Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R156 - Professional Licensing
Rule R156-22 - Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Act Rule
Section R156-22-302e - Qualifications for Licensure - Experience Requirements - Specific to Professional Engineer

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 156-22-302e

Current through Bulletin 2024-24, December 15, 2024

In accordance with Subsection 58-22-302(1)(e), each applicant for licensure as a professional engineer shall submit verification of qualifying experience as follows:

(1) The experience shall be:

(a) obtained after meeting the education requirement;

(b) supervised by one or more licensed professional engineers;

(c) certified by the licensed professional engineer who provided the supervision; and

(d) include a minimum of four years of full-time or substantially equivalent part-time experience in professional engineering, except as provided in Subsection (2).

(2) Credit toward meeting the experience requirement may be granted as follows:

(a) A maximum of three years for teaching advanced engineering subjects in a college or university offering an engineering curriculum accredited by EAC/ABET.

(b) A maximum of three years for conducting research in a college or university offering an engineering curriculum accredited by EAC/ABET, provided the research is:
(i) under the supervision of a licensed professional;

(ii) directly related to the practice of engineering; and

(iii) has not been credited towards the education requirements, such as part of classwork, thesis or dissertation, or similar work.

(c) A maximum of one year for completing a masters degree in engineering provided that both the earned bachelors and masters degree in engineering meet the program criteria set forth in Section R156-22-302b.

(d) A maximum of two years for completing a doctorate degree in engineering provided that both the earned bachelors or masters degree and doctorate degree in engineering meet the program criteria set forth in Section R156-22-302b.

(3) The performance or supervision of construction work as a contractor, foreman or superintendent is not qualifying experience for licensure as a professional engineer.

(4) Experience shall demonstrate knowledge, application, and practical solutions using engineering mathematics, physical and applied science, properties of materials, and the fundamental principles of engineering design.

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