Register November 2011 No. 671
Chapter A-E 4
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER REGISTRATION
A-E 4.01 Authority and purpose.
A-E 4.02 Application for registration.
A-E 4.03 Engineering experience.
A-E 4.04 Experience credit limitation.
A-E 4.05 Requirements for registration as a professional engineer.
A-E 4.06 Education as an experience equivalent for registration.
A-E 4.07 Engineer-in-training.
A-E 4.09 Application contents.
Ch. A-E 4 Note
Note: Chapter A-E 4 as it existed on February 28, 1987 was repealed and a new chapter A-E 4 was created effective March 1, 1987.
A-E 4.01
A-E 4.01
Authority and purpose. The rules in this chapter are adopted under authority in ss.
15.08 (5) (b),
227.11,
443.04,
443.05,
443.09 and
443.10, Stats. The purpose of rules in this chapter is to interpret basic education, experience and examination requirements for registration as a professional engineer as specified in ss.
443.04,
443.05,
443.09 and
443.10, Stats.
A-E 4.01 History
History: Cr.
Register, February, 1987, No. 374, eff. 3-1-87.
A-E 4.02
A-E 4.02
Application for registration. An applicant who files an application but who does not comply with a request for information related to the application within one year from the date of the request shall file a new application and fee.
A-E 4.02 Note
Note: Applications are available upon request to the board office located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708.
A-E 4.02 History
History: Cr.
Register, February, 1987, No. 374, eff. 3-1-87; am.
Register, May, 1990, No. 413, eff. 6-1-90; am.
Register, January, 1999, No. 517, eff. 2-1-99.
A-E 4.03
A-E 4.03
Engineering experience. To qualify as satisfactory experience in engineering work for the purpose of meeting requirements of s.
443.04, Stats., an applicant's experience shall include the application of engineering principles and data and shall demonstrate an applicant's progressive development of competence to do engineering work. The experience shall be acquired in the areas of engineering practice listed in
subs. (1) to
(7) or in other areas of engineering practice or academic course work which in the opinion of the board provides the applicant with a knowledge of engineering principles and data at least equivalent to that which would be acquired by experience in the areas of practice listed. Experience in all areas listed is not required.
A-E 4.03(1)(a)(a) Problem identification, including consideration of alternative approaches to problem solving.
A-E 4.03(1)(b)
(b) Planning, including selecting a theoretical or experimental approach.
A-E 4.03(1)(c)
(c) Execution of plan, including completing design calculations.
A-E 4.03(1)(d)
(d) Interpreting and reporting results, including all of the following:
A-E 4.03(2)(a)(a) Problem identification, including all of the following:
A-E 4.03(2)(a)3.
3. Selecting methods to be employed in consideration of aesthetics, cost and reliability.
A-E 4.03(2)(a)4.
4. Defining performance specifications and functional requirements such as materials, energy balances and environmental considerations.
A-E 4.03(2)(b)
(b) Planning, including defining safety, health and environmental constraints.
A-E 4.03(2)(c)12.
12. Interacting with engineers from other areas of work such as research and development and construction.
A-E 4.03(2)(d)
(d) Interpreting and reporting results, including all of the following:
A-E 4.03(2)(d)2.
2. Evaluating design solutions for efficiency, economic and technical feasibility and economic alternatives.
A-E 4.03(2)(d)3.
3. Evaluating design impact on public health, safety and welfare.
A-E 4.03(2)(e)
(e) Implementation of results, including interacting with engineers from other disciplines of engineering.
A-E 4.03(3)(a)(a) Problem identification, including checking working drawings and specifications.
A-E 4.03(4)
(4) Manufacturing, production and operations. A-E 4.03(4)(b)2.
2. Determining feasibility of new or improved products, systems and processes.
A-E 4.03(4)(c)
(c) Interpreting and reporting results, including preparing final reports.
A-E 4.03(5)(a)(a) Problem identification, including determining causes of failures in equipment, structures or schedules.
A-E 4.03(5)(b)
(b) Interpreting and reporting results, including reporting the causes of failures in equipment, structures or schedules.
A-E 4.03(6)
(6) Administration. Administration and management, including execution of plan by communicating with others.
