DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE  
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS – GENERAL RULES  
Filed with the secretary of state on March 17, 2022  
These rules take effect immediately upon filing with the secretary of state unless adopted  
under section 33, 44, or 45a(9) of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA  
306, MCL 24.233, 24.244, or 24.245a. Rules adopted under these sections become  
effective 7 days after filing with the secretary of state.  
(By authority conferred on the board of professional engineers by section 308 of the  
occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.308; and on the director of the department of  
licensing and regulatory affairs by sections 205 and 2009 of the occupational code, 1980  
PA 299, MCL 339.205 and 339.2009; and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1991-9,  
1996-2, 2003-1, and 2011-4, MCL 338.3501, 445.2001, 445.2011, and 445.2030)  
R 339.16001, R 339.16021, R 339.16022, R 339.16025, R 339.16026, R 339.16031, R  
339.16032, R 339.16040, and R 339.16041 of the Michigan Administrative Code are  
amended, as follows:  
PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS  
R 339.16001 Definitions.  
Rule 1. (1) As used in these rules:  
(a) “Board” means the board of professional engineers created under section 2002 of  
the code, MCL 339.2002.  
(b) “Code” means the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.101 to 339.2677.  
(c) “Continuing education” means an instructional course or activity designed to bring  
licensees up to date on a particular area of knowledge or skills relevant to a licensee’s  
area of professional practice.  
(d) “Course” means any qualifying activity with a clear purpose and goal that will  
keep, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee’s area of  
professional practice.  
(e) “Department” means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.  
(2) A term defined in the code has the same meaning when used in these rules.  
PART 2. LICENSURE  
R 339.16021 Educational requirement.  
September 29, 2021  
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Rule 21. An applicant for licensure shall provide to the department 1 of the following to  
satisfy the educational requirement under the code:  
(a) Transcripts verifying that the applicant received a baccalaureate degree or higher  
degree in engineering from a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation  
Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.  
(EAC/ABET) or the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB).  
(b) Transcripts verifying that the applicant received a master’s degree or doctorate in  
engineering from a school and program with an EAC/ABET-accredited or a CEAB-  
accredited baccalaureate degree program that is in the same engineering discipline as the  
applicant’s master's degree or doctorate.  
(c) A credentials evaluation from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering  
and Surveying (NCEES) that verifies all the following:  
(i) The applicant for licensure received either of the following:  
(A) A baccalaureate degree in engineering from a non-United States-based  
program.  
(B) A master’s degree or doctorate in engineering from a non-EAC/ABET-  
accredited program.  
(ii) The applicant for licensure completed not less than 32 college semester credit  
hours in the areas of mathematics and basic science.  
(iii) The applicant for licensure completed not less than 48 college semester credit  
hours in engineering science or engineering design courses that satisfy the course  
requirements established under the NCEES Engineering Education Standard.  
(d) A credentials evaluation that verifies the applicant received a baccalaureate degree  
in engineering from an educational program that is substantially equivalent to an  
EAC/ABET-accredited baccalaureate degree program in engineering. The credentials  
evaluation must be generated by a company that is a current member of the National  
Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).  
R 339.16022 Professional engineering experience; credit for work experience; credit for  
educational experience.  
Rule 22. (1) Under section 2004(2)(a) of the code, MCL 339.2004, an applicant for  
professional engineer licensure shall document at least 8 years of professional experience  
in engineering work, including not more than 5 years of education granted under subrule  
(4) of this rule. An applicant shall satisfy the requirements of this rule to receive credit  
for professional experience.  
(2) An applicant for licensure shall provide either of the following to the department to  
receive credit for professional experience in engineering work:  
(a) Proof acceptable to the department verifying that the applicant has obtained not  
less than 4 years of experience practicing as a licensed or registered professional engineer  
in another state.  
(b) All of the following:  
(i) The dates of performing engineering work that qualifies as professional  
experience under subrule (3) of this rule.  
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(ii) The supervising individual’s name and license or registration number and the  
state in which the supervising individual is licensed or registered as a professional  
engineer.  
(iii) Documentation from the supervising individual attesting to the work experience,  
dates of work, and supervision.  
(3) Engineering work that satisfies all the following requirements qualifies as  
professional experience:  
(a) The work involves the use of engineering principles and data.  
(b) The work is in the form of consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning,  
design, or review of materials or completed phases of work in the construction, alteration,  
or repair in connection with a public or private utility, structure, building, machine,  
equipment, process, work, or project.  
(c) The work is performed while under the direction of a professional engineer  
licensed in this state or licensed or registered in another state.  
