322.040 Requirements for licensure as a professional engineer -- Education,
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experience -- Administrative regulations.
(1)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 one
(1)of the following:
a. 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; or
b. A fire protection engineering technology program of four
(4)years
or more accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation
Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology with at least forty-five
(45)college semester credit
hours of engineering topics, including engineering science or
engineering design courses;
2. For an applicant qualifying for licensure pursuant to subparagraph 1.a.
of this paragraph, 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. For an applicant qualifying for licensure pursuant to subparagraph 1.b.
of this paragraph, the individual shall obtain six
(6)or more additional
years of progressive experience in engineering or teaching of a grade
and character that indicates to the board that the applicant is competent
to practice fire protection engineering; and
4. 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, a fire protection engineering technology program accredited by
the Engineering Technology 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
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.
(2)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
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.
(3)Any person having the necessary qualifications prescribed in subsection
(1)or
of this section shall be eligible to apply for licensure, even if the applicant is not
practicing the profession at the time of application.
(4)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.
(5)The board shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish requirements for
consideration of engineering topics, including engineering science or engineering
design courses, as described in subsection (1)(a)1.b. of this section.