Current through November, 2024
(a) To be eligible
for the NCEES professional engineering branch examination, the person shall:
(1) Hold a masters degree in engineering from
an institution of higher education approved by the board, be a graduate of a
school or college approved by the board, have completed an engineering
curriculum of four years or more, and have not less than three years of
full-time lawful experience or the part-time equivalent in
engineering;
(2) Hold a masters
degree in engineering from an institution of higher education approved by the
board and have not less than four years of full-time lawful experience or the
part-time equivalent in engineering;
(3) Be a graduate of a school or college
approved by the board, have completed an engineering curriculum of four years
or more, and have not less than four years of full-time lawful experience or
the part-time equivalent in engineering;
(4) Be a graduate of a school or college
approved by the board, have completed an engineering technology curriculum of
four years or more or an arts and science curriculum of four years or more with
a math, science, or science-related major, and have not less than eight years
of full-time lawful experience or the part-time equivalent in engineering;
or
(5) Have not less than twelve
years of full-time lawful experience or part-time equivalent in
engineering.
(b) A
person applying for the NCEES professional engineering branch examination in
the civil, chemical, electrical or mechanical branch shall file an Application
for Licensure-Engineer no later than January 10 for the examination which is
regularly conducted once a year in April.
(c) A person applying for the NCEES
professional engineering branch examination in the agricultural, industrial or
structural branch shall file an Application for Licensure-Engineer no later
than July 10 for the examination which is regularly conducted once a year in
October.
(d) The application shall
be accompanied by the application fee, which shall not be refunded, the
examination fee, which may not be refunded, and the following applicable
documents:
(1) A certified copy of a diploma
or certificate of graduation or official transcripts from an institution,
school or college approved by the board; provided that if the applicant is
educated in a foreign institution, school, or college, the applicant shall
submit an official report by a professional service approved by the board which
has evaluated the person's foreign educational credentials;
(2) Verification(s) of Lawful Experience
completed by supervisors who are licensed professional engineers and in the
same branch in which the person seeks licensure. For structural engineering
applicants from a jurisdiction in which structural engineering is considered a
part of civil engineering, the applicant shall submit Verification(s) of Lawful
Experience completed by supervisors who are licensed professional civil
engineers in that jurisdiction;_and
(3) If applicable, Verification(s) of
Experience in Responsible Charge completed by licensed professional engineers
who are in the same branch in which the person seeks licensure. For structural
engineering applicants from a jurisdiction in which structural engineering is
considered a part of civil engineering, the applicant shall submit
Verification(s) of Experience in Responsible Charge completed by licensed
professional civil engineers in that jurisdiction; or
(4) Appropriate NCEES records that document
any of the above to the satisfaction of the board.
