Continuing Education

New LPG continuing education requirements

The Indiana governor and attorney general approved the following continuing education rules and fees for professional geologists that will go into effect July 1, 2025:

• Three-year license renewals for Professional Geologists will be $300.00. All licenses due for renewal July 1, 2025 or after will be paid at the new fee. Any renewal payments made electronically or postmarked July 1, 2025 or after will be required to pay the new fee even if the renewal date was June 30, 2025 or earlier. 
• All licensees will need to start accumulating 12 credit hours per year of continuing education credits for a total of 36 credit hours when renewing on or after July 1, 2025. Please note that the July 1 date is not a deadline for accruing those credits; it is the starting date. For example, a renewal that is due November 30, 2025 would be renewed with no CE credit hours. For the next three-year renewal period and beyond, the licensee will need to have earned 12 CE units each year for their renewal. 
• A license will be marked invalid if a renewal fee is not paid by the due date. Late payments will carry a $150 late fee. There is no longer a two-year grace period. 
• If the renewal fee is not paid within two hundred one (201) days after receiving a noncompliance certified letter, the licensee must reapply.   
• In the coming months, the Indiana LPG website will contain additional information concerning FAQs, allowable classes, workshops, etc. 

If you have any questions, please contact DeAnn Reinhart at inblpg@iu.edu or 812-855-7428. 

Clarification of how the Continuing Education and new fees will work 

No licensee will need to submit their CE hours until at least the July 2028 renewal period.  

For licensees with a renewal date before July 1, 2025: 

• The licensee will renew at the current rate of $150.00 by their renewal date.  
• If not paid by the renewal date but before July 1, 2025, a late fee of $15.00 will be added for a total due of $165.00.  
• If not paid by July 1, 2025, the fee increases to the new rate of $300.00 plus the late fee of $150.00 for a total due of $450.00. 
• After July 1st, we will start mailing out Past Due notices by certified mail and licensees will have 201 days from the date they receive the notice to pay the $450.00 fee. 
• If not paid by the 201 days allowed, the license will expire.
• If an Indiana LPG license is needed after expiring, the former licensee must apply again as a new applicant. This now includes passing both portions of the ASBOG exams if not passed previously. 
• When renewing in 2028, the licensee will be billed at the new rate of $300.00.  • It is at this time the licensee must earn 12 CE hours per year for a total of 36 when renewing at their next three-year renewal period. 
• If not paid by the due date, the $150.00 late fee will be added for a total due of $450.00. 
• Licensees must have earned 36 CE hours when renewing in 2031. 

For licensees with a renewal date of July 1, 2025 or after: 

• The licensee will renew at the new rate of $300.00 by their renewal date.  
• The licensee CANNOT pay for their renewal early at $150.00.  
• It is at this time the licensee must earn 12 CE hours per year for a total of 36 when renewing in 2028. 
• If not paid by the renewal date, a late fee of $150.00 will be added for a total due of $450.00.  
• Past Due notices will be sent by certified mail and licensees will have 201 days from the date they receive the notice to pay the $450.00 fee.  
• If not paid by the 201 days allowed, the license will expire.  
• If an Indiana LPG license is needed after expiring, the former licensee must apply again as a new applicant. This now includes passing both portions of the ASBOG exams if not passed previously. 
• When renewing in 2028, the licensee will be billed at the new rate of $300.00.
• If not paid by the due date, the $150.00 late fee will be added for a total due of $450.00. 
• Licensees must have earned 12 CE hours per year for a total of 36 when renewing in 2028. 

Sources for Continuing Education

The Indiana Board of Licensing for Professional Geologists maintains an ongoing listing of continuing education opportunities. Links to various professional societies, national councils, and agencies are listed here as a starting point to assist an LPG in finding continuing education opportunities and content. This list is not intended to be inclusive. LPGs may find other structured activities from sponsors not listed here.