Utah Admin. Code R156-55b-302a - Qualifications for Licensure - Education and Experience Requirements
The education and experience requirements for licensure in Subsection 58-55-302(3) are defined, clarified, or established as follows:
(1) Master Electrician:
(a) An applicant under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(f)(i)
shall:
(i) hold a bachelor's or master's
degree in electrical engineering from an electrical program accredited by the
Engineering Accreditation Commission/Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (EAC/ABET); and
(ii)
have at least 2,000 hours of work experience as a licensed Apprentice
Electrician.
(b)
Anapplicant under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(f)(ii)
shall:
(i) hold an associate's degree in
applied science from an electrical trade school course of study that meets the
requirements of Subsection (5); and
(ii) have at least 4,000 hours of work
experience as a licensed Journeyman Electrician.
(c) Anapplicant under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(f)(iii)
shall have at least 8,000 hours of work experience as a licensed Journeyman
Electrician.
(2)
Residential Master Electrician:
(a)
Anapplicant under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(g)(i)
shall have at least 4,000 hours of work experience as a licensed Residential
Journeyman Electrician.
(b)
Anapplicant under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(g)(ii)
shall:
(i) hold a bachelor's or master's
degree in electrical engineering from an electrical program accredited by the
Engineering Accreditation Commission/Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (EAC/ABET); and
(ii)
have at least 2,000 hours of work experience as a licensed Apprentice
Electrician.
(3) Journeyman Electrician:
(a) Anapplicant under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(h)(i)
shall:
(i) have completed at least 576 hours
(four years, 144 hours per year) of a program of electrical study that meets
the requirements of Subsection (5); and
(ii) have at least 8,000 hours of full-time
work experience as a licensed Apprentice Electrician.
(b) Anapplicant under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(h)(ii)
shall have at least 16,000 hours of full-time work experience as a licensed
Apprentice Electrician.
(4) Residential Journeyman Electrician:
(a) An applicant under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(i)(i)
shall:
(i) have completed at least 288 hours
(two years, 144 hours per year) of a program of electrical study that meets the
requirements of Subsection (5); and
(ii) have at least 4,000 hours of full-time
work experience as a licensed Apprentice Electrician.
(b) An applicant under Subsection
58-55-302(3)(i)(ii)
shall have at least 8,000 hours of full-time work experience as a licensed
Apprentice Electrician.
(5) In accordance with Subsections
58-55-302(3)(f),(h), and
(i), an electrical trade school "course of
study" and the planned electrical "training program" approved by the Division,
mean a program of electrical study that includes measures of competency and
achievement level for each student and:
(a)
is approved by the:
(i) Utah Board of
Regents;
(ii) Utah System of
Technical Colleges Board of Trustees; or
(iii) Electricians Licensing Board, when the
program is out-of-state and includes at least 81 hours of classroom instruction
per semester.
(b)
Programs approved by the Electricians Licensing Board include the:
(i) Independent Electrical Contractors of
Utah ("IEC"); and
(ii) Utah
Electrical Training Alliance ("IBEW Local 354").
(6) "Completion" of a training program of
electrical study means that the applicant:
(a) attended a minimum of 72 classroom
instruction hours each semester; and
(b) passed each class with as core of atleast
75%.
(7) On the job
training and instruction shall include measurements of the apprentice's
performance in the electrical trade.
(8) No more than 3,000 hours of
workexperience may be credited for each 12 month period.
(9) As used in Subsection
58-55-302(3) and
this rule, "practical electrical experience", "practical experience",
"full-time training", and "full-time experience" all mean electrical work
experience lawfully performed preceding the date of application.
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