15 Hour Texas Professional Engineer Continuing Education Online Renewal Course

✅ 15 PDH Including the Required Ethics Hour | Meets the Requirements of 22 TAC §137.17 | Only $139.99 | Instant Emailed Certificate | 100% Online & Self-Paced

Complete all 15 professional development hours for your Texas Professional Engineer renewal, including the ethics hour the Board requires every cycle, in one online course for only $139.99. The course is written specifically for Texas licensees around the Texas Engineering Practice Act, the Board rules in 22 TAC Chapter 137, and the Texas regulatory programs engineers actually work under, and it is updated for the two-year renewal cycle that took effect in 2026.

Everything is online and self-paced, so you can log in and out without losing progress and finish on your own schedule from a phone, tablet, or computer. Short knowledge checks run throughout the course instead of a final exam, and your certificate is emailed the moment you finish. Texas engineers certify their own continuing education at renewal, so you keep the certificate with your records rather than waiting on anyone to report it for you.

✅ Course Details

• Course name: 15 Hour Texas Professional Engineer Continuing Education Online Renewal Course
• Governing board: Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (TBPELS)
• Credit: 15 professional development hours (PDH), including 1 hour of ethics
• Course category: Structured continuing education coursework relevant to the practice of engineering
• Course format: 100% online, self-paced, with section timers and knowledge checks
• Assessment: Knowledge checks throughout the course. No final exam.
• Price: $139.99
• Certificate: Emailed instantly on completion
• Reporting: Texas PEs self-certify at renewal and retain records for three years
• Support: Call or text 1-800-698-2770

✅ Who Should Take This Course?

• Texas licensed Professional Engineers renewing an active license
• Engineers who need all 15 PDH for a one-year or transition-year renewal
• Engineers who need the first 15 of 30 PDH for a full two-year renewal cycle
• Engineers who still need the mandatory ethics hour, which can never be carried over
• Out-of-state PEs who also hold a Texas license and must meet Texas requirements
• Engineers returning to active status from inactive who must show current compliance
• Engineers who want Texas-specific law, rules, and regulatory-program content rather than generic technical hours

✅ Does This Course Satisfy the State Requirement?

This course provides 15 professional development hours, including 1 hour of ethics content that meets the subject matter the Board requires. That is the complete requirement for a Texas PE whose renewal term is one year, which includes every licensee renewing during the 2026 transition and anyone whose transition renewal term remains shorter than two years.

If your renewal term is a full two years, the requirement is 30 PDH including 2 ethics hours. This course provides 15 of those 30 hours and 1 of the 2 required ethics hours. If that is your situation, our 30 Hour Texas Professional Engineer package covers the entire two-year requirement, including both ethics hours, in a single enrollment.

One point deserves a plain answer, because it is the first thing most engineers ask. TBPELS does not pre-approve continuing education providers or courses, and it publishes no list of approved courses. No provider in Texas can truthfully call a PDH course board approved. Under the Board rules, the licensee decides whether an activity qualifies, and the Board is the final authority if the record is ever audited. This course is built to the standard the rule sets: structured coursework, relevant to the practice of engineering, with educational, technical, ethical, and managerial content, documented on a certificate that carries everything an audit asks for.

✅ Texas PE Continuing Education Requirements

Texas Professional Engineers must complete continuing education as a condition of license renewal under 22 TAC §137.17. Senate Bill 681 from the 89th Legislature moved TBPELS from annual to two-year renewals, and the conforming Board rules took effect January 7, 2026. That change is why the number of hours you owe depends on the length of your particular renewal term during the phase-in.

• Two-year renewal term: 30 PDH, of which 2 hours must be ethics
• One-year or shorter transition term: 15 PDH, of which 1 hour must be ethics
• Ethics subject matter: professional ethics, the roles and responsibilities of professional engineering, or a review of the Texas Engineering Practice Act and Board Rules
• Ethics hours may never be satisfied with hours carried forward from a previous renewal period
• Self-directed study, such as reading trade publications or watching general online content, is capped
• Structured online and correspondence courses are a separate category and are not subject to that cap
• Records must be kept for three years and are subject to audit after renewal

That last pair of points is worth understanding before you buy anything. Texas caps how much credit you can claim for informal self-directed study, and casual online reading falls in that capped category. Structured coursework with defined content, timed sections, and a completion certificate from a sponsoring organization is treated separately and is not capped, which is why a complete 15-hour or 30-hour online course is fully usable while five hours of unstructured reading is not.

How this course helps: This course provides 15 of the professional development hours you owe and 1 hour of ethics content meeting the Board's stated subject matter. For a one-year or transition renewal term it covers the entire requirement. For a full two-year term it covers 15 of the 30 required hours and 1 of the 2 required ethics hours, leaving 15 hours and 1 ethics hour to complete separately. Confirm your own renewal term length and hour total in your Board profile before you rely on any provider's summary.

