Ill. Admin. Code tit. 68, § 1480.130 - Approved Experience
a)
Every application shall be reviewed by the Division or the Structural
Engineering Board (Board) to determine whether the applicant's experience meets
the requirements described in this Section. Approved experience, other than in
accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A), shall have been acquired after conferral
of the baccalaureate degree.
1) Credit for
Graduate Study:
A) One year of experience
shall be given for completion of graduate study resulting in conferral of a
master's degree with an emphasis in civil or structural engineering from a U.S.
university, including as part of a combined or dual degree program where the
baccalaureate degree requirements are being met simultaneously with the
master's degree requirements. The course of study shall include a minimum of 12
semester hours, or their equivalent (e.g., 18 quarter hours), of structural
analysis, behavior or design courses.
B) One year of experience shall be given for
completion of graduate study resulting in conferral of a doctoral degree with
an emphasis in structural engineering from a U.S. university and a course of
study that includes a minimum of 12 semester hours, or their equivalent (e.g.,
18 quarter hours), of structural analysis, behavior or design courses beyond a
master's degree. Two years of experience shall be given for completion of
graduate study resulting in conferral of a doctoral degree with an emphasis in
structural engineering from a U.S. university and a course of study that
includes a minimum of 24 semester hours, or their equivalent (e.g., 36 quarter
hours), of structural analysis, behavior or design courses without a master's
degree.
C) The maximum credit for
graduate study shall be 2 years.
D)
If coursework from a post-graduate degree is used to satisfy the education
requirement, the applicable post-graduate degree shall not also be credited as
structural engineering experience.
2) Credit for one year of structural
engineering 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 in the university cooperative program shall
submit an official transcript from the university reflecting the university
credit for completion of the program; and
D) All experience must be verified, on forms
provided by the Division, by the supervising engineer who is licensed as a
structural engineer.
3)
Credit for all required experience shall be given for actual experience in the
practice of structural engineering under the employ or immediate supervision of
an engineer legally practicing structural engineering. Acceptable experience
shall be within the definition of the practice as set forth in Section 5 of the
Act and shall require the application of technical knowledge and structural
engineering principles.
4) All
experience shall be progressive in nature and must demonstrate growth in
quality, responsibility and the capability of making independent technical
decisions, and be held accountable for the performance of his or her
duties.
5) Credit for a maximum of
3 years of the experience required for licensure shall be given for the
full-time teaching of upper division junior/senior courses or graduate courses
in structural engineering as a part of, or in conjunction with, an approved
engineering curriculum as set forth in Section
1480.110. An academic year of
full-time teaching (2 semesters, or 3 quarters) at a level of assistant
professor, or higher, shall be considered equivalent to 6 months of the
experience required for licensure. This teaching experience shall be fully
documented, and certified by an affidavit from the department chairman, or
dean, of the engineering curriculum involved.
6) All experience must be verified and
submitted on forms provided by the Division or as part of an NCEES
Record.
7) Experience gained
outside of the U.S. shall be accompanied by certified documents detailing the
requirements to legally practice structural engineering in that country and
proof that the supervisor met those requirements at the time of supervision.
Applicant is responsible for providing translations into English as necessary
and at their expense. A maximum of two years of verified experience gained in
this manner shall be given.
b) Experience requirement to be licensed as a
Structural Engineer:
1) For a graduate from an
approved program, 4 years of acceptable experience is required.
2) For a graduate from a non-approved
program, 8 years of acceptable experience is required.
Notes
Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 5669, effective March 30, 2010
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