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How many continuing education hours does a PE need in Florida?

If this is not your first renewal of a Florida PE license, the Florida Board of Professional Engineers requires 18 hours of continuing education every two years. Part of it must cover Florida laws and rules, ethics and your area of practice. Some new licensees need only a laws and rules course, an ethics course and the fee for their first renewal.

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The rule, fact by fact

Course hours
18 hours of continuing educationFlorida’s engineering board gives this as the total owed for each renewal.
Verified. fbpe.org (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Valid for
Every two yearsThe cycle follows your license renewal.
Same source and date as above
Online accepted
Webinars and non-classroom courses are listed as ways to earn hoursThe list also names workshops and conferences.
Same source and date as above
Rule
Section 471.017(3), Florida Statutes, and Rule 61G15-22, F.A.C.The Board points to both for the full description.
Same source and date as above

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check where you stand. A Florida PE needs 18 hours every two years. If your first Florida PE license is dated March 1, 2025 or later and shows a 2027 expiration date, this renewal asks only for the Board-approved Laws and Rules course, an ethics course and the fee.

  2. Step 2. Pick courses that count. The Florida laws and rules hour has to come from a Board-approved provider. Seminars, workshops and webinars can earn hours, and so can in-house or non-classroom courses.

  3. Step 3. Take the hours. Add one hour on Florida laws and rules and one hour on professional ethics. Four hours must relate to your area of practice, and 12 can be any topic pertinent to engineering.

  4. Step 4. Report and keep your proof. Everyone now has to report continuing education. Keep your receipts and certificates for four years from the date you finish each activity, in case of an audit.

Before you pay

We haven’t confirmed a course price or which providers carry the Florida laws and rules course. Before you pay, ask the provider whether it holds Board approval for that hour, because that hour has to come from a Board-approved provider.

Questions

Can I count CE from another state’s engineering license?

Mostly yes. Florida lets you apply credit earned for another state’s engineering license to your 18 hours if it meets Florida’s statute and rule criteria and the provider meets the Board’s rule for CE providers. The exception is the Florida laws and rules hour.

Can I reuse a course the Board ordered me to take?

No. If the Board ordered you to take courses to fix a previous renewal, those credits cannot count again toward the current renewal, even if you took them in the same biennium.

Does serving in a society count?

In part. Up to four hours can come from serving as an officer of a Board-recognized professional or technical engineering society.

Do extra hours carry over to my next renewal?

No. Florida says all CE credits must be earned within the single biennium you claim them for, so extra hours do not count toward the next one.

What to do next

Start with the Florida Board of Professional Engineers page on continuing education requirements. Check your own renewal dates there before you pay for a course.

fbpe.org

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