Wyoming Land Surveyor CE (PDH) Requirements (2026): 30 Hours Every 2 Years
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Requirements Overview
The Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors requires every licensee to complete 30 Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) hours for each two-year renewal period as a condition of renewal (Chapter 4 of the Board's rules). A CPC unit is one contact hour — defined as 50 minutes of instruction or presentation.
Wyoming gives flexibility on how you earn the hours: college and continuing-education courses, correspondence and other distance formats, seminars and workshops, teaching, published papers, professional-society participation, patents, and self-directed study all qualify. Notably, the Board does not pre-approve courses or providers, so you are responsible for making sure an activity qualifies and for keeping records for three years.
Up to 15 CPC units may be carried forward into the next renewal period. New licensees are exempt until after their first renewal period, and dual licensees (both PE and PLS) must earn at least 10 CPC in each discipline for a combined total of 30. If an audit finds the requirement unmet, you get 60 days from notice to correct it.
Exemptions
- New Licensees (First Renewal Period) — A new licensee is exempt from the CPC requirements until after the first renewal period.
- Uniformed Services — CPC requirements for those who perform services in the uniformed services are governed by W.S. 19-11-118 and 19-11-119.
- Disability, Illness, Or Hardship — Licensees experiencing physical disability, illness, or other extenuating circumstances may be exempt as reviewed and approved by the Board.
- Retired Status — A licensee who lists 'retired' on the Board-approved renewal form and certifies they receive no remuneration for professional engineering or land surveying services is exempt. On returning to active practice, CPC must be earned for each year exempted, not to exceed the two-year requirement.
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Wyoming CE Rules & Limits
Details specific to Wyoming that generic CE guides tend to miss:
- Carry-over — A maximum of 15 CPC units may be carried forward into the subsequent renewal period (Chapter 4, Section 3).
- A licensee must complete 30 CPC hours for each two-year renewal period; the first renewal is due December 31 of the year after initial licensure, and renewal is required every two years thereafter (Chapter 4, Section 3; Chapter 3, Section 6).
- A CPC unit is one contact hour, defined as fifty minutes of instruction or presentation.
- Up to 15 CPC units may be carried forward into the next renewal period. If an audit finds the requirement unmet, the licensee has 60 days from notice to correct the deficiency.
- Dual licensees (licensed as both a professional engineer and a professional land surveyor) must earn at least 10 CPC in each discipline, for a combined total of 30 (Chapter 4, Section 10).
- The Board does not pre-approve courses or providers; the licensee is responsible for ensuring activities qualify and for keeping records for three years. Nonresident licensees may satisfy Wyoming's requirement by meeting the CPC requirements of their resident jurisdiction (Chapter 4, Section 9).
Tips for Wyoming PLSs
- Count in 50-minute contact hours: one CPC unit equals 50 minutes of instruction, so verify how each course's time converts to CPC.
- Because Wyoming does not pre-approve courses or providers, keep documentation that shows an activity's purpose and objective clearly relate to surveying practice — the responsibility to justify credit is yours.
- Bank ahead when you can: up to 15 CPC units carry forward into the next two-year period.
- If you hold both PE and PLS licenses, plan at least 10 CPC in each discipline (30 combined) rather than 30 lumped into one field.
- Keep CPC records for three years in case of audit — if selected and short, you have only 60 days from notice to fix the deficiency. New licensees are exempt until after their first renewal period.
Sources
- Cross-checked against the official published rules of the Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
- Each stated figure recorded with its exact source excerpt
- 1 source cited — 1 primary (official board)
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