Section 864 IAC 1.1-2.1-3 - Education and work experienceAuthority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1-12
Sec. 3.
(a) This section and sections 4 and 5 of this rule establish the minimum education and experience requirements under IC 25-31-1-12 for registration as a professional engineer.(b) The following table establishes provisions for evaluating combined education and experience to determine if it is sufficient to satisfy minimum registration requirements under IC 25-31-1-12 for professional engineer registration applicants holding the stated degrees: Education (Qualifying Degree) | Minimum Years of Progressive Work Experience Following Baccalaureate Degree |
| Doctorate in an engineering discipline following a baccalaureate degree in an approved engineering curriculum. | 2 |
| Master of science degree in an engineering discipline following a baccalaureate degree in an approved engineering curriculum. | 3 |
| Doctorate in an engineering discipline following a baccalaureate degree that is not in an approved engineering curriculum. | 4 |
| Master of science degree in an engineering discipline following a baccalaureate degree that is not in an approved engineering curriculum. | 5 |
| Baccalaureate degree in an approved engineering curriculum. | 4 |
| Baccalaureate degree and completion of specific educational courses as required in section 4 of this rule. | 6 |
(c) No degree requirement under this section may be achieved by obtaining an honorary degree.(d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section and section 4 of this rule, an applicant who holds a valid certificate as an engineering intern does not need any additional education beyond that which was required for certification as an engineering intern in Indiana, at the time of an applicant's first taking the engineering intern (fundamentals of engineering) examination so long as the applicant applies for admission to the professional engineer examination no later than the first examination deadline (as provided for in 864 IAC 1.1-3-4), which is subsequent to ten (10) years after the date the applicant took and passed the engineering intern examination.State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers; 864 IAC 1.1-2.1-3; filed 12/1/2017, 10:32 a.m.: 20171227-IR-864150451FRAReadopted filed 10/18/2023, 8:45 a.m.: 20231115-IR-864230103RFA