Section 110-2-3 - Experience Requirements2.3.1 Candidates for initial licensure shall have a minimum of four years of work experience acceptable to the Board.2.3.1.1 For purposes of this rule, "work" means professional services comprising the practice of engineering.2.3.2 Work experience may start immediately following graduation from a four-year or equivalent engineering program.2.3.3 Successful completion of graduate study leading to an advanced degree in engineering may satisfy part of the experience requirement. A candidate may not satisfy the experience requirement until at least forty-eight (48) months have elapsed after completion of their first engineering degree, irrespective of the combination of work experience and education credit that may be available for an advanced degree. Associate degrees are not considered when determining a candidate's first degree. 2.3.3.1 Candidates who complete three years of acceptable work experience after confirmation of a degree from an EAC/ABET- or CEAB-accredited bachelor program and holds a master's degree in engineering satisfy the experience requirement.2.3.3.2 Candidates who complete three years of acceptable work experience after confirmation of a degree from an EAC/ABET- or CEAB-accredited masters program satisfy the experience requirement.2.3.3.3 Candidates who complete two years of acceptable work experience, has a degree from an EAC/ABET- or CEAB-accredited bachelor or master's program, and has an earned doctoral degree in engineering satisfy the experience requirement.2.3.4 Candidates who do not have a degree from an EAC/ABET- or CEAB-accredited bachelor or master's program, but who have met the NCEES Education Standard, may not satisfy the experience requirement until at least forty-eight (48) months after completion of their first degree. Associate degrees are not considered when determining a candidate's first degree.2.3.5 Experience should be gained under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer or, if not, an explanation should be made showing why the experience should be considered acceptable to the Board.2.3.6 The Board will consider engineering experience performed outside the United States if the Board determines that such experience was gained under a licensed professional engineer from an NCEES jurisdiction, or upon reasonable investigation by an engineer Board member, that such experience was performed under circumstances comparable to engineering standards in the United States. All materials necessary to make such determination must be provided by and at the expense of the applicant.2.3.7 Experience must indicate that, over the course of time, the applicant's work has been of increasing quality and has required greater responsibility.2.3.8 Only work of an engineering nature which follows graduation from a professional engineering program may be used to satisfy the experience requirement.2.3.9 Experience must not be obtained in violation of the E&A Act.2.3.10 Experience gained in the armed services may be used to satisfy the experience requirement if it was of a character equivalent to that which would have been gained in the civilian sector doing similar work. Generally, such experience will be creditable only if the applicant served in an engineering or engineering-related group.2.3.11 Sales experience may be used to satisfy the experience requirement only if the applicant can demonstrate that engineering principles were required and used in gaining the experience.2.3.12 Engineering teaching experience may be used to satisfy the experience requirement, subject to the Board's approval, if the courses were at an advanced level at a post-secondary education institution offering an engineering curriculum of four years or more. "Advanced level" means select courses at the junior (300) level as approved by the Board, and all courses senior (400) level and above.2.3.13 Experience gained in engineering research and design projects by members of an engineering faculty may be used to satisfy the experience requirement if acceptable to the Board.2.3.14 Construction experience may be used to satisfy the experience requirement only if the applicant can demonstrate that the work required the application of engineering principles.2.3.15 Experience may not be anticipated. The experience must have been received at the time of the application for licensure.110 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 3
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