Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Any person who
holds an unexpired certificate of registration or license to practice
professional engineering, issued under the laws of another state or territory
of the United States or the District of Columbia and who desires to become
licensed by endorsement shall file an application, on forms provided by the
Division, together with:
1) The required fee
specified in Section 1380.275.
2) Proof of meeting requirements
substantially equivalent to those in force in this State at the time of
original or subsequent licensure by examination in the other jurisdiction,
including official conferred college transcripts, and verification of
experience.
3) A certification by
the jurisdiction of original licensure and certification of current licensure
from the jurisdiction of predominant active practice including the following:
A) The time during which the applicant was
licensed in that jurisdiction, including the date of the original issuance of
the license;
B) The basis of
licensure and a description of all licensure examinations by which the
applicant was licensed in that jurisdiction and the date of successful passage
of the examinations; and
C) Whether
the records of the licensing authority contain any record of disciplinary
action taken or pending against the applicant.
4) If the qualifications of the applicant at
the time of original licensure did not meet the requirements in effect at that
time for licensure in this State, the applicant may submit additional
certifications from other jurisdictions to indicate meeting the qualifications
in effect in this State at the time of any later licensure.
5) In lieu of the documentation specified in
subsections (a)(2), (3) and (9), an applicant may submit a current NCEES
Record.
6) Non-approved program
applicants shall, at their expense, submit an NCEES Credential Evaluation that
verifies their degree meets the requirements specified in Section
1380.220(a).
Applicants shall obtain the forms from NCEES Engineering and Surveying
Credentials Evaluations, 200 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville, SC 29607.
7) Applicants who graduated from a program
outside the United States or its territories and whose first language is not
English must provide the Division proof of passage of the Test of English as a
Foreign Language Internet Based Test (TOEFL-iBT) with a minimum score of 26 on
the speaking module and a total minimum integrated score of 88. In order to
determine applicants whose first language is English; the applicant shall
submit verification from the school that the program from which the applicant
graduated was taught in English. However, any applicant who subsequently earned
a post-graduate degree in engineering from an accredited educational
institution in the United States or its territories shall not be subject to
this requirement.
8) The Division
may, in individual cases, upon the recommendation of the Board, waive a portion
of the examination requirements after consideration of the quality of an
applicant's engineering education and experience, including whether he or she
has graduated from an approved engineering program, has achieved special honors
or awards, has had articles published in professional journals, has
participated in the writing of textbooks relating to professional engineering,
and any other attribute which the Board accepts as evidence that such applicant
has outstanding and proven ability in the practice of professional
engineering.
9) Acceptable
Experience: Applicants for endorsement having obtained the following acceptable
experience, in accordance with Section
1380.230, shall be considered in
compliance with the experience requirements of Section 10 of the Act:
A) Under Section 10(a) of the Act, at least 4
years of acceptable experience after receipt of the baccalaureate degree,
or
B) Under Section 10(b) of the
Act, at least 8 years of acceptable experience after receipt of the
baccalaureate degree.
10) Appendix A of this Part outlines the
licensure requirements in force during various periods and should be consulted
by the applicant to aid in the evaluation of his/her qualifications.
b) The Division shall examine each
endorsement application to determine whether the qualifications of the
applicant at the time of original or subsequent licensure were substantially
equivalent to the requirements then in force in this State.
c) When the accuracy of any submitted
documentation listed in subsection (a), or the relevance or sufficiency of the
course work or experience is questioned by the Division or the Board, because
of lack of information, discrepancies or conflicts in information given or a
need for clarification, the applicant seeking a license will be requested to
provide such information as may be necessary and appear for an oral interview
before the Board.
d) The Division
shall either issue a license by endorsement to the applicant or notify such
applicant of the reasons for the denial of the application. An applicant not
qualified for licensure by endorsement will automatically be reviewed under the
provisions of Section
1380.250.
