Ch. 632                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND

principles and practice of engineering given by the Board under
this subtitle.

(2) If an applicant has completed graduate study in
engineering that is satisfactory to the Board, it may allow the
applicant up to a 1-year credit toward the experience requirement
of paragraph (l)(ii) of this subsection.

(c)  An applicant qualifies under this section if the
applicant:

(1)  has been graduated from a college or university
on completion of at least a 4-year curriculum in engineering, or
its equivalent, that the Board has not approved;

(2)  has at least 8 years of work experience in
engineering that is satisfactory to the Board and that indicates
to the Board that the applicant may be competent to practice
engineering;

(3)  has passed an 8-hour written examination in the
fundamentals of engineering given by the Board under this
subtitle; and

(4)  after passing the examination in fundamentals,
has passed an 8-hour written examination in the principles and
practice of engineering given by the Board under this subtitle.

(d)   (1) An applicant qualifies under this section if the
applicant:

(i) subject to paragraph (2) of this
subsection, has at least 12 years of work experience in
engineering that is satisfactory to the Board, in at least 5
years of which the applicant has been in responsible charge, if
the collective experience indicates to the Board that the
applicant may be competent to practice engineering; and

(ii) has passed an 8-hour written examination
in the [principles and practice] FUNDAMENTALS of engineering
given by the Board under this subtitle.

(2) If an applicant has completed 1 or more years of
a college or university curriculum in engineering that the Board
approves, it may allow, for each of those years, a 1-year credit
towards the experience requirement of paragraph (l)(i) of this
subsection.

(e)   If an applicant has taught engineering as an associate
professor, or in a higher position, in a college or university,
the Board may count the teaching experience as work experience
for purposes of the experience requirements under any subsection
of this section.

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