Section 339.16021. Degree acceptability; criteria; experience credit; transcripts.

(1) A bachelor's degree  shall  be  judged  by  the  board  for acceptability on the basis of criteria entitled "Criteria For Accrediting Engineering Programs in the United States" dated October 29, 2005, which are incorporated by reference. The accrediting criteria may  be obtained at no

cost from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), 7111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, Maryland  21202,  phone   number:(410)347- 7700; website: www.abet.org. The accrediting criteria  are   also available for review at the offices of the Michigan Board of Professional Engineers, 2501 Woodlake Circle, Okemos, Michigan 48864.

(2)   The department may accept 1 or both of the following   as  prima  facie proof of a bachelor's degree in engineering, or its equivalent, acceptable to the board:

(a)   Official transcripts verifying a degree which is granted by an educational institution in a program which meets the current criteria of the accreditation board for engineering and technology  for   programs  in engineering in the United States.

(b)   Official transcripts verifying possession of a master's degree in engineering from a school and program with an Engineering Accreditation Commission/Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET) or Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) accredited bachelor's degree in the same engineering discipline as the master's degree.

(3)   All other bachelor's degrees shall be evaluated individually through an analysis of the equivalency between the applicant's programs and the program criteria referred to in subrule (1) of this rule.

(4)   The holder of a bachelor's degree in engineering accepted by the board shall be granted 4 years of experience credit toward the 8-year experience requirement established by the act.

(5)   The holder of a master's degree or doctorate degree  in  engineering accepted by the board shall be granted an additional 1 year of experience credit, for each degree, toward the 8-year experience requirement established by the act.

(6)   An applicant shall provide official transcripts and other documents as required by  the  department  for  evaluation   and  determination   of    acceptability   of  a  degree,

including documentation by the educational institution verifying that the course content of the degree meets the criteria  specified  in  this rule.

(7)     The department may accept an official transcript from an accredited educational institution as proof of completion of the required number of humanities/social science credits.

History: 1985 AACS; 2008 AACS.