(4) The department shall grant not more than 5 years of professional experience credit  
to an applicant holding a degree that satisfies the requirements under R 339.16021. Credit  
is limited to the following amounts:  
(a) Not more than 4 years of professional experience for a baccalaureate degree in  
engineering. Experience is granted for only 1 baccalaureate degree.  
(b) Not more than 1 year of professional experience for a post-baccalaureate degree in  
engineering. Experience is granted for only 1 post-baccalaureate degree.  
R 339.16025 Relicensure requirements.  
Rule 25. (1) An applicant whose license has lapsed for less than 3 years after the  
expiration date of the last license may be relicensed under section 411(3) of the code,  
MCL 339.411, by satisfying all the following requirements:  
(a) Providing a completed application on a form provided by the department.  
(b) Paying the required fee to the department.  
(c) Providing proof to the department verifying that the applicant has completed 15  
hours of continuing education in activities approved under R 339.16041 during the 12  
months immediately preceding the date of filing the relicensure application. If the  
department determines that the amount of continuing education hours provided with the  
application is deficient, the applicant has 1 year from the date of filing the application to  
provide proof of completing the deficient hours.  
(2) An applicant whose license has lapsed for 3 years or more after the expiration date  
of the last license may be relicensed under section 411(4) of the code, MCL 339.411, by  
satisfying all the following requirements:  
(a) Providing a completed application on a form provided by the department.  
(b) Paying the required fee to the department.  
(c) Establishing that the applicant has met all the requirements for initial licensure  
under the code and these rules.  
(d) Providing proof to the department verifying that the applicant has completed 30  
hours of continuing education in activities approved under R 339.16041 during the 24  
months immediately preceding the date of filing the relicensure application. If the  
department determines that the amount of continuing education hours provided with the  
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application is deficient, the applicant has 1 year from the date of filing the application to  
provide proof of completing the deficient hours.  
R 339.16026 Examination requirements.  
Rule 26. An applicant for professional engineer licensure shall provide to the  
department both of the following to satisfy the examination requirements under the code:  
(a) Verification that the applicant achieved a passing score as determined by NCEES  
on either of the following examinations:  
(i) The NCEES Principals and Practice of Engineering examination.  
(ii) Both components of the NCEES Structural Engineering examination, known as  
SE-I and SE-II.  
(b) Verification of either of the following:  
(i) The applicant achieved a passing score as determined by NCEES on the NCEES  
Fundamentals of Engineering examination.  
(ii) The applicant received a doctorate in engineering from a school and program  
with an EAC/ABET-accredited or a CEAB-accredited baccalaureate degree program that  
is in the same engineering discipline as the applicant’s doctorate in engineering.  
PART 3. STANDARDS OF PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT  
R 339.16031 Professional conduct; requirements; restrictions.  
Rule 31. (1) A licensee shall follow all the rules of conduct under this part.  
(2) A licensee shall do all the following:  
(a) If the licensee is the person in responsible charge, the licensee shall notify the  
licensee’s employer or client, and any other appropriate authority when the licensee’s  
judgment is overruled under circumstances that endanger life or property.  
(b) If the licensee is not the person in responsible charge, the licensee shall notify the  
person in responsible charge when the licensee’s judgment is overruled under  
circumstances that endanger life or property.  
(c) Participate in phases of a project in which the licensee is competent.  
(d) Undertake assignments in which the licensee is qualified by education or  
experience in the specific technical field involved.  
(e) Complete, sign, seal, or approve engineering documents that conform with the law  
and applicable professional standards.  
(f) Be objective and truthful in professional reports, statements, or testimony and  
include all relevant and pertinent information in these reports, statements, or testimony.  
(g) Disclose to an employer, client, or public body on which the licensee serves all  
known or potential conflicts of interest that could influence or appear to influence the  
licensee’s judgment or the quality of the licensee’s services.  
(3) A licensee shall not do any of the following:  
(a) Disclose confidential information obtained in a professional capacity without the  
prior consent of the client or employer, unless authorized or required by law or these  
rules.  
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(b) Partner, practice, or offer to practice with any person or firm or assist any person  
or firm that the licensee knows is engaged in fraudulent or dishonest business or  
professional practices or the unlawful practice of professional engineering.  
(c) Falsify the licensee’s qualifications or the qualifications of the licensee’s associates  
or permit misrepresentations of the licensee’s qualifications or the qualifications of the  
licensee’s associates.  
(d) Misrepresent or exaggerate the licensee’s experience or qualifications.  
