Wyoming PE CE (PDH) Requirements (2026): 30 Hours Every 2 Years
Requirements Overview
Wyoming's Chapter 4 rules require 30 CPCs (one CPC equals a 50-minute contact hour) per two-year renewal period, with no mandated subject-area breakdown — any qualifying activity counts toward the total. Licensees holding two disciplines (PE and PLS) must earn at least 10 CPCs in each, combined to reach the 30-CPC minimum. New licensees are exempt from CPC requirements entirely until after their first renewal period.
Up to 15 CPCs may carry forward into the next biennium, and initial licensees may also apply carry-over once eligible. Online, correspondence, televised, and videotaped courses all qualify with no stated cap, and the Board does not pre-approve providers or courses. Out-of-state comity licensees can alternatively satisfy the requirement by meeting the NCEES CPC Standard or another jurisdiction's 15-CPC-per-year equivalent. Records must be kept for three years, and renewals are subject to CPC audit verification.
First Renewal vs. Standard Renewal
Exemptions
- New Licensee — New licensee is exempt from CPC requirements until after the first renewal period.May carry over a maximum of 15 CPCs during the first renewal period.
- Uniformed Services — Exemptions for applicants who perform services in the uniformed services, governed by W.S. 19-11-118 and 119.
- Hardship — Applicants experiencing physical disability, illness, or other extenuating circumstances may petition for an exemption.
- Retired Status — While a license is in retired status, the licensee is exempt from the CPC requirement for renewal.
How You Can Complete Your CE
Wyoming CE Rules & Limits
Details specific to Wyoming that generic CE guides tend to miss:
- Carry-over — A maximum of 15 CPCs may be carried forward into the subsequent renewal period. Initial licensees may also submit CPC carry over; for dual licensees carry-over is split equally unless otherwise requested.
- Wyoming DOES require PE continuing education despite frequently being reported as having none; the requirement is codified as Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) in Chapter 4.
- 1 CPC = 1 contact hour, defined as fifty (50) minutes of instruction or presentation (Chapter 1, Definitions).
- Renewals are due by December 31 of the expiration year; the renewal period is a two-year period (Jan 1 year 1 - Dec 31 year 2).
- Records supporting claimed CPCs must be maintained for three (3) years; every application is subject to CPC audit verification.
- CPC content categories include college courses, continuing education courses, correspondence/televised/videotaped/audiotaped courses, seminars/workshops, teaching, authoring papers, professional society participation, patents, educational outreach, and self-directed study/research.
- Comity/out-of-jurisdiction residents satisfy the requirement by meeting another jurisdiction's CPC requirement of at least 15 CPCs/year or 30 CPCs/biennium, or by meeting Section 2.
- Data sourced from the official Rules and Regulations PDF (Revised December 3, 2025) linked from the board's rules-and-regulations page; the board does not pre-approve providers.
Provider Requirements
The Board does not pre-approve course providers or courses; licensees are responsible for ensuring courses meet requirements. Applicants may alternatively meet the requirement via CPCs compliant with the NCEES CPC Standard.
Tips for Wyoming PEs
- No mandatory subject split exists — any qualifying CPC activity counts toward the 30-hour total.
- If dual-licensed as a PE and PLS, earn at least 10 CPCs in each discipline to satisfy the combined 30-CPC minimum.
- New licensees don't need CPCs for their first renewal, but can carry over up to 15 once eligible — start logging early.
- Out-of-state comity licensees can meet Wyoming's requirement via the NCEES CPC Standard instead of tracking Wyoming-specific rules separately.
- Keep supporting records for three years since every renewal is subject to CPC audit verification.
Sources
Each figure on this page is taken directly from the Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors's official rules and continuing-education sources and recorded with the exact source excerpt. Last verified Jul 2026. Read how we compile and verify this data.