New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions
Part 68 - ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING AND GEOLOGY
Section 68.1 - Professional study and experience requirements for professional engineering
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 68.1
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Definition. As used in this section, an acceptable accrediting agency shall mean an organization accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the purpose of accrediting at the postsecondary level and which applies its criteria for granting accreditation in a fair, consistent, and nondiscriminatory manner.
(b) Licensure requirement. To meet the professional education and experience requirements for licensure as a professional engineer in this State, the applicant shall submit evidence of:
(1) graduation, including receipt of the
bachelor's degree in engineering, from a professional program in engineering
registered by the department, accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency,
or determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent of a
registered or accredited program; and
(2) completion of a minimum of four years of
professional engineering work experience that meets the requirements of section
68.2
of this Part; or
(3) graduation,
including receipt of the bachelor's degree in engineering technology, from an
engineering technology program registered by the department or accredited by an
acceptable accrediting agency; or
(4) graduation, including receipt of the
bachelor's degree in engineering, from a professional program in engineering
determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent of a registered
or accredited engineering program; or
(5) graduation, including receipt of the
bachelor of science degree, in a field related to engineering, engineering
technology, or architecture as determined to be acceptable by the department,
and graduation, including receipt of a master's or doctoral degree from a
professional program in engineering determined by the department to be the
substantial equivalent of a registered or accredited engineering program and
that contains 24 graduate-level semester hours of engineering; and
(6) completion of a minimum of six years of
professional engineering work experience that meets the requirements of section
68.2.
(7) For applicants that meet the requirements
of paragraphs (1), (3), or (4) of this subdivision, the department shall accept
graduation, including receipt of a master's or doctoral degree from a
professional program in engineering determined by the department to be the
substantial equivalent of a registered or accredited engineering program and
that contains 24 graduate-level semester hours of engineering in lieu of not
more than one year of work experience set forth in (b)(2) or (b)(6) of this
section.
(c) Special provisions. As an alternative to the education/experience credit requirements in subdivision (b) of this section, for applicants who seek licensure and submit an application, with the required fee, to the department prior to April 6, 2024, the following education/experience credit requirements shall apply:
(1) Prior to licensure the applicant must
accrue 12 years of acceptable education/experience credit. One year of
education/experience credit may be earned for each year of work experience
acceptable to the State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology
pursuant to section
68.2
of this Part. Two years of education/experience credit may be earned for each
year of professional engineering education obtained in a program leading to a
bachelor's degree in engineering and accredited by an acceptable accrediting
agency, as defined in subdivision (a) of this section, which specializes in the
fields of engineering or in a program equivalent to such an accredited
professional engineering program.
(2) Education/experience credits may also be
proportionally earned for various levels and types of postsecondary education
which, while not entirely the study of professional engineering, contain
important elements/ content of such study. Such postsecondary education should
demonstrate the following:
(i) that it
contains important elements/content of the study of professional engineering,
such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, physical and applied sciences, design,
and properties of materials;
(ii)
that it is in an appropriate subject relevant to the field of professional
engineering, such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, physical and applied
sciences, design, and properties of materials;
(iii) that it is at an appropriate level of
study that would, at a minimum, be the material equivalent of study at an
undergraduate level; and
(iv) that
it is part of a program accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency pursuant
to subdivision (a) of this section or part of a program equivalent to such an
accredited program.
(3)
In accordance with the provisions of subdivision (c) of this section, the
department shall accept evidence of completion of a master's or doctoral degree
in engineering in lieu of not more than one year of acceptable
education/experience credit.
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