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HomeBusiness and Professions CodeDiv. 3Ch. 7Art. 4§ 6753 Engineering Licensure Education Credit

§ 6753 Engineering Licensure Education Credit

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§ 6753 Engineering Licensure Education Credit

Key Takeaways

  • •If you graduate from an approved engineering school, you get 4 years of experience credit toward your engineering license.
  • •If you graduate from a non-approved school or with an engineering technology degree, you might get up to 2 years of credit.
  • •You can get up to 4 years of credit for extra engineering classes (at least 32 semester units or 48 quarter units per year).
  • •The total credit from all these rules cannot be more than 5 years.

Example

If you go to a fancy engineering school that the board likes, you get 4 years of experience credit just for graduating.

This means you don’t have to work as long to get your engineering license because school counts as experience.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 6753 Engineering Licensure Education Credit

With respect to applicants for licensure as professional engineers, the board: (a) Shall give credit as qualifying experience of four years, for graduation with an engineering degree from a college or university the curriculum of which has been approved by the board. (b) May at its discretion give credit as qualifying experience up to a maximum of two years, for graduation with an engineering degree from a nonapproved engineering curriculum or graduation with an engineering technology degree in an approved engineering technology curriculum. (c) May at its discretion give credit as qualifying experience of up to one-half year, for each year of successfully completed postsecondary study in an engineering curriculum up to a maximum of four years credit. A year of study shall be at least 32 semester units or 48 quarter units. (d) May at its discretion give credit as qualifying experience not in excess of five years, for a postgraduate degree in a school of engineering with a board approved undergraduate or postgraduate curriculum. (e) May at its discretion give credit as qualifying experience for engineering teaching, not in excess of one year, if of a character satisfactory to the board. The sum of qualifying experience credit for subdivision (a) to (e), inclusive, shall not exceed five years. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 658, Sec. 102. Effective January 1, 2007.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

experiencegraduationeducationdiscretionschoolcurriculumlicenseuniversity

Related Statutes

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  • § 4989.23 Educational Psychologist Suicide Training
  • § 4996.25 Clinical Social Worker Aging Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 6753.
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