Kentucky Statutes 322.040 – Requirements for licensure as a professional engineer — Education, experience
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(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 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.
(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 (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.
(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.
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.
(a) A person shall qualify if he or she has:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 322.040
- Board: means the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land
Surveyors. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010 - Engineer: means a person who is qualified to engage in the practice of professional engineering by reason of special knowledge and use of:
(a) The mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010 - Engineer in training: means a person who has passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination and is otherwise qualified to earn experience toward licensure as a professional engineer. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
- Engineering: means any professional service or creative work, the adequate performance of which requires engineering education, training, and experience as an engineer. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
- Fundamentals of Engineering Examination: means the examination with that name developed by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
- Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination: means the examination with that name developed by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
- Professional engineer: means a person who is licensed as a professional engineer by the board. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
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.
(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 (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.
(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.
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.