California Professional Engineer (PE) licenses renew every two years (biennial). California currently does not require continuing education (PDH) hours for PE license renewal. The approximate renewal fee is $180 per cycle. Online renewal is available through the state board portal. No continuing education requirement for PEs.
Open the California board portalCalifornia currently does not require continuing education (PDH) hours for PE license renewal. Most other states do, so if you hold licenses elsewhere you'll still need to track CE for those.
No continuing education requirement for PEs.
About $180. California accepts online renewal through the board portal.
Once renewed, save your updated wall certificate or pocket card. If your firm needs a copy for project files, send it the same day.
Most states require firms to hold a separate Certificate of Authorization (CoA) to offer engineering services. The CoA renews on its own cycle and has its own fee. PE License Pro tracks individual PE licenses and firm CoAs side by side.
California PE licenses are renewed every two years (biennial). No continuing education requirement for PEs.
California currently has no continuing education requirement for PE license renewal.
The approximate renewal fee is $180 per cycle. Fees can change; confirm the current amount on the California board portal.
California renewals are handled by the state's licensing board. The current portal is at https://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/.
No. California does not allow PDH hours to carry over between renewal cycles.
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