Chapter 05. Unapproved Option—Engineering Curriculum
Regulation .01 Definitions.LinkCopy Citation
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In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
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Terms Defined.
(1)
“Board” means the Board for Professional Engineers.
(2)
“Engineering subject” means an area of study rooted in mathematics and basic sciences but carried further towards creative application and design by providing a bridge between basic science and engineering practice.
(3)
“One quarter hour” means credit which is awarded for instruction equivalent to 2/3 of the contact hours required for 1 semester hour of credit.
(4)
“One semester hour” means credit which is awarded for a minimum of:
(a)
15 hours (50 minutes each) of actual class time, exclusive of registration, study days, and holidays;
(b)
30 (50 minutes each) of supervised laboratory time, exclusive of registration, study days, and holidays.
Regulation .02 Engineering Curriculum.LinkCopy Citation
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An engineering curriculum is a course of study which imparts knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences and trains an individual to apply that knowledge to developing ways to use the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind. An “engineering curriculum of 4 scholastic years or more” is defined to be both an approved and unapproved college or university engineering and sciences curriculum consisting of at least:
(1)
15 semester-hours of instruction in mathematics that emphasizes mathematical concepts and principles rather than computation, which shall include differential calculus, integral calculus, and differential equations;
(2)
15 semester-hours of instruction in basic sciences including general chemistry and general physics with calculus;
(3)
30 semester-hours of instruction in engineering subjects, that includes a course, project, or thesis that focuses upon engineering design; and
(4)
15 semester-hours of instruction in advanced mathematics, basic science, or engineering.
B.
Incorporated in the engineering curriculum as integral elements of instruction shall be:
(1)
Hands-on, quantitative laboratory work correlated with the science and design instruction;
(2)
For graduation subsequent to 1975, at least one high-level computer language such as FORTRAN, PASCAL, C/C++, or MATLAB so that the student is able to compose computer programs to solve problems in science and design; and
(3)
Demonstrated familiarity with probability, statistics, and linear algebra.
Regulation .03 Engineering Subject Courses.LinkCopy Citation
Engineering subject courses shall be selected from subject areas such as:
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Statics and dynamics;
B.
Strength of materials;
C.
Materials science;
D.
Thermodynamics;
E.
Transfer and transport phenomena;
F.
Electrical, electronic, and computer engineering;
G.
Solid state physics, nuclear physics, and quantum optics;
H.
Physical chemistry, inorganic, and organic chemistry;
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Electrodynamics;
J.
Digital signals and systems;
K.
Finite element analysis;
L.
Transient analysis and feedback control theory;
M.
Engineering design;
N.
Fluid mechanics, hydraulics, and gas dynamics;
O.
Civil and structural engineering;
P.
Sanitary and environmental engineering;
Q.
Computer science, other than computer programming skills;
R.
Biochemistry, biophysics, and biomechanics;
S.
Geochemistry and geophysics;
T.
Engineering economics; or
U.
Other subject areas acceptable to the Board.
Regulation .04 Evidence of Completion.LinkCopy Citation
An applicant who has graduated from a college or university curriculum which does not meet the standards set forth in Regulation .02 of this chapter may present to the Board evidence of satisfactory completion of instruction in other programs of study required by the Board to meet the requirements of Regulation .02 of this chapter.
Regulation .05 Burden of Persuasion.LinkCopy Citation
The applicant shall:
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Have the burden of persuasion that the applicant's curriculum is substantially equal to the engineering curriculum defined in Regulation .02 of this chapter.
B.
Submit a university circular, official college catalog which includes, as a minimum, brief course descriptions of the courses identified in the student academic transcript or an independent evaluation satisfactory to the Board. When the evidence submitted by the applicant does not appear to the Board to qualify the curriculum as an engineering curriculum, the Board may require the applicant to submit further evidence.
Regulation .06 Approved and Unapproved Curricula.LinkCopy Citation
The Board considers an applicant's curriculum to be an approved curriculum if the applicant is:
A.
A graduate of a bachelor's degree program in a branch of engineering for which the college or university has met the basic-level criteria of the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), and which is listed in the ABET Accreditation Yearbook, as it may be amended or modified from time to time;
B.
A graduate of a master's or doctoral degree program in a branch of engineering for which the college or university has met the advanced-level criteria of the EAC/ABET, and which is listed in the ABET Accreditation Yearbook, as it may be amended or modified from time to time;
C.
A graduate of a master's or doctoral degree program in a branch of engineering for which the college or university has met the basic-level criteria described in §A of this regulation; or
D.
A graduate of a degree program approved by the Board.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Business Occupations and Professions Article, §§14-205, 14-208, and 14-305, Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: January 14, 1988 (15:1 Md. R. 19)
History: Chapter revised effective September 28, 1992 (19:19 Md. R. 1705)
History: Regulation .02A amended effective June 26, 2000 (27:12 Md. R. 1139)
History: Regulation .02 amended effective March 4, 2002 (29:4 Md. R. 417)
History: Regulation .03F—H and M amended and N—U adopted effective March 4, 2002 (29:4 Md. R. 417)
History: Regulation .05 repealed and Regulation .06 amended and recodified to Regulation .05 effective March 4, 2002 (29:4 Md. R. 417)
History: Regulation .06 adopted effective March 4, 2002 (29:4 Md. R. 417)