Engineering the Futureof

Civil Engineering“Raising the Bar” through Education and

LicensureVersion 2: Last revised July 15, 2002

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Why This Presentation?a. Communicate Status of Policy 465b. Obtain input and feedbackc. Partner to next steps

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Today’s Schedule1. Problem2. Rationale3. Policy 4654. Implementation5. Summary

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The current 4-year bachelor’s degreeis becoming

inadequate formal academic preparationfor

the practice of CE at the professional levelin the future.

1. Problem

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“Slippage”

Reduction in CreditsCompensation

ProfessionalSkills

DevelopmentBroader Formal Education

LeadershipPreparation

Appeal To Youth Management

by Non-EngineersChanging Systems

2. Rationale

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3. ASCE Policy 465(Adopted by the BOD on October 9, 2001)

The American Society of Civil Engineers The American Society of Civil Engineers supports the concept of the Mastersupports the concept of the Master’’s s

degree degree or Equivalent as a prerequisite or Equivalent as a prerequisite for licensure andfor licensure and the practice of civil the practice of civil engineering at a professional level.engineering at a professional level.

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The route to the practice of CE at the professional level and beyond should be:

*Masters (degree) or equivalent

Body of Specialized Knowledge

BaccalaureateEducation

MOE*

AppropriateExperience

MoreExperience

and Lifelong Learning

Commitment to Life-Long Learning

Practice of CE at theProfessional Level

Vision of Full Realization

Licensure

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Masters or Equivalent(MOE)

• PURPOSE: Increase breadth & depth of formal education

• FLEXIBILITY:Choice of focusChoice of timingChoice of access

• QUALITY: Maintain rigor

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Engineering MOE’s(for Holders of ABET-Accredited BSCE)

1. MEngr or MS in CIVIL ENGINEERING

2. MEngr or MS in OTHER ENGINEERING

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1. MS in SCIENCE2. MS in ARCHITECTURE3. MS in CITY & URBAN PLANNING4. MASTER of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION5. MASTER of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION6. JD (Law degree)

PossibleNon-Engineering MOE’s(for Holders of ABET-Accredited BSCE)

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The Board has established the --Task Committee

on theAcademic

Prerequisites for Professional Practice(TCAP3)

4. Implementation

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ASCE Task CommitteeOn Academic Prerequisites

for Professional Practice

Develop, organize, and

execute a detailed plan for the full

realization of Policy 465

• Practitioners• Educators• Students• ASCE Staff

Formed:October

2001

Charge: 14 members:

TCAP^3

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Implementation Initiatives

Body of Knowledge - Curricula

Accreditation

Licensure

Specialty Certification

10 to ? YearsYear 2001

Long term Complex Parallel Pro-active

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Organized by Initiatives

TCAP3

Task CommitteeOn

Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice

Body of Knowledge-

CurriculaCommittee

Accreditation Committee

LicensureCommittee

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TCAP3 Communication Efforts

NAE

LQPC

NCEES

ASCEELQTF

CASE

NCSEA

ABET

NSPE

SEIAIChE

Met with and/or made presentations to:

TCAP3

BOK Acc. Lic.

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ppt/ASCEMastersPolicy

TCAP3 Communication EffortsPublished articles in:

Civil Engineering

Environmental EngineerMilitary Engineer

The Georgia EngineerThe Structural Connection

Will publish articles in publications of:

ABET

American Public Works AssociationTau Beta Pi

TCAP3

BOK Acc. Lic.

Boston Society of Civil Engineers News

Newsletter of the CE Division of ASEE

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Results of TCAP3 Communication with Stakeholders

• Strong, revealing reactions

• Shared concerns/visions

• Personal commitments

AIChE

TCAP3

BOK Acc. Lic.

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“CE’s are in a unique position to lead the entire engineering community,

so I will try to support you as best I can. …as the CE’s lead the way,

the others will have to follow.”

Wm. A. Wulf, PresidentNational Academy of Engineering

TCAP3

BOK Acc. Lic.

Personal Commitments

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“NSPE supports the concept of engineering students

meeting additional academic requirements as a prerequisite for

licensure and practice of engineering at the professional level in the future.”

Board of DirectorsNational Society of Professional Engineers

January 2002

TCAP3

BOK Acc. Lic.

Organizational Commitments

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TCAP3 will continue to interact with stakeholders in the interest

of:Moving from awareness to understanding

Creating commitment

Facilitating action

Planting seeds

Lighting fires

TCAP3

BOK Acc. Lic.

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BOK – Curricula InitiativeChair, Stuart G. Walesh (stuwalesh@aol.com)

Charge:

- Define the BOK needed to enter the practice of civil engineering at the professional level (licensure) in the 21st century.

- Design and/or identify BS-MOE programs and experience that will implement the BOK.

- Describe the role of faculty and practitioners in imparting the BOK.

TCAP3

BOK Acc. Lic.

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Accreditation Initiative

TCAP3

BOK Acc. Lic.

Chair, Richard O. Anderson (roape1@aol.com)Charge:

- Identify the barriers and critical issues.- Enlist the help from the other engineering

disciplines.- Identify methods for accreditation of MOE programs.- Identify professionals who can assist.- Identify how ABET can help.

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Licensure Initiative

TCAP3

BOK Acc. Lic.

- Identify the barriers and critical issues.- Enlist help from NCEES, NSPE, and ACEC.- Recommend a regulatory definition of the BS-MOE.- Identify state boards that can pilot Policy 465 to

implementation.

Chair, Bobby E. Price (bprice@tcainternet.com)Charge:

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Want to help? Or at least participate?

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• Critique working documents and published articles/papers

• Serve as a corresponding member

• Volunteer to fill a future committee slot

• Inform your colleagues

• Start “something” at your university and in your state

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5. Summary• ASCE is committed to raising the education bar

• ASCE is communicating to move interested individuals from awareness to understanding

Awareness

Understanding

Commitment

Action

ChangeProcess

• Organized by initiativesTCAP3

BOK Acc. Lic.

• Internal and external support is growing

• You are invited to participate

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Information and Knowledgeable Points of Contact

For more information visit the ASCE website

www.asce.org/raisethebar

If you have questions or comments, please contact

Jeff Russell: 608-262-7244 russell@engr.wisc.edu

Stu Walesh: 219-464-1704 stuwalesh@aol.com

Tom Lenox: 800-548-2723 (ext.6191) tlenox@asce.org

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The future that The future that we study and plan we study and plan for begins for begins todaytoday..

Chester O. FischerChester O. Fischer