Qualifications for Licensure -- Experience Requirements - Specific to Professional Engineer

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.