Laws and Rules for Texas Engineers (Revised for 2025)

In Laws and Rules for Texas Engineers (Revised for 2025), you'll learn ...

• The most pertinent rules of the Board's rules affecting Texas professional engineers
• What the practice of engineering entails in the state of Texas
• Requirements for becoming a licensed professional engineer in Texas
• Design, contents, and proper application of the registrant's seal

Overview

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Credit: 1 PDH

Length: 16 pages

The Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (TBPELS) consists of nine members appointed by the governor. The Board has the power to adopt rules, set standards for licensure, adopt mandatory standards of professional conduct and ethics, and investigate and discipline unauthorized, negligent, unethical, or incompetent practices. They review applications, administer examinations, license qualified applicants, and regulate the professional practice of licensees throughout the state.

In this course, we will review portions of the laws and rules that govern the profession of engineering for Texas-licensed engineers.

This course meets the following 1 PDH requirement for Texas Ethics or Laws and Rules: A minimum of 1 PDH per renewal period must be in the area of professional ethics, roles, and responsibilities of professional engineering or review of the Texas Engineering Practice Act and Board Rules.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• What constitutes the practice of engineering in Texas
• Texas PE license eligibility requirements
• Persons and work that are exempt from licensing requirements
• Current information on the required engineering seal and its proper use
• The roles and responsibilities of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
• The rules and regulations regarding the practice of engineering by business entities

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 10 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.