(e) Knowingly make statements containing a material misrepresentation of fact or  
omitting a material fact or knowingly make statements that deceive the public.  
(f) Attempt to injure, maliciously or falsely, directly or indirectly, the professional  
reputation, prospects, practice, or employment of other licensed professional engineers.  
(g) Give or offer to give, directly or indirectly, to a client, potential client, the agent of  
a client, or the agent of a potential client, a commission, contribution, gift, or other  
valuable consideration to secure or retain engineering work. This restriction does not  
include payments to an employment agency for securing employment or employees for  
salaried positions.  
(h) Solicit or accept a compensation, contribution, gift, or other valuable  
consideration, directly or indirectly, from more than 1 party for services on the same  
project, or for services pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances are fully  
disclosed and agreed to by all interested parties.  
(i) Solicit or accept a commission, contribution, gift, or other valuable consideration,  
directly or indirectly, from other parties dealing with the licensee’s clients or employers,  
or from outside agents who have no dealings with the licensee’s client or employer, in  
connection with the work for which the licensee is responsible, unless the circumstances  
are fully disclosed and agreed to by all interested parties.  
(j) Solicit or accept a commission, contribution, gift, or other valuable consideration,  
directly or indirectly, when the licensee’s judgment may be compromised.  
(k) Complete, sign, seal, or approve engineering documents that do not conform with  
the law or applicable professional standards.  
(4) Work for which the licensee is responsible, the procedures followed, and the  
decisions made by individuals under the licensee's supervision must be subject to  
sustained review and approval by the licensee.  
R 339.16032 Professional engineer seal.  
Rule 32. (1) Effective 2 years after the promulgation of this rule, the seal of a  
professional engineer must include the licensee’s name and full license number, as shown  
on the licensee’s state-issued professional engineer license and indicate “State of  
Michigan” and “Licensed Professional Engineer” in the legend surrounding the seal. The  
seal must have a design substantially equivalent to figure 32 below.  
(2) A licensee's seal shall be used by the licensee whose name appears on the seal for as  
long as the license is in effect. A licensee is responsible for the security of the licensee’s  
seal.  
FIGURE 32  
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PART 4. LICENSE RENEWAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION  
R 339.16040 Continuing education required for renewal; certification of compliance;  
document retention; continuing education waiver.  
Rule 40. (1) An applicant for license renewal who has been licensed during the 2-year  
period immediately preceding the expiration date of the license shall obtain not less than  
30 hours of continuing education in activities approved under R 339.16041 during the 2-  
year period immediately preceding the expiration date of the license. Of the 30 hours, at  
least 2 hours of continuing education must be earned in ethics, as it relates to professional  
engineering.  
(2) Submission of an application for renewal constitutes the applicant’s certification of  
compliance with this rule and R 339.16041.  
(3) A licensee shall keep documentation of satisfying the requirements of this rule and  
R 339.16041 for a period of 4 years from the date of filing the application for license  
renewal.  
(4) A licensee is subject to audit under this part and may have to provide documentation  
as described by R 339.16041 upon request of the department.  
(5) A request for a continuing education waiver under section 204(2) of the code, MCL  
339.204, must be received by the department before the expiration date of the license.  
R 339.16041 Acceptable continuing education; limitations.  
Rule 41. (1) The department shall grant credit for in-person or online continuing  
education hours that satisfy the requirements in the following chart:  
Activity  
Code  
Activity and Proof Required  
Number of Continuing  
Education Hours Granted  
for Activity  
(a)  
Completing a continuing education program  
or activity related to professional engineering  
that is approved or offered for continuing  
education credit by any of the following:  
The number of continuing  
education hours approved  
by the approving entity are  
granted for this activity.  
Another state’s board of engineers.  
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A professional engineering  
association, organization, or  
society.  
NCEES.  
ABET.  
If audited, a licensee shall provide  
documentation or a certificate of completion  
showing the licensee’s name, total continuing  
education credits earned, sponsor name and  
contact information, program title, and the  
date the program was held or completed.  
Passing an academic course related to  
(b)  
Fifteen continuing  
professional engineering offered by a college  
education hours are granted  
or university that offers a baccalaureate degree for each semester credit or  
or higher degree in an engineering program  
that is accredited by EAC/ABET or CEAB.  
10 continuing education  
hours are granted for each  
quarter credit.  
If audited, a licensee shall provide a copy of  
the transcript showing the number of credit  
hours of the academic courses related to  
professional engineering.  
(c)  
Attending a seminar, in-house course,  
workshop, or professional or technical  
presentation related to professional  
engineering.  