✅ When Do Texas Engineers Renew?

Texas PE licenses have historically expired at the end of the calendar quarter tied to when the license was originally granted, which produced March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 expiration dates. Under Senate Bill 681, TBPELS is consolidating every expiration date to the end of January or the end of July, and the shift is being phased in across 2026 through 2029 based on your current expiration month.

The transition happens once, and TBPELS provides the additional months at no extra charge. Because the new date depends on the month your license currently expires, the reliable way to find yours is to check your Board profile or look up your license on the TBPELS public engineer roster, which displays your license status and expiration date.

The Board sends a renewal notice by email and by mail at least 30 days before your license expires, but the rule places sole responsibility on the licensee to renew on time whether or not that notice arrives. Keep your mailing address current with the Board, since notices go to the last address on file. If your license expires, you must stop practicing engineering and stop holding yourself out as an engineer in Texas until the license is brought current.

✅ How to Renew Your Texas PE License

1. Confirm your renewal term and hour total. Check your license record for your expiration date, then determine whether your term is one year or two years. That determines whether you owe 15 PDH with 1 ethics hour or 30 PDH with 2 ethics hours.
2. Complete your professional development hours before your expiration date, making sure the ethics hour is part of this cycle rather than carried forward from a previous one.
3. Save your certificates and keep a log showing the activity type, sponsoring organization, location, duration, instructor or speaker, and hours earned. Texas requires these records to be kept for three years.
4. Sign in to the Board's online license system to renew. You can also update your mailing address and employment information there, both of which must be reported to the Board within 30 days of a change.
5. Certify that you completed your continuing education. Do not send certificates or logs with your renewal. Texas uses an attestation model, and documentation is produced only if you are selected for an audit after renewal.
6. Complete the one-time criminal history record check if you have not already submitted fingerprints to the Board. Once they are on file, this is not repeated at each renewal.
7. Pay the renewal fee and save your receipt. Late renewal adds fees, and a license expired for two years or more cannot be renewed at all.
8. Verify your license shows an active status with an updated expiration date on the Board's public engineer roster.

✅ What You Will Learn

• How the Texas Engineering Practice Act defines the practice of engineering, and where its exemptions stop
• The Rules of Professional Conduct and the specific duties each one imposes on a Texas licensee
• How to seal work correctly, including electronic seals, multi-engineer plan sets, and responsible charge
• When the duty to protect the public requires you to escalate beyond your client, and how to document it
• How qualifications-based selection governs public engineering work, and the reporting duty most engineers miss
• The Texas regulatory programs that reach engineering practice: accessibility, windstorm certification, and building codes
• How to keep continuing education records that survive a Board audit

✅ Course Content Overview

The course is organized into fifteen one-hour sections grouped into four modules. Each section carries a timer and a short knowledge check.

Texas Engineering Law, Rules, and Ethics (4 hours)

• Rules of Professional Conduct and the mandatory ethics hour
• The Texas Engineering Practice Act: scope of practice and exemptions
• Licensure renewal and continuing education under the two-year cycle
• Board enforcement, complaints, discipline, and sanctions

Sealing, Responsible Charge, and Engineering Documentation (3 hours)

• Seal specifications and sealing procedures under the Board rules
• Electronic seals, digital signatures, and sealing misconduct
• Responsible charge, direct supervision, and multi-engineer documents

Public Protection, Competence, and Professional Risk (3 hours)

• The engineer's duty to protect the public
• Competence, expert testimony, and the certificate of merit
• Objectivity, truthfulness, and conflicts of interest

Texas Regulatory Practice Requirements (5 hours)

• Qualifications-based selection and the Professional Services Procurement Act
• Firm registration and governmental entity compliance
• Texas Accessibility Standards and the Architectural Barriers program
• Windstorm engineering and the Texas coastal certification process
• Building code adoption and enforcement in Texas

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✅ Why Choose 1st Choice CE?

• Written specifically for Texas engineers, citing the Practice Act and Board rules section by section
• Affordable flat price of $139.99 for all 15 hours
• 100% online and self-paced, on any device
• Log in and out anytime without losing your progress
• Knowledge checks throughout instead of a final exam
• Instant emailed certificate with everything a Board audit asks for
• Money-back guarantee
• Over 10 years of continuing education experience
• Support by phone or text at 1-800-698-2770. Hablamos español.

✅ Enroll Now

Get all 15 professional development hours, including your required ethics hour, for $139.99. Enroll online, start whenever you are ready, and finish at your own pace. Your certificate is emailed the moment you complete the course, so you can certify your renewal with confidence and keep the documentation on file.

Questions before you enroll? Call or text 1-800-698-2770 and a real person will help you figure out exactly how many hours you owe this cycle.