Ill. Admin. Code tit. 68, § 1380.230 - Approved Experience
a)
Each application shall be reviewed by the Division or the Professional Engineer
Board (Board) to determine whether the applicant has shown evidence that the
professional (non-structural) engineering experience meets the requirements for
licensure as described in this Section. All experience shall have been acquired
after conferral of the baccalaureate degree except as provided in subsections
(a)(1), (a)(4), and (a)(5).
1) Credit for one
year of experience shall be given for completion of graduate study resulting in
a master's degree in engineering from a U.S. university, including as part of a
combined or dual-degree or co-terminal program where the baccalaureate degree
requirements are being met simultaneously with the master's degree
requirements.
2) Credit for two
years of experience shall be given for completion of graduate study resulting
in a doctor's degree in engineering from a U.S. university.
3) The maximum credit for graduate study
shall be 2 years.
4) Credit for one
year of experience shall be given for a graduate of a university certified
cooperative program.
A) An internship shall
not qualify for co-op credit.
B)
The co-op program shall consist of supervised industrial or field training to
last at least one academic year and alternate with semesters of full-time
academic education.
C) Applicants
claiming credit for participation shall submit an official transcript
reflecting university credit for completion of the co-op program.
D) All experience must be verified, on forms
provided by the Division, by the supervising engineer who is licensed as a
professional engineer.
5) Credit for professional engineering
experience earned PRIOR TO conferral of a baccalaureate degree shall be given
if the employment is full-time and if the applicant takes eight or more years
to earn the degree as a part-time student, as provided for in Section (10)(b)
of the Act.
6) All experience shall
be gained under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer or a person
legally practicing professional engineering pursuant to Section 3 of the Act
who verifies the experience during which the applicant was doing work at a
professional level, and the manner in which the work prepares the applicant for
licensure as a professional engineer.
7) Credit for all necessary experience shall
only be given for actual experience in the practice of professional
engineering. Acceptable experience shall be within the definition of the
practice as set forth in Section 4(o) of the Act and shall require the
application of technical knowledge and professional engineering
principles.
8) The required
engineering experience shall require the applicant to demonstrate progressive
growth in quality, responsibility, and capability of making independent
technical decisions, and be held accountable for the performance of the
applicant's duties.
9) Engineering
experience that is structural in nature shall not be accepted for the
Professional Engineer license as it is outside the scope of practice as set
forth in Section 4(o) of the Act.
10) A maximum of three years of experience
may be given for full-time teaching of upper division junior/senior courses or
graduate courses in an approved engineering program as defined in Section
1380.210. An academic year of
full-time instruction shall be considered equivalent to one year of experience
as required for licensure. Instruction may not be done concurrently while
enrolled as a student in an approved engineering program at any level.
Instruction must be documented and certified via affidavit by the department
chair or dean of the engineering program.
11) All experience must be verified and
submitted on forms provided by the Division or as part of the NCEES
Record.
12) Experience gained
outside of the U.S. may be accepted and shall be accompanied by certified
documents detailing the requirements to legally practice professional
engineering in the country and proof that the supervisor met those requirements
at the time of supervision. The applicant, at their expense and if necessary,
is responsible for providing translation of documents into English for review
by the Board. A maximum of four years of experience gained in this manner shall
be given.
b) A
post-graduate degree used to satisfy the educational requirements under Section
1380.220 shall not be eligible
for use as experience credit.
c)
Experience Requirements
1) For a graduate
from an approved program
A) To be enrolled as
an Engineer Intern, no experience is required.
B) To be licensed as a Professional Engineer,
4 years of acceptable experience is required.
2) For a graduate from a non-approved program
A) To be enrolled as an Engineer Intern, 4
years of acceptable experience is required.
B) To be licensed as a Professional Engineer,
8 years of acceptable experience is required.
Notes
Amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 272, effective January 6, 2012
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