OF ACCEPTABLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUING EDUCATION(1) The Board will grant PDH credit for only such professional development continuing education activities that satisfy the following criteria:(a) 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.(b) The content of each presentation is well-organized and presented in a sequential manner.(c) There is evidence of pre-planning.(d) The presentation will be made by persons who are well-qualified by education or experience.(2) Continuing education activities for which PDH credit may be given by the Board include, but are not limited to the following: (a) Successful completion or monitoring of college or university sponsored courses;(b) Successful completion of courses which are awarded continuing education units (CEUs);(c) Attendance at structured seminars, tutorials, short courses, correspondence courses, televised courses, Internet courses, or videotaped courses;(d) Attendance at in-house educational programs sponsored by corporations or other organizations;(e) Teaching or instructing as described in (a) through (d) above, unless teaching or instructing is the registrant's regular employment;(f) Authoring published papers, articles, books, or accepted licensing examination items;(g) Making presentations at technical meetings;(h) Attendance at program presentations at related technical or professional meetings where program content is comprised of at least one (1) PDH;(i) Attendance at Board meetings and professional society legislative events, and active participation in a technical/professional society or organization, or a technical or professional public board, as an officer or committee member;(j) Active participation in educational outreach activities involving K-12 or higher education students;(l) All such activities as described in (a) through (k) above must be relevant to the practice of architecture, engineering, landscape architecture or interior design as determined by the Board and may include technical, ethical or managerial content unless otherwise noted.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0120-05-.06
Original rule filed April 25, 1997; effective July 9, 1997. Amendment filed May 20, 2004; effective August 3, 2004. However; Stay of effective date to subparagraph (c) of paragraph (2) filed by the House and Senate Government Operations Committee of the Tennessee General Assembly on July 30, 2004; new effective date October 2, 2004. Amendment filed September 11, 2009; effective December 10, 2009. Amendment filed March 9, 2011; effective June 7, 2011. Amendment filed December 11, 2012; effective March 11, 2013. Amendments filed October 28, 2016; effective January 26, 2017. Amendments filed October 29, 2020; effective 1/27/2021.Authority: T.C.A. § 62-2-203(d).