N.H. Admin. Code § Eng 303.02

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section Eng 303.02 - Experience Requirements

Experience in the practice of engineering shall be determined pursuant to RSA 310-A:12 - 19 as follows:

(a) Experience shall be progressive on engineering projects to indicate that it is of increasing quality and requiring greater responsibility;
(b) Only work of an engineering nature shall be counted toward the experience requirement;
(c) Experience shall not be obtained in violation of RSA 310-A:2 through RSA 310-A:27;
(d) Experience gained in the armed services, to be creditable, shall be of a character equivalent to that which would have been gained in the civilian sector doing similar work. The applicant while in the armed services shall have served in an engineering or engineering-related group;
(e) Experience shall be gained under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer or if not, an explanation shall be made showing why the experience should be considered acceptable;
(f) Teaching experience to be creditable must be of an advanced level in a college or university offering an engineering curriculum of four years or more that is accredited by the ABET accredited program;
(g) Experience gained in engineering research and design projects by members of an engineering faculty where the curriculum is of an advanced level in a college or university offering an engineering curriculum of four years or more that is accredited by the ABET accredited program shall be creditable;
(h) Successful completion of graduate study leading to the master's degree in engineering which has followed a baccalaureate degree in engineering may be used for credit for one year's experience. If the Ph.D. in engineering is completed under the same conditions, 2-year's total experience shall be credited. The 2 years credit shall include the one year for the master's degree;
(i) Experience shall not be anticipated. The experience shall have been received at the time of the application;
(j) Experience as a contractor in the execution of design by a professional engineer or in employment considered as that of supervising construction of such work shall not be considered as creditable experience; and
(k) Experience gained in construction to be creditable shall constitute engineering practice as set forth in RSA 310-A:2, III.

N.H. Admin. Code § Eng 303.02

#2364-a, eff 5-17-83; ss by #3031, eff 5-28-85, EXPIRED 5-28-91

New. #5397, eff 5-20-92; EXPIRED 5-20-98

New. #6911, eff 12-15-98; ss by #8190, eff 10-19-04; ss by #10045, eff 1-1-12

Amended by Number 19, Filed May 9, 2024, Proposed by #13942, Effective 6/25/2024, Expires 6/25/2034.