Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) An applicant shall have acquired the
experience required by Section
1480.130 and passed the
Fundamentals of Engineering (Part I) and the 16-hour Structural Engineering
(Part II) examinations in compliance with Section
1480.150 prior to making
application to the Division.
b) An
applicant must satisfy one of the following options when applying:
1) Applicant Enrolled as an Illinois
Structural Engineer Intern. An applicant who is enrolled as an Illinois
structural engineer intern shall file an application on forms supplied by the
Division and shall include, in addition to the requirements of Section 9 of the
Act, the following:
A) An official copy of his
or her Illinois structural engineer intern certificate indicating prior Board
approval of the baccalaureate degree and passage of Part I of the required
examinations.
B) Official
certification for successful passage of Part II of the examination requirement
as specified in Section 1480.150.
C) Experience verification forms completed by
the supervisor, indicating the required experience earned as specified in
Section 1480.130.
i) Applicants desiring to
use post-graduate degrees as experience credit as specified in Section
1480.130 must submit an official
conferred transcript for review and acceptance.
ii) Applicants claiming credit for
participation in a cooperative program, as described in Section
1480.130(a)(2),
must submit certification of participation with a brief description of the
program, from the university and verification of supervision.
D) The required fee specified in
Section 1480.195.
E) In lieu of the documentation specified in
subsection (b)(1)(A), (B), and (C), an applicant may submit a current NCEES
Record.
2) Applicant Not
Enrolled as an Illinois Structural Engineer Intern. An applicant not enrolled
or as an Illinois structural engineer intern shall file an application on forms
supplied by the Division and shall include, in addition to the requirements of
Section 9 of the Act, the following:
A) An
official transcript showing conferral date for a degree from an approved
structural engineering program as specified in Section
1480.110 or a non-approved
program as specified in Section
1480.120.
B) Official certification for successful
passage of the required examinations for licensure as specified in Section
1480.150.
C) Experience
verification forms completed by the supervisor, indicating the required
experience earned as specified in Section 1480.130.
i) Applicants desiring to use post-graduate
degrees as experience credit as specified in Section
1480.130 must submit an official
conferred transcript for review and acceptance.
ii) Applicants claiming credit for
participation in a cooperative program, as described in Section
1480.130(a)(2),
must submit certification of participation with a brief description of the
program, from the university and verification of supervision.
D) The required fee specified in
Section 1480.195.
E) In lieu of the
documentation specified in subsection (b)(2)(A), (B) and (C), an applicant may
submit a current NCEES Record.
c) If an applicant has ever been licensed to
practice engineering in another jurisdiction, certification from the
jurisdiction of original licensure and any other jurisdiction in which the
applicant is or has ever been licensed, including the following:
1) The date of issuance of the applicant's
license and the current status of the license;
2) The basis of licensure and a description
of the examination by which the applicant was licensed, if any; and
3) Whether the records of the licensing
authority contain any record of disciplinary action taken or pending against
the applicant.
d)
Applicants not enrolled as a structural engineer intern in Illinois who
received their baccalaureate education in a foreign country other than Canada,
shall have the education evaluated at their expense. Applicants shall obtain
the forms from NCEES Credentials Evaluations, 200 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville,
SC 29607. Evaluations completed prior to October 30, 2006 from Engineering
Credentials Evaluation International (ECEI) are also accepted. The Board has
only approved NCEES and ECEI as evaluators for degrees. The Board will review
all transcripts and the evaluation submitted to the Division to determine if
the education meets the requirements set forth in Sections
1480.110 and 1480.120.
e) Applicants not enrolled as a structural
engineer intern in Illinois, 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 engineering program from which the
applicant graduated was taught in English. However, any applicant who
subsequently earned a post-graduate degree with an emphasis in structural
engineering from an accredited educational institution in the United States or
its territories shall not be subject to this requirement.
f) Upon receipt of the application and all
supporting documentation in complete order,
1)
The applicant's file will be presented to the Board for evaluation of the
required education, examinations and experience as specified in this Section.
Once the application has been approved, those persons if otherwise qualified,
shall be granted a license to practice structural engineering in this
State.
2) Applicants who are
reviewed by the Board and not approved, based on requirements specified in this
Section, shall be deferred licensure as an Illinois structural engineer until
applicant meets the requirements.
