NC Register Volume 16 Issue 15 - Office of Administrative Hearings

(D)(E)experience shall be consideredequivalent to an engineering orrelated science curriculum of four ormore years other than one approvedby the Board.A high school diploma with anadditional four years of progressiveengineering experience shall beconsidered equivalent to anengineering or related sciencecurriculum of four or more yearsother than one approved by theBoard.Foreign degrees shall be consideredonly after receipt of an evaluationfrom the Foreign EngineeringEducation Evaluation Program(FEEEP) of the National Council ofExaminers for Engineering andSurveying (NCEES), or from theAmerican Association of CollegiateRegistrars and Admissions Officers(AACRAO). The Board shall equatethe degree to one of the educationcategories in Subparagraphs (a)(1)-(3)of this Rule.(b) Experience:(1) General. The experience of an applicant shallbe considered in determining whether anapplicant is eligible to be licensed as aProfessional Engineer.(2) Required Experience. In evaluating the workexperience required, the Board may considerthe total experience record and the progressivenature of the record. (Not less than half ofrequired engineering experience shall be of aprofessional grade and character, and shall beperformed under the responsible charge of alicensed Professional Engineer, or if not, awritten explanation shall be submittedshowing why the experience should beconsidered acceptable and the Board mayapprove if satisfied of the grade and characterof the progressive experience.(3) Definition. The terms "progressiveengineering experience" or "progressiveexperience on engineering projects" mean thatduring the period of time in which an applicanthas made a practical utilization of acquiredknowledge, continuous improvement, growthand development have been shown in theutilization of that knowledge as revealed in thecomplexity and technical detail of the workproduct or work record. The applicant mustshow continuous assumption of greaterindividual responsibility for the work productover that period of time. The progressiveexperience on engineering projects shall be ofa grade and a character which indicates to theboard that the applicant may be competent topractice engineering.PROPOSED RULES16:15 NORTH CAROLINA REGISTER February 1, 20021666(4) Specific Credit for Experience. In evaluatingprogressive engineering experience, the Boardmay give credit for experience in the followingareas of work:(A) Graduate schooling or research in anapproved engineering programresulting in award of an advancedengineering degree, one year for eachsuch degree - maximum two years;(B) Progressive land surveying -(C)maximum two years;Teaching of engineering subjects atthe university level in an approvedengineering program offering a fouryear or more degree approved by theBoard - maximum two years.The Board, however, shall not acceptcombinations, restricted only to the categoriesnoted above, as fulfilling all the necessarystatutory experience requirements. Everyapplicant for licensure as a ProfessionalEngineer, as part of the total experiencerequirement, shall show a minimum of oneyear experience of a progressive engineeringnature in industry, or government, or under alicensed Professional Engineer offering serviceto the public.Full-time engineering faculty members whoteach in an approved engineering programoffering a four year or more degree approvedby the Board, may request waiver of theminimum one year experience in industry,government, or private practice if theydemonstrate consulting or research work of atleast one year's duration, which was pursued tofruition, and which is of a progressiveengineering nature. The faculty applicant shalldocument the work and demonstrate that thework meets the Board's requirement.(5) Other Experience is Considered if it is:(A) Experience obtained prior tograduation as part of an ABETaccredited engineering programwhich must be shown on thetranscript, with a maximum credit ofone year;(B)Authority G.S. 89C-10; 89C-13.Experience obtained in a foreigncountry that is performed under directsupervision of a ProfessionalEngineer licensed with a memberBoard of the National Council ofExaminers for Engineering andSurveying (NCEES).21 NCAC 56 .0502 APPLICATION PROCEDURE:INDIVIDUAL(a) General. A person desiring to become licensed as aProfessional Engineer must make application to the Board on aform prescribed and furnished by the Board.