TN changes education requirements for the PE to include masters degree
TN changes education requirements for the PE to include masters degree
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On July 1, 2007, TN governor Phil Bredesen amended Tennessee Code Annotated Section 62-2-401(a) to allow those with a Masters degree in Engineering from an institution with an "approved" undergraduate program to sit for the PE.
On September 20, 2007, the Tennessee Board will hold a rulemaking hearing to define what constitutes an "approved" masters degree.
The amendment takes effect January 1, 2008 and will be repealed June 30, 2012.
For more information: http: //tennesse e.gov/comm erce/board s/ae/docum ents/Desig nLinesSprn gSmr07.pdf
On September 20, 2007, the Tennessee Board will hold a rulemaking hearing to define what constitutes an "approved" masters degree.
The amendment takes effect January 1, 2008 and will be repealed June 30, 2012.
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RE: TN changes education requirements for the PE to include masters degree
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The way that reads, it does not say that it is required to have a masters. So, does this allow what ACtrafficengr said, or does it mean that no work experience is needed with a Masters?
Your post doesn’t say the same thing as your title. Do you have a reference to see what is really meant?
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I had plenty of experience, so I just included a few more years and sat for the exam anyhow. Don't know whether the undergraduate flower design major with a graduate degree in engineering would make it or not (i.e., does approved mean accredited)?
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RE: TN changes education requirements for the PE to include masters degree
RE: TN changes education requirements for the PE to include masters degree
RE: TN changes education requirements for the PE to include masters degree
The way i read the article it appears that it is an additional path for people that don't have an accredited BSE but get a Masters from a school with ABET accreditation.
after thinking about it, i remember about half of my TA's were getting their MS or PHD in engineering, but did their undergrad in Europe and Asia. I guess this will help kill the hurdle of having to pay for their undergrad evaluation and i could see how it would make one feel more welcomed in the USA engineering community. perhaps there's a psychological element to keeping them from leaving america for work and taking knowledge with them.
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" why not make everyone WORK 6 years before the PE? "
RE: TN changes education requirements for the PE to include masters degree
RE: TN changes education requirements for the PE to include masters degree
Last year Alabama changed their requirements for the PE. Starting in 2010 (I think) applicants will be required to have at least 30 hours in addition to work experience and BSCE. The thirty hours is about equivalent to a MS. This is from memory so please correct me if I'm wrong.
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They credit the reasoning behind this move as the college education system is not teaching our youth the quantity that they once did. It seems to me to be a way for the colleges to make additional money by requiring a MS degree for registration.
I read where our society is hurting for engineers so lets make it harder to become one. Don't get me wrong; I don't think we should make it easier and harm our profession; but, adding 30 hours seems extreme. Especially given the fact most engineers really have to learn their profession after they graduate from school.
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I imagine it will make for fewer engineers requesting registration in TN while increasing those registering in surrounding states. Probably not a bad idea, if its true that academic experience can be substituted for working experience. I think a balance of both is necessary.
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I was refering to Robert Heinlein's novel,"Stranger in a Strange Land". (fiction which made up Tennessee as the state that passed a law equating pi to 3.0)
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Headquarters, I'm going to need some backup down here.
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You may be familiar with this...
ASCE Policy Statement 465
ACADEMIC PREREQUISITES FOR LICENSURE AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
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Also, I am pretty sure the "masters option" has been available in NC for some time.
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