One continuing education  
hour is granted for every  
50 minutes attending the  
activity.  
If audited, the licensee shall provide a copy of  
the presentation notice or advertisement  
showing the date of the presentation, the  
licensee’s name listed as a presenter or  
attendee, and the name of the organization that  
approved or offered the presentation.  
(d)  
Teaching, instructing, or presenting a subject  
related to professional engineering.  
Two continuing education  
hours are granted for every  
50 minutes of teaching,  
instruction or presenting.  
If audited, a license shall provide  
documentation by the college or university  
confirming the licensee as the teacher,  
A maximum of 12  
instructor, or presenter of the academic course, continuing education hours  
the dates of the course or presentation, the  
number of classroom hours spent teaching,  
are granted for this activity  
during each renewal  
instructing, or presenting, and the course title. period.  
(e)  
Publication of a peer-reviewed paper, article,  
or book related to professional engineering.  
Six continuing education  
hours are granted for this  
activity.  
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If audited, the licensee shall provide a copy of  
the publication that identifies the licensee as  
the author or a publication acceptance letter.  
Credit is not granted for  
multiple publications of the  
same peer-review paper,  
article, or book.  
A maximum of 18  
continuing education hours  
are granted for this activity  
during each renewal  
period.  
(f)  
Serving as a voting member on a state or  
national committee, board, council, or  
association related to professional  
engineering. To receive credit, a licensee  
must take part in at least 50% of the regularly  
scheduled meetings of the committee, board,  
council, or association.  
Three continuing education  
hours are granted for the  
year in which the licensee  
serves as a member.  
A maximum of 6  
continuing education hours  
are granted for this activity  
during each renewal  
period.  
If audited, a licensee shall provide  
documentation satisfactory to the department  
verifying the licensee’s participation in at least  
50% of the regularly scheduled meetings of  
the committee, board, council, or association  
and provide verification of the licensee’s  
status as a voting member on the committee,  
board, council, or association.  
(g)  
Attending a Michigan board of professional  
engineers meeting. To receive credit, the  
licensee shall obtain a form provided by the  
department from a department employee  
One continuing education  
hour is granted for each  
meeting attended.  
present at the meeting and have that employee A maximum of 6  
complete, sign, and date the form. The  
licensee shall present a valid government-  
issued photo identification to the department  
employee for verification.  
continuing education hours  
are granted for this activity  
during each renewal  
period.  
If audited, the licensee shall provide a copy of  
the form completed, signed, and dated by the  
department employee who was present at the  
meeting.  
(h)  
Serving as a school-sponsored mentor to an  
engineering student in a school-sponsored  
Four continuing education  
hours are granted for this  
program. To receive credit, this activity must activity.  
not be part of the licensee’s regular job  
description.  
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A maximum of 8  
If audited, the licensee shall provide a letter  
from an authorized official from the school  
continuing education hours  
are granted for this activity  
verifying the licensee’s role and the number of during each renewal  
mentoring hours the licensee provided.  
Participating in a company-sponsored or  
hosted seminar or training that is designed to  
enhance professional development in the  
licensee’s area of professional practice.  
period.  
(i)  
(j)  
(k)  
One continuing education  
hour is granted for every  
50 minutes of the seminar  
or training.  
If audited, a licensee shall provide  
documentation or a certificate of completion  
issued by the company presenting the seminar  
or training showing the licensee’s name,  
company name, subject of seminar or training,  
and the date on which the seminar or training  
was held.  
Studying an article related to professional  
engineering published in a peer-reviewed  
journal or professional or scientific journal  
that expands the licensee’s knowledge of the  
professional engineering field.  
Two continuing education  
hours are granted for each  
article studied.  
A maximum of 4  
continuing education hours  
If audited, a licensee shall provide the title and are granted for this activity  
author of the article, publication name of the  
peer-reviewed journal or professional or  
scientific journal, and date, volume, and issue  
of publication, as applicable, as well as date  
read.  
during each renewal  
period.  
Obtaining a patent related to professional  
engineering.  
Ten continuing education  
hours are granted for each  
patent.  
If audited, a licensee shall provide a copy of  
the patent grant letters showing the licensee as A maximum of 20  
the author of the patent and the date in which  
the patent was issued.  
continuing education hours  
are granted for this activity  
during each renewal  
period.  
(2) Continuing education hours are not granted for a program or activity that has  
substantially the same content of a program or activity for which the applicant has  
already earned continuing education hours during the renewal period.  
(3) Not more than 12 continuing education hours may be earned during a 24-hour  
period.  
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