Frequently Asked Questions

PDH Library is a division of Southard Engineering, Inc. The Florida Board of Professional Engineers has listed us as an approved provider under our corporate name, "Southard Engineering, Inc."

For licensure verification of our approved continuing education provider status click here .

Our provider number is #0004849. Our CEP license number is 395. For licensure verification click here and type in "Southard" for organization name and "Engineer" for license category. Our certificate of authorization and CEP number will appear along with our Florida course numbers.

PDH library is the continuing education division of Southard Engineering, Inc. Southard Engineering is a Structural Engineering firm located in Gainesville, Florida. We were established in 2001 and specialize in the design of low rise building structures. Our speciality has been educational facilities and metal roof deck design.

1. Create New Account: Register with our website by clicking on the "Create new account" link (found in the lower left hand corner) or log into your account if you already have one. Note: You will pay for the course after passing the quiz.




2. Download Course Materials: Navigate to the course description page of your choosing. On the right hand side of each course description page is a download button that you can use to download the course materials to your computer. Read the course materials.




3. Take Quiz: Log into your account. Then click on the quiz button on the right hand side of the course description page to take the quiz and pay for the quiz. Take the quiz as many times as necessary in order to pass with a 70% or better. You may start the quiz, stop, and then return to the quiz at a later time to finish.




4. Pay for Course: When you pass the quiz a green checkout link will be provided for course payment via credit card processing thru PayPal's secure servers.




5. View Certificate of Completion: To view your certificates of completion or to review your course history click on "My account" followed by clicking on the "Courses Taken" tab. You must be logged in first to review your course history.

Upon passing the quiz, you will be prompted to pay for the course.  Once payment is made, you may obtain your certificate of completion by clicking on "My Account- Courses Taken".

The only time you need to submit your “Certificate of Completion” to your State Licensing Board is when: 

• You are required to do so as part of the license renewal process
• You are being audited
                     

You may click the "forgot password" link under the login fields at any time if you happen to forget your password or username.  You will receive a password reset to the email used to registered your account. If you are unable to retrieve it, please contact us at mail@PDHLibrary.com

Yes. Just click on "My Account", and then click on “Edit”.    

You can edit All your information including:

• First Name
• Last Name
• Address
• PE Number
• Licensed State
• User Name
• Password
• Email Address
• etc.

Currently we send reports several times a day. At a minimum, we report PDH hours each evening to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation even in our off season. So your PDH hours should post to your account by afternoon of the next business day. If they do not please contact us at mail@pdhlibrary.com. Please note that to avoid a late fee with the board you can pay your renewal fee now and wait for your PDH hours to post to your account.

Your continuing education PDH hours will appear under your account at myfloridalicense.com. Once you have logged on, click on "View Continuing Ed" on the left hand side menu. Do not click on "Report Continuing Education" as that part of the site is now inactive.

No, Florida only requires that you attest that you have completed the necessary continuing education course work before your renew your license. You should keep records in the event that you are audited. Since the reporting system for Florida is still in place PDHLIbrary.com will continue to report your PDH hours to the state. If you are audited they will first review the Florida Department of Business and Professional regulations website to see if your hours have been reported. If they have been reported your audit will be over. Approximately one to two days after we report, your continuing education credits will appear under your account at myfloridalicense.com.

As an approved sponsor, PDHLibrary.com is required to maintain your course activity records for a specific period of time in the States of Florida and North Carolina. However, you are ultimately responsible for tracking and maintaining all your course activity records for the remaining states. To aid you in record keeping, PDHLibrary.com saves your certificates for your convenience under the "Courses Taken" tab in the "My Account"  area.

In addition, it is the policy of PDHLibrary.com.com to maintain your records for a 10-year period which exceeds the requirements of any State Licensing Board. 

PDHLibrary.com will use your personal information internally as follows: 

• to generate and submit your “Certificate of Completion” online each time you pass a course quiz.
• to provide your state engineering licensing board with pertinent information (as required by certain states).
• to notify you periodically of new courses or specific course discounts being offered (optional).

As a proof of completing your course, PDHLibrary.com will provide you with a “Certificate of Completion”.

This certificate is available at any time simply by clicking "My Account - Courses Taken".

Your browser is probably set to NOT print background images. Simply click "file", then click on "page setup". Then check the box for "print background images". Your certificate should now print the signature correctly.

If your browser cannot print background images there are two other ways to capture the signature correctly. If you have Windows Vista or Windows 7 the easiest way is to use the "Windows Snipping Tool" located in the accessories program folder. Simply click and drag a window around the certificate and a cropped screen shot will be captured. Then click, "save as" and you'll have a fully printable certificate saved as a photo.

The second method is to

1) Open up a photo editing program such as Windows Paint.
2) On your screen position the certificate so that you can see it all on your screen.
3) Press the "Prt Sc" or "Print Screen" button on your keyboard.
4) Open the window for the photo editing program you are using and paste the screen shot.
5) Crop the certificate image from the larger picture you captured. If using window paint this requires you to click on crop, then click and drag the cropping box around your certificate, and then click on crop a second time.
6) Save the file to your computer. You can print anytime.

As an approved sponsor, PDHLibrary.com is required to periodically submit your course activity records only if you are a registered Professional Engineer in the States of Florida and North Carolina.

These records include your name, the name of the course you successfully completed, the date you completed the course, the instructor’s name, the sponsoring organization, and the PDH credits earned.

As for the remaining states, you are ultimately responsible for submitting all you course activity records required by your State Licensing Board. 

The only time you need to submit your “Certificate of Completion” to your State Licensing Board is when: 

• You are required to do so as part of the license renewal process
• You are being audited
                     

PDHLibrary.com will only share your personal information with select third parties for the fulfillment of the following services:

• to process your payment with PayPal our secure payment processing affiliate.
• to provide your state engineering licensing board with pertinent information (as required by certain states).
• Your information will not be sold or shared with another party unless legally required to do so. 

PDHLibrary.com respects your privacy and will not disclose your information to any other party without your prior consent.

 PDHLibrary.com accepts payments in one of the following ways: 

• by a major credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover) via PayPal checkout.
• by using your paypal account
• We also accept credit card over the phone at 352-367-2526 (Monday through Friday from 11:00 AM till 4:00 PM

PDHLibrary.com uses PayPal to process your online credit card payment.  At time of checkout, you will be directed to PayPal's credit card payment system.  This method keeps all your payment information secured by PayPal's industry leading security standards and your information is never transfered or stored in our servers.

• You will receive an email with a recepit from paypal immediately after completing the payment.  
• You may also see your purchase history by navigating to "Courses Taken" under the "My Account" menu item.

If your transaction did not go through, please verify that the information you entered is correct. If the problem still persists, please contact us at  mail@PDHLibrary.com or call (352)367-2526. We can also process your payment over the phone.

We will review your information and advise you with the results. Once approved, we will ask you to proceed with course preparation. 

 To qualify as a PDHLibrary.com course provider, you need to have related work experience along with one of the following credentials:

• Professional Engineering License
• MS or PhD from an accredited four-year university 

You will earn 50% of the course purchase price minus transaction charges each time your course is purchased. If your course is posted on numerous other websites you will earn 35% instead of 50%

No. You do not incur any costs by providing a course to PDHLibrary.com. We bear all the following costs: 

• Course review and web customization
• Course state approval administration
• Course publishing, marketing and promotion

By logging into your account with PDH Library you will be able to view and track your sales anytime.

You may contact us via email at : mail@PDHLibrary.com
or call us at: 352-367-2526 M-S 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.