1. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (1) “Board” means the Board for Professional Engineers.
   2. (2) “Engineering subject” means an area of study rooted in mathematics and basic sciences but carried further towards creative application and design by providing a bridge between basic science and engineering practice.
   3. (3) “One quarter hour” means credit which is awarded for instruction equivalent to 2/3 of the contact hours required for 1 semester hour of credit.

   4. (4) “One semester hour” means credit which is awarded for a minimum of:

      1. (a) 15 hours (50 minutes each) of actual class time, exclusive of registration, study days, and holidays;
      2. (b) 30 (50 minutes each) of supervised laboratory time, exclusive of registration, study days, and holidays.

Authority: Business Occupations and Professions Article, §§14-205, 14-208, and 14-305, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 14, 1988 (15:1 Md. R. 19)

Chapter revised effective September 28, 1992 (19:19 Md. R. 1705)

Regulation .02A amended effective June 26, 2000 (27:12 Md. R. 1139)

Regulation .02 amended effective March 4, 2002 (29:4 Md. R. 417)

Regulation .03F—H and M amended and N—U adopted effective March 4, 2002 (29:4 Md. R. 417)

Regulation .05 repealed and Regulation .06 amended and recodified to Regulation .05 effective March 4, 2002 (29:4 Md. R. 417)

Regulation .06 adopted effective March 4, 2002 (29:4 Md. R. 417)