Section Geo 403.06 - Continuing Education Activity HoursHours for continuing education activities shall be awarded as follows:
(a) A maximum of 2 continuing education hours per year shall apply to activity on a state or national board of licensure;(b) Courses/programs awarded one or more college semester credit hours, with a passing grade where grades are issued, shall equal 15 continuing education hours per credit hour based on course credit established by the college or university;(c) Courses/programs awarded one or more college quarter hours, with a passing grade where grades are issued, shall equal 10 continuing education hours per credit hour based on course credit established by the college or university;(d) Courses/programs awarded one or more continuing education units by the course sponsor, with a passing grade where grades are issued, shall equal 10 continuing education hours per CEU;(e) One hour of credit shall be awarded for each hour of continuing education in course work, seminars, or professional technical presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences for each hour of attendance;(f) Field trips organized and run by professional or technical societies or in conjunction with meetings, conventions, or conferences shall be awarded one continuing education hour for each hour of duration, up to 8 continuing education hours per day.(g) Teaching or instructing qualifying courses or seminars or making presentations at technical meetings shall earn continuing education hours at a rate twice that of participants. Teaching credit shall be valid for teaching a course or seminar for the first time only. Teaching credit shall not apply to full-time faculty teaching courses that are part of their normal teaching load;(h) Each professional journal article, published paper, published geological map, or published geology text book shall equal 16 continuing education hours;(i) Active participation in professional or technical societies shall equal one continuing education hour per year and shall require that the licensee serve as an officer or actively participate in a committee of the organization. Continuing education hours shall not be earned until each year of service is completed and shall be limited to 2 continuing education hours per organization, with a maximum of 4 continuing education hours per renewal period; and(j) Continuing education hours shall not be awarded for any repeat activity attended or completed.N.H. Admin. Code § Geo 403.06
#7526, eff 7-1-01; ss #9439, eff 3-25-09
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 15, Filed April 13, 2017, Proposed by #12152, Effective 3/24/2017, Expires 3/24/2027.