2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 322 - PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS 322.040 Requirements for licensure as a professional engineer -- Education, experience.
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322.040 Requirements for licensure as a professional engineer -- Education,
experience.
(1)
(2)
A person shall qualify for licensure as a professional engineer by meeting the
requirements set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection.
(a) A person shall qualify if he or she has:
1.
Graduated from an engineering program of four (4) years or more
accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology or any
engineering program deemed equivalent by the board;
2.
Four (4) or more additional years of progressive experience in
engineering or teaching of a grade and character which indicates to
the board that the applicant is competent to practice engineering;
and
3.
A passing score on:
a.
The Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination; and
b.
The Fundamentals of Engineering Examination. The board
may allow students enrolled in the final year of an
undergraduate engineering program to take this examination.
Upon passing the examination, the applicant shall be
designated an engineer in training.
(b) If an instructor in an engineering program accredited by the Engineering
Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology or an engineering program deemed equivalent by the board
is not eligible for the exemption under subsection (2) of this section, the
instructor shall have four (4) years from the date of hire to qualify for
licensure by showing that he or she has:
1.
Graduated from an engineering program of four (4) years or more
accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, or an
engineering program deemed equivalent by the board;
2.
Four (4) or more additional years of progressive experience in
engineering or teaching of a grade and character which indicates to
the board that the applicant is competent to practice engineering;
3.
Passed the Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination; and
4.
Either passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination or
graduated from a board-approved doctoral engineering degree
program.
For the purpose of teaching engineering design courses only, an instructor
who, on January 1, 1999, holds a tenured or tenure-track position in an
engineering program defined in KRS 322.010(4)(a)3. shall be exempt from the
licensure requirements of KRS 322.020 for the period that instructor is
continuously employed by the institution offering that program. However, an
instructor may apply and shall qualify for licensure as a professional engineer
during this exempt period if he or she:
(a) Has graduated from an engineering program of four (4) years or more
(3)
(4)
accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology or an engineering
program deemed equivalent by the board;
(b) Has graduated from a board-approved doctoral engineering degree
program, with an additional three (3) years or more of progressive
experience in engineering or teaching of a grade and character which
indicate to the board that the applicant is competent to practice
engineering; and
(c) Has passed the Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination.
Any person having the necessary qualifications prescribed in subsection (1) or
(2) of this section shall be eligible to apply for licensure, even if the applicant is
not practicing the profession at the time of application.
The board shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish
requirements for consideration of experience gained prior to graduation from
an engineering program as described in subsection (1)(a)1. of this section.
Effective:June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. -Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 214, sec. 5, effective January 1, 1999. -- Amended
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 291, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1982 Ky.
Acts ch. 273, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 275,
sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 148, sec. 3. -Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 1599e-12.
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