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Frequently Asked CPC Questions - License Status
Q.
What is the difference between “Inactive” and “Current” license status?
A. A licensee that has the license status “Inactive” has renewed their license but is not entitled to offer or practice engineering or surveying services, whereas a licensee that is “Current” can practice. An “Inactive” licensee is exempt from the CPC requirements.
Q.
I renewed as “Inactive,” what do I need to do to become
“Current”?
A. A licensee wishing to return to active practice, must earn professional development hours for each year of inactive status not to exceed the annual requirement for two years (30 PDHs). You can report your PDHs anytime during the year. You do not need to send documentation unless you have been in “Inactive” status longer than one year. “Inactive” license status for more than one year requires that documentation of PDHs earned be sent to the Board office.
Q. What is “Retired” license status?
Q. How can I become “Current” after being on “Retired” license status?
A. Once you are granted “Retired” status, the Board assumes that you will not practice again in North Carolina. To return to “Current” status after being “Retired”, a new Application For Licensure As Professional Engineer or Application For Licensure As Professional Land Surveyor will need to be completed and reviewed by the Board. Completing an application includes supplying transcripts, updated work experience, references and documentation of 30 PDHs earned during the last 24 months. The applications and instructions can be found in Applications on the web site.
Q. What is “Archived” status?
A. Licenses expire on December 31st each year. When a license has not been renewed by January 1st of the following year, the license is "Archived" and the file is destroyed. Once the file has been destroyed, the licensee must apply for reinstatement.
A. Applying for reinstatement after a license has been “Archived” means filling out the Application For Licensure as Professional Engineer or the Application for Licensure as Professional Land Surveyor again. This includes supplying transcripts, updated work experience, references and documentation of 30 PDHs earned during the last 24 months. The applications and instructions can be found in Applications on the web site.