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Licensure by Examination (Effective January 1, 2015)
The following individuals shall be admitted to an 8-hour
written examination in the principles and practice of
engineering:
(1) An engineer intern with a bachelor’s degree, with an
additional 30 credits of acceptable upper-level undergraduate
or graduate-level coursework from approved
course providers, and with a specific record of an
additional 4 years or more of progressive experience
on engineering projects of a grade and a character
which indicate to the board that the applicant may be
competent to practice engineering.
(2) An engineer intern with a master’s degree in engineering
from an institution that offers EAC/ABETaccredited
programs, or the equivalent, and with a
specific record of an additional 3 years or more of
progressive experience on engineering projects of
a grade and a character which indicate to the board
that the applicant may be competent to practice
engineering.
(3) An engineer intern with a doctorate in engineering
acceptable to the board and with a specific record of
an additional 2 years or more of progressive experience
on engineering projects of a grade and a character
which indicate to the board that the applicant may be
competent to practice engineering.
(4) An individual with a doctorate in engineering acceptable
to the board and with a specific record of an
additional 4 years or more of progressive experience
on engineering projects of a grade and a character
which indicate to the board that the applicant may be
competent to practice engineering.
A. The term “acceptable upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level coursework” used
in Section 130.10 C.1.c of the Model Law is interpreted to mean the following:
1. In technical topic areas, acceptable coursework shall be
a. A combination of upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level courses or
all graduate-level courses in engineering, sciences, or mathematics at institutions
that have a program or programs accredited by EAC/ABET; and/or
b. Such courses that are equivalent in intellectual rigor and learning assessment
to upper-level undergraduate and/or graduate-level courses offered at institutions
that have a program or programs accredited by EAC/ABET.
2. In professional practice topic areas, acceptable coursework shall be courses
related to skills directly relevant to the individual’s practice, including but not
limited to the following: communications, contract law, economics, engineering
management, ethics, finance, institutional management, physical asset management,
project management, public policy, and quality management. Such courses
shall be equivalent in intellectual rigor and learning assessment to upper-level
undergraduate and/or graduate courses offered at institutions that have a
program or programs accredited by EAC/ABET.
B. At least 20 of the 30 credits shall consist of coursework as defined in 230.15 A.1
above. At least 10 credits of the coursework in the technical topic area shall be
graduate-level coursework.
C. The term “approved course provider” used in Section 130.10 C.1.c in the Model Law
is interpreted to mean an institution or organization that offers courses meeting the
definitions of acceptable coursework in Section 230.15 A.1 and/or Section 230.15
A.2 as defined above. Such institutions shall offer EAC/ABET-accredited programs.
Such organizations shall offer courses accredited by an alternative NCEES-approved
accrediting body.
D. The term “credit” as used above is defined as 1 semester hour or its equivalent.