RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
61G15-20.007: Demonstration of Substantial Equivalency
The changes are in response to concerns by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee in letters dated October 13, 2010, January 19, 2011 and April 1, 2011. The changes will update the rule title; clarify credit hours; correct the name and address for one of the providers for evaluations of substantial equivalency; and add new language to clarify the outlined College Level Examination Programs (CLEP) examinations.
The rule title and rule text shall read as:
61G15-20.007 Educational Requirements for Applicants Without EAC/ABET Accredited Engineering Degrees Demonstration of Substantial Equivalency.
(1) Applicants having engineering degrees from programs that are not accredited by EAC/ABET must demonstrate:
(a) 32 college semester credit hours of higher mathematics and basic sciences.
1. and 2. No change.
(b) 16 college semester credit hours in humanities and social sciences. Examples of traditional courses in this area are philosophy, religion, history, literature, fine arts, sociology, psychology, political science, anthropology, economics, professional ethics, social responsibility and no more than 6 credit hours of languages other than English or other than the applicant’s native language. Courses such as accounting, industrial management, finance, personnel administration, engineering economics and military training are not acceptable. Courses which instill cultural values are acceptable, while routine exercises of personal craft are not.
(c) 48 college semester credit hours of engineering science and engineering design. Courses in this area shall have their roots in mathematics and basic sciences but carry knowledge further toward creative application. Examples of approved engineering science courses are mechanics, thermodynamics, electrical and electronic circuits, materials science, transport phenomena, and computer science (other than computer programming skills). Courses in engineering design stress the establishment of objectives and criteria, synthesis, analysis, construction, testing, and evaluation. In order to promote breadth, at least one engineering course outside the major disciplinary area is required.
(d) No change.
(2) No change.
(3) The applicant with an engineering degree from a foreign institution must request an evaluation of substantial equivalency of his or her credentials to EAC/ABET standards through either; National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, 280 Seneca Creek Road Cle son, South Carolina 29678 Center for Professional Engineering Education Services, P. O. Box 720010, Miami, Florida 33172; or Joseph Silny & Associates, Inc., P. O. Box 248233, Coral Gables, Florida 33124. The applicant with an engineering degree from a domestic engineering program not accredited by EAC/ABET must request such an evaluation from Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.
(4) Any applicant whose only educational deficiency under subsection (1)(2) involves humanities and social sciences shall be entitled to receive conditional approval to take the Fundamentals examination. Such an applicant shall not become eligible for the Principles and Practice examination until satisfactory completion and documentation of the necessary hours in humanities and social sciences as provided in subsection (1)(2).
(5) College Level Examination Programs (CLEP) examinations that are outlined at http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/exams.html, may be recognized as satisfying education deficiencies related to humanities and social sciences, provided the exams are in courses that meet the requirements of subparagraph (1)(b) above and the applicant is able to show that the results are recognized by a college or university with an EAC/ABET accredited engineering program.
Rulemaking Authority 471.008 FS. Law Implemented 471.013, 471.015 FS. History–New 7-20-95, Amended 6-5-96, 4-16-98, 1-17-99, 7-28-99, 1-6-02, 6-13-02, 6-30-02, 10-2-03, 6-16-04, 3-13-05, 5-1-05, 6-11-06, 1-29-07, 4-9-07, 1-31-08, 10-15-09, ________.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Carrie Flynn, Executive Director, Board of Professional Engineers, 2507 Callaway Road, Suite 200, Tallahassee, Florida 32303-5268