N.J. Admin. Code § 13:40-13.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 16, August 19, 2024
Section 13:40-13.2 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

"Continuing professional competency credit" or "CPC credit" means one 60-minute clock hour of an educational activity with no less than 50 minutes of instructional content within the hour relating to the practice of professional engineering in accordance with 45:8-35.1 2(b).

"Educational program" means any advanced course offered in an ABET, Inc. (ABET) accredited program that directly and materially relates to the practice of professional engineering with the clear purpose and objective to maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the practice of engineering. Those courses that must be completed in order to qualify for initial licensure are not considered to be advanced courses and shall not be considered qualifying courses.

"Equivalent educational program" means a program, other than an educational program, relating to the practice of professional engineering with the clear purpose or objective to maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the practice of engineering. Equivalent educational programs include, but are not limited to:

1. Meetings of members and subgroups of professional engineering associations and other appropriate professional and technical associations when an engineering topic is presented as a principal part of the program;

2. Research and preparation of examinations, papers, or publications;

3. Presentation of technical presentations, management, leadership or ethics courses, or exhibits;

4. Management or leadership courses relating to a licensee's responsibilities pursuant to 13:40-9.1 or ethics courses;

5. Correspondence or distance learning courses on engineering topics where a final examination is required;

6. Teaching or instruction of a course for the first time or teaching a course previously taught if substantial time was spent updating the material;

7. Employer sponsored in-house courses;

8. Workshops and seminars at professional meetings and conferences; and

9. Courses taken at schools, universities, and colleges that are not part of an ABET accredited program.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:40-13.2