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Agency: State Board of Technical Professions

Article: EXPERIENCE

Number: 66-10-9

66-10-9. Engineering experience of a character that is satisfactory to the board.

(a) The work experience required of each applicant shall expose the applicant to all phases of work integral to the discipline of engineering in which the applicant claims qualification to practice and shall be verified as specified in paragraph (b)(2) of this regulation.

(b) Engineering work experience shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Fall within the definition of “the practice of engineering” pursuant to K.S.A. 74-7003, and amendments thereto; and

(2) be directly supervised and verified by a licensed professional engineer for work performed after May 1, 1988, except that direct supervision of a licensed professional engineer shall not be required of the employees of any person, firm, or corporation not offering services in the technical professions to the public, although verification by the applicant’s supervisor shall still be required.

(c) The following requirements and provisions shall be used to assign credit for work experience.

(1) The applicant shall demonstrate four years of acceptable work experience.

(2) One year of credit toward the experience requirement may be given for a master’s degree in engineering, unless the master’s degree is used to satisfy the educational requirement described in K.A.R. 66-9-4(b).

(3) Teaching engineering at a college or university that offers an approved engineering curriculum of four years or more may be considered engineering experience.

(4) Work experience credit shall not be allowed for work performed before graduation.

(d) Each applicant shall supply at least three references from licensed professional engineers who are familiar with the applicant’s engineering experience. (Authorized by K.S.A. 74-7013 and 74-7021; implementing K.S.A. 74-7021; effective May 1, 1984; amended April 9, 1990; amended May 4, 1992; amended Feb. 14, 1994; amended Feb. 13, 1995; amended Nov. 1, 2002; amended Feb. 3, 2006; amended January 5, 2007.)