DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE  
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS – GENERAL RULES  
Filed with the secretary of state on May 2, 2023  
These rules become effective immediately after 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) “CEAB” mean the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board.  
(c) “Code” means the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.101 to 339.2677.  
(d) “Continuing education” means a course or activity designed to bring licensees up to  
date on a particular area of knowledge or skills relevant to the licensee’s area of  
professional practice.  
(e) “Course” means any qualifying activity with a clear purpose and goal that keeps,  
improves, or expands the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee’s area of  
professional practice.  
(f) “Department” means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.  
(g) “EAC/ABET” means the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the  
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.  
(h) “NCEES” means the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and  
Surveying.  
(2) A term defined in the code has the same meaning when used in these rules.  
PART 2. LICENSURE  
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R 339.16021 Educational requirements.  
Rule 21. An applicant for licensure shall provide proof, as directed by the department,  
verifying 1 of the following to satisfy the educational requirement under the code:  
(a) Transcripts verifying that the applicant received a baccalaureate degree or higher in  
engineering from a program accredited by the EAC/ABET or the 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 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  
licensure shall document not less than 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 proof, as directed by the department,  
verifying either of the following to receive credit for professional experience in  
engineering work:  
(a) Except as otherwise provided under subrules (1) and (4) of this rule, the applicant  
has obtained not less than 4 years of experience practicing as a licensed or registered  
professional engineer in another state or a province of Canada.  
(b) All of the following:  
(i) The dates of performing engineering work that qualifies as professional experience  
under subrule (3) of this rule.  
(ii) The supervising individual’s name and license or registration number and the state  
or province of Canada in which the supervising individual is licensed or registered as a  
professional engineer.  
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(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 or a province of Canada.  
(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) Provides a completed application on a form provided by the department.  
(b) Pays the required fee to the department.  
(c) Provides proof, as directed by 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 before the date of filing the relicensure application.  
Of the 15 hours, at least 1 hour of continuing education must be earned in ethics, as it  
relates to professional engineering. If the department determines that the amount of  
continuing education hours provided with the application is deficient, the applicant has 1  
year after 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) Provides a completed application on a form provided by the department.  
(b) Pays the required fee to the department.  
(c) Establishes that the applicant has met all the requirements for initial licensure under  
the code and these rules.  
(d) Provides proof, as directed by the department, verifying 1 of the following:  
(i) The completion of 30 hours of continuing education in activities approved under R  
339.16041, during the 24 months immediately before the date of filing the relicensure  
application. Of the 30 hours, not less than 2 hours of continuing education must be  
earned in ethics, as it relates to professional engineering. If the department determines  
that the amount of continuing education hours provided with the application is deficient,  
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the applicant has 1 year after the date of filing the application to provide proof of  
completing the deficient hours.  
(ii) The applicant holds or has held a valid and unrestricted license or registration in  
another state or a province of Canada during the 24 months immediately before the date  
of filing the relicensure application.  
R 339.16026 Examination requirements.  
Rule 26. An applicant for licensure shall provide proof, as directed by the department,  
verifying both of the following to satisfy the examination requirements under the code:  
(a) 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 parts of the NCEES Structural Engineering examination, known as SE-I and  
SE-II.  
(b) 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 individual 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 individual in responsible charge, the licensee shall notify  
the individual 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 or fields 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 information in these reports, statements, or testimony.  
(g) Disclose to an employer, client, or public body that 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 individual or firm or assist any  
individual 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 allow 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,  
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 individual 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) 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 must 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 before 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 before the expiration date of the license. Of the 30 hours, not  
less than 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 maintain documentation of satisfying the requirements of this rule  
and R 339.16041 for a period of 4 years after the date of filing the application for license  
renewal.  
(4) A licensee is subject to an audit under this part and may have to provide  
documentation as described by R 339.16041 on request of the department.  
(5) The department must receive a request for a waiver of continuing education  
requirements for the board’s consideration not less than 30 days before the last regularly  
scheduled board meeting 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.  
- A professional engineering association,  
organization, or society.  
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- 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 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 on 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.  
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  
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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 not less than 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 not  
less than 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.  
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  
(g)  
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.  
A maximum of 8  
continuing education hours  
are granted for this activity  
If audited, the licensee shall provide a letter  
from an authorized official from the school  
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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)  
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 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.  
(j)  
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 the date, volume, and  
issue of publication, as applicable, and the  
date read.  
during each renewal  
period.  
(k)  
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 the patent continuing education hours  
was issued.  
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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