Current through February 24, 2025
(a) Under
AS
08.48.191(b), the board, the
executive administrator of the board, or the board's designee may issue an
engineering certificate of registration to an applicant who
(1) documents education and passage of
examinations that meet the requirements of (b) or (h) of this
section;
(2) documents work
experience that satisfies the requirements of (c) of this section;
(3) has completed the cold regions design
requirements of
12 AAC 36.110; and
(4) has completed a jurisprudence
questionnaire prepared by the board, covering the provisions of AS 08.48 and
this chapter.
(b) An
applicant for engineering registration by comity must
(1) submit verification of current
registration to practice engineering in a state, territory, or possession of
the United States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country that was
based upon education, experience, and examination requirements that, in the
opinion of the board, were at least equivalent to the requirements of AS 08.48
and this chapter at the time the applicant's out-of-state registration was
issued or at least equivalent to the requirements under (h) of this section;
the applicant must have passed an NCEES engineering examination in the same
branch of engineering that is being applied for, as required by
12 AAC 36.100(c);
and
(2) have passed the
fundamentals of engineering examination or had this requirement waived under
12 AAC 36.090.
(c) An applicant for engineering registration
by comity must
(1) have at least 24 months of
responsible charge experience in the branch of professional engineering listed
in 12 AAC 36.990(17)
for which the applicant has applied, as verified by the signature and seal,
except as provided in (g) of this section, of the engineer who has supervised
the applicant and who was, at the time of providing the supervision,
(A) legally registered as a professional
engineer in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the
District of Columbia, or a foreign country; and
(B) either
(i) registered as a professional engineer in
that branch of engineering or a related branch of engineering approved by the
board; or
(ii) practicing in the
branch for which the applicant has applied, if the licensing jurisdiction where
the supervising engineer was registered as a professional engineer does not
register engineers in specific branches of engineering;
or
(2) if the
applicant has been practicing engineering as a registered engineer for five
years or more in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the
District of Columbia, or a foreign country, provide two current letters of
reference verifying that experience; each letter must be signed and sealed,
except as provided in (g) of this section, by an engineer who is
(A) legally registered as a professional
engineer in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the
District of Columbia, or a foreign country; and
(B) practicing the specific branch of
engineering for which the applicant has applied or a related branch of
engineering approved by the board;.
(e) An applicant for engineering registration
by comity may submit a council record issued by NCEES to verify the applicant's
qualifications, including
(3) registration in another
licensing jurisdiction.
(g) If an engineer who provides a work
experience verification under (c)(1) of this section or a reference letter
under (c)(2) of this section does not possess a seal, the engineer must provide
an explanation to the board,
(1) providing
that engineer's registration number and branch of engineering; and
(2) if that engineer is providing a reference
letter, certifying that the registration of that engineer is
current.
(h) An applicant
who has passed the NCEES Structural Engineering I Examination, NCEES Structural
Engineering II Examination, or the NCEES PE Structural Examination may be
granted a civil engineering registration.
(i) An application that does not clearly
demonstrate the qualifications for issuance of a certificate of registration
under (a) of this section must be reviewed and approved by the board.
Authority:AS
08.48.101
AS 08.48.171
AS 08.48.181
AS
08.48.191
