Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. To
qualify for admission to the fundamentals examination solely on the basis of
education, an applicant shall be a graduate of a four-year engineering degree
program accredited at the time of graduation by the Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology (ABET) or an equivalent predecessor
organization.
B. To qualify for
admission to the fundamentals examination, an applicant who is not a graduate
of a four-year ABET-accredited engineering degree program shall have at least
four years of education or experience or a combination of both directly related
to the practice of engineering. Experience directly related to the practice of
engineering of a character satisfactory to the Board includes but is not
limited to the following in the candidate's branch of engineering:
1. Consultation: The active involvement in
meetings, discussions or development of reports intended to provide
information, facts or advice regarding the application of the accepted
engineering principles to fulfill the client's specific requirements.
2. Research investigation: The search,
examination or study to determine the practicality or effectiveness of accepted
principles for adaptation and application to novel situations or the
development of new or alternative solutions to solve problems.
3. Evaluation: The analysis, testing or study
to determine or estimate the merit, effect, efficiency or practicality of
approaches, methods, designs, structures or materials for use in a given
situation or to achieve a specific result.
4. Planning: The preliminary development of
objectives, statements, outlines, drafts, drawings or diagrams showing the
arrangement, scheme, schedule, program or procedure for determining the most
effective solution to a problem.
5.
Design: Design, development and location experience.
6. Construction review: The review or
supervision of construction projects in the candidate's branch of engineering
to determine conformance with contract documents and design specifications
(maximum 12 months' credit).
7.
Administration: Administrative experience in the candidate's branch of
engineering, including office and field administration, field or laboratory
testing, quotation requests, change orders, bidding procedures, cost accounting
and project closeouts maximum 12 months' credit).
8. Surveying: The measurement, using accepted
methods of surveying, of units of space, water, land or structures to determine
boundaries, areas, shapes, slopes, distances, angles or other calculations
(maximum 12 months' credit).
9.
Editing or writing: The editing or writing for publication of articles, books,
newsletters or other written materials directly relating to the candidate's
branch of engineering (maximum six months' credit).
10. Other engineering experience: Experience
of a nature set forth in this subsection but in other recognized branches of
engineering (maximum six months' credit).
11. Subprofessional experience: As defined in
rule
R4-30-101 (maximum
six months' credit).
C.
An applicant for Engineer In-Training Designation shall successfully complete
the fundamentals examination designated by the Board and provided by the
National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.
