Swenty, M. K., & Swenty., B. J. (2023, June), A Study of EAC-ABET Civil Engineering Accreditation Curriculum Requirements and Exemption Provisions of State Licensure Laws and Rules   Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--42507

\bibitem{asee_peer_42507}
  Swenty, M. K., \& Swenty., B. J. (2023, June), \emph{A Study of EAC-ABET Civil Engineering Accreditation Curriculum Requirements and Exemption Provisions of State Licensure Laws and Rules }
  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland.
  10.18260/1-2--42507

Matthew K. Swenty and Brian J. Swenty. P.E..  "A Study of EAC-ABET Civil Engineering Accreditation Curriculum Requirements and Exemption Provisions of State Licensure Laws and Rules ".  2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/42507 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_42507}
  Matthew K. Swenty and Brian J. Swenty. P.E..
  "A Study of EAC-ABET Civil Engineering Accreditation Curriculum Requirements and Exemption Provisions of State Licensure Laws and Rules ".
  \emph{2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/42507 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Engineering licensure is important to the civil engineering profession, and graduates of EAC-ABET accredited programs are expected to identify and explain professional responsibility issues including professional licensure. Accredited civil engineering programs typically introduce students to professional licensure their senior year, a time when students become eligible to take the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam.  However, many civil engineers never become licensed.  One reason may be licensure exemptions. There is no accreditation obligation or legal duty for civil engineering programs to address licensure exemptions in their curriculum.

A study was conducted on the breadth and depth of licensure exemptions. Licensure laws and rules were examined in fifty states, the District of Columbia, and four United States (U.S.) territories. All jurisdictions have exemptions that allow engineers without a license to legally perform specific types of engineering work. Licensure exemptions are vast; forty-nine distinct licensure exemptions were found.  Six exemptions are common in more than 50% of the states. The most common exemptions apply to persons who teach engineering courses; work for a licensed engineer; work for a manufacturing company; are employed by state and federal government; work for a public utility; and design and build private dwellings.   

The perception that all private and public infrastructure and engineered products are designed by a licensed engineer is not true due to the number of exemptions in the laws and rules in all jurisdictions. Civil engineering programs should include content on engineering licensure laws in their curriculum to enable graduates to understand professional responsibilities and how limitations in licensure laws can affect public safety and an engineer’s career path.  

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