Newsletter   June, 2002     No. 4

      In this issue:


PDHonline.org Doubles Its Online Course Library and Number of Authors

In the first five months of year 2002, PDHonline.org has undergone major expansion of its online course library. The number of courses offered has been increased from 55 at the end of last year to current 120 in the following 16 different categories that cover all major engineering disciplines.

PDHonline Course Library
Structural Engineering Project/Busi. Management General Engineering Topics
Civil & Environmental Engr. Geotechnical Engineering Board's Laws & Rules
Mechanical Engineering Land Surveying Computer Applications
Electrical Engineering Cold-Formed Steel Design Bridge Design
Chemical Engineering Construction Life Safety & Building Code
Architectural Engineering Special Offers All PDHonline Courses

For complete listing of the courses, please visit www.pdhonline.org. Our large collection of courses, each with unique topic, provides engineers, architects and land surveyors with greater flexibility in choosing the courses with which they can not only fulfill their CPD requirements but also gain skills and knowledge relevant to their practices. This accomplishment would not have been achieved without our dedicated and fast growing team of PDHonline authors. For the last 5 months alone, 12 subject matter experts have joined PDHonline.org as new online course authors and made significant contributions to our expanding effort. We at PDHonline.org are committed to provide the state of art and the most sought-after continuing education courses by the most qualified authors.


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PDHonline.org Obtains Approved Continuing Education Provider Status in Florida and Arkansas

PDHonline.org has become an Approved Sponsor (Provider) of Continuing Professional Competency (CPC or CPD) activities for Professional Engineers and Surveyors in the states of Florida and Arkansas. With previously obtained approved provider status in the states of Louisiana and North Carolina, PDHonline.org now is an Approved Sponsor in AR, FL, LA and NC, the only four states that currently pre-approve courses or vendors. PDHonline.org submits monthly or quarterly reports, including the names and license numbers of all Florida and North Carolina registrants completing the PDHonline courses during that month or quarter and the PDH credits earned, to Florida Board of Professional Engineers and North Carolina State Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors, respectively. PDHonline.org has also been approved and authorized by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers to provide the 4-PDH-credit course on Florida Board's Laws and Rules, which is required by the board for license renewal. Our Florida Board (FBPE) Continuing Education Provider Number is CEP 00030.

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PDHonline.org Launches Sister Site www.PDHcenter.com

PDHonline.org is pleased to announce the launch of its sister site, www.PDHcenter.com. PDHcenter.com was created for the convenience of some of our valued customers, and it will have no effect on the existing users of PDHonline.org. As matter of fact, as an existing registered user, you can login at both sites using your User ID and Password. Users registered at PDHcenter.com can also access PDHonline.org with the same ID and Password.


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Continuing Education Deadline Alert

To those whose license renewals are up, the following are some of the upcoming deadlines and the PDH requirements for your information. Getting PDH credits online is a fast, convenient and economical way to meet your CPD requirements. You can do it anytime and anywhere to fit your busy schedule, even while vacationing.

MN (6/30/02, 24 PDH credits, biennial)
SC (6/30/02, 15 PDH credits, annual)
WV (6/30/02, 15 PDH credits, annual)
MT (7/1/02, 30 PDH credits, biennial)
NV (deadline varies, 30 PDH credits, biennial)
SD (deadline varies, 30 PDH credits, biennial)
TN (deadline varies, 24 PDH credits, biennial)

If your state is not listed above, please check you renewal deadline and PDH requirements with your state board.


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CPD Compliance Audit Rates

The state boards randomly audit the licensees' compliance of CPD requirements for each renewal period. Audit rate for CPD Requirement Compliance varies from state to state. The following are some of the approximate audit rates currently used by the listed state boards. This is for your information only, and the audit rates are subject to change at the discretion of the state boards.

NC: 2%     NE: 2.5%     MN: 3%     NV: 4%     IA: 5%     NH: 5%     SC: 5%     TN: 5%     OR: 10%


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PDHonline Certificate of Completion Gets a Facelift

If you took our courses lately, you may have noticed that the Certificate of Compliance has a completely new look. The facelift was made to improve the printability of the certificate and, of course, to improve the appearance. For those who do care about the appearance, the new certificate features a Mahogany Frame and some fancy lettering. For those who had struggled to print it out in landscape format before, you got relief. It is in portrait format now, no more changing the print format and no more truncated certificates. We made this improvement based on users' feedbacks, and your comments and suggestions are always welcome and are deeply appreciated. PDHonline.org strives to provide the continuing educations products of the highest quality and the best service.


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PDH Online Obtains Approved Professional Development Provider Status in Florida and Arkansas

PDH Online has become an Approved Sponsor (Provider) of Professional Development Hour (PDH) activities for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors in the states of Florida and Arkansas. With previously obtained approved provider status in the states of Louisiana and North Carolina, PDHonline.org now is an Approved Sponsor in AR, FL, LA and NC, the only four states that currently pre-approve courses or vendors. PDHonline.org submits monthly or quarterly reports, including the names and license numbers of all Florida and North Carolina registrants completing the PDHonline courses during that month or quarter and the PDH credits earned, to Florida Board of Professional Engineer and North Carolina State Board of Examiners for Engineer and Surveyor, respectively. PDHonline.org has also been approved and authorized by the Florida Board of Professional Engineer to provide the 4-PDH-credit course on Florida Board's Laws and Rules, which is required by the Florida board for professional engineer license renewal. Our Florida Board (FBPE) Continuing Education Provider Number is CEP 00030.


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