Claim CE for Hurricane Helene Disaster Assistance!Read More
As you know, Western North Carolina and neighboring regions were recently devastated by torrential rain, flooding, and destructive winds caused by Hurricane Helene. This Board understands the critical roles that many licensed geologists and other technical professionals are serving to aid the recovery efforts and safeguard the public welfare. Many of you have already begun providing your time and technical expertise to the cause - mapping landslide events, performing environmental assessments, assessing structural damage, and more – and your work will remain essential in the weeks and months ahead.
The Board would like to acknowledge and encourage your efforts related to the ongoing disaster response and recovery. Licensees will be allowed to claim up to 24 CE hours for geological services directed toward helping these recovery efforts in declared disaster areas. While paid services provided as part of your regular job duties may be claimed, we ask that you exercise your best judgment to claim hours proportionate to the time and effort devoted to this response and recovery.
More details and a self-reporting form will be made available on the Continuing Education page of the Board website over the next few weeks. We recommend that you keep a log of the hours you plan to claim, along with notes, photos, or any other documentation you believe may be appropriate. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Board staff with any questions.
The annual license period for all individual and corporate geology licenses runs from July 1 to June 30 of the following year. All licenses must be renewed annually. Individual licensees will be required to report 12 hours of CE with their renewal.
Online renewal for the 2024-2025 license period is now available in the License Portal.
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Renewal Requirements
Individual License Renewals
License renewals are due by June 30 of each year.
The renewal fee for individual licenses is $85. A $50 late fee will apply starting July 1. Licenses not renewed by July 31 must be reinstated.
All licensed geologists must report 12 Professional Development Hours (PDH) of continuing education (CE) prior to renewing.* Up to 12 hours of excess CE can be carried over into the following license period.
*New licensees by way of examination are exempt from the CE requirement for their first renewal. Licensees by way of comity are required to report 12 PDH of CE with their first license renewal.