KRS § 322.040 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 322 / Section 322.040
322.040 Requirements for licensure as a professional engineer -- Education, experience -- Administrative regulations
Status: in_force

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

experience -- Administrative regulations.

(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 one (1) of the following:

a. 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; or

b. A fire protection engineering technology program of four (4) years

or more accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation

Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and

Technology with at least forty-five (45) college semester credit

hours of engineering topics, including engineering science or

engineering design courses;

2. For an applicant qualifying for licensure pursuant to subparagraph 1.a.

of this paragraph, 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;

3. For an applicant qualifying for licensure pursuant to subparagraph 1.b.

of this paragraph, the individual shall obtain six (6) or more additional

years of progressive experience in engineering or teaching of a grade

and character that indicates to the board that the applicant is competent

to practice fire protection engineering; and

4. 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, a fire protection engineering technology program accredited by

the Engineering Technology 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;

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;

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.

(5) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish requirements for

consideration of engineering topics, including engineering science or engineering

design courses, as described in subsection (1)(a)1.b. of this section.