30 Miss. Code. R. 901-9.11
An applicant may acquire qualifying engineering experience through a mentoring arrangement. Two (2) years of qualifying mentoring experience acquired through a Board-approved mentoring arrangement equates to one (1) year of qualifying engineering experience.
The mentoring arrangement must have pre-approval by the Board. The applicant must submit a written proposal for a mentoring arrangement to the Board describing: the applicant's current employment status, description of job responsibilities, qualifications of the non-licensee supervising the applicant on a daily basis, biographical data of the mentoring PE, written certification from the mentoring PE agreeing to serve, proposed format of meetings. Meetings between the applicant and the mentoring PE must occur at least monthly.
Once the mentoring arrangement has been approved by the Board, it may begin. The applicant shall prepare a report of each meeting, a statement indicating whether or not it was responsible charge work and if the work was performed according to industry standards, and the mentoring PE's seal and signature. A copy of this monthly report shall be sent to the Board.
At the conclusion of the mentoring relationship, the mentoring PE shall provide a statement bearing his seal and signature recommending the applicant for licensure.
When the applicant submits his PE application, he shall submit in a separate binder a compilation of all the monthly reports, any notes, drawings, and miscellaneous items, and the original final statement of recommendation from the mentoring PE.
30 Miss. Code. R. 901-9.11