Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Professional Engineers (Approved Qualifications) Notification 2009
Regulation 2
Definitions
In this Notification —“on‑campus study”, in relation to any qualification, means attendance on the home campus of any university, college or institution specified in the Schedule that awards that qualification, and —
includes attendance on the home campus of any other university, college or institution specified in the Schedule, or on any other campus that may be approved by the Board; but(b)does not include any study through —
a distance learning programme; or
a twinning programme conducted wholly or partly by a university, college or an institution that is not specified in the Schedule, unless that twinning programme is approved by the Board;“post‑graduate qualification acceptable to the Board”, in relation to a qualification awarded upon graduation after the completion of an undergraduate engineering degree programme, means —
a Master degree or an equivalent post‑graduate degree in the same branch of engineering from any university, college or institution specified in the Schedule, with relevant majors or electives, and which is awarded upon graduation after the completion of not less than one year of full‑time on‑campus study, or not less than 2 years of part‑time on‑campus study; or
a degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the same branch of engineering from any university, college or institution approved by the Board;“undergraduate engineering degree programme” means an undergraduate engineering degree programme with majors or electives relevant to a prescribed branch of professional engineering work.
Definition
“on‑campus study”, in relation to any qualification, means attendance on the home campus of any university, college or institution specified in the Schedule that awards that qualification, and —
includes attendance on the home campus of any other university, college or institution specified in the Schedule, or on any other campus that may be approved by the Board; but(b)does not include any study through —
a distance learning programme; or
a twinning programme conducted wholly or partly by a university, college or an institution that is not specified in the Schedule, unless that twinning programme is approved by the Board;
Definition
“post‑graduate qualification acceptable to the Board”, in relation to a qualification awarded upon graduation after the completion of an undergraduate engineering degree programme, means —
a Master degree or an equivalent post‑graduate degree in the same branch of engineering from any university, college or institution specified in the Schedule, with relevant majors or electives, and which is awarded upon graduation after the completion of not less than one year of full‑time on‑campus study, or not less than 2 years of part‑time on‑campus study; or
a degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the same branch of engineering from any university, college or institution approved by the Board;
Definition
“undergraduate engineering degree programme” means an undergraduate engineering degree programme with majors or electives relevant to a prescribed branch of professional engineering work.