Ky. Rev. Stat. § 322.040

Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 225

Section 322.040 - Requirements for licensure as a professional engineer - Education, experience

(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;

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.

KRS 322.040

Effective:6/20/2005
Amended 2005, Ky. Acts ch. 20, sec. 1, effective6/20/2005. -- Amended 1998, Ky. Acts ch. 214, sec. 5, effective 1/1/1999. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 291, sec. 4, effective 7/15/1986. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 273, sec. 2, effective 7/15/1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 275, sec. 2, effective 6/17/1978. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 148, sec. 3. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective 10/1/1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1599e-12.