S.C. Code Regs. § § 49-604

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 49-604 - Determination of Credit

The Board has final authority with respect to approval of courses, credit, PDH value for courses and other methods of earning credit.

(1) Credit for college or community college approved courses will be based upon course credit established by the college.

(2) Credit for qualifying seminars and workshops will be based on one PDH unit for each hour of attendance. Attendance at qualifying programs presented at professional and/or technical society meetings will earn PDH units for the actual contact time of each program.

(3) Credit determination for activities 49-603-(6) and 49-603-(8) is the responsibility of the licensee, subject to review as required by the Board.

(4) Credit for activity 49-603-(7), active participation in professional and technical societies is limited to 2 PDH units per organization, with a maximum of 4 PDH units per year, and requires that a licensee serve as an officer, or actively participate in a committee of the organization, or have at least a 50% documented attendance at meetings held not less than eight times per year. PDH credits for participation in a professional or technical society are not earned until the end of the administrative year of the society.

(5) Teaching credit is valid for teaching a course or seminar for the first time only. Teaching credit does not apply to full-time faculty.

(6) No more than twelve hours of credit may be obtained in one calendar day.

S.C. Code Regs. § 49-604

Added by State Register Volume 20, Issue No. 7, eff July 26, 1996. Amended by State Register Volume 33, Issue No. 6, eff June 27, 2009; State Register Volume 46, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/27/2022.