R156-22-302b. Qualifications for Licensure -- Education Requirements for Professional Engineer and Professional Structural Engineer

  In accordance with Subsections 58-22-302(1)(d) and 58-22-302(2)(d), the engineering program criteria is established as follows:

  (1) The bachelors degree shall be earned from an engineering program accredited by EAC/ABET or the Canadian Engineering Accrediting Board (CEAB).

  (2) The post-graduate degree shall be earned:

  (a) from an engineering program accredited by EAC/ABET or the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB); or

  (b) from an institution which offers a bachelors or masters degree in an engineering program accredited by EAC/ABET or CEAB in the same specific engineering discipline as the earned post-graduate degree; and

  (c) the applicant shall demonstrate that the combined engineering-related coursework taken meets or exceeds the engineering-related coursework required for an EAC/ABET-accredited bachelor degree program.

  (3) If the degree was earned in a foreign country, the engineering curriculum shall be determined by the NCEES Credentials Evaluations to fulfill the required curricular content of the NCEES Engineering Education Standard.

  (a) Engineering coursework deficiencies must be completed at an EAC/ABET-approved program; and

  (b) all other coursework deficiencies may be satisfied at a recognized college or university approved by the Division in collaboration with the Board.

  (4) A TAC/ABET accredited degree is not acceptable to meet the qualifications for licensure as a professional engineer or a professional structural engineer.