Code of Massachusetts Regulations
250 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
Title 250 CMR 3.00 - The Registration Process
Section 3.04 - Education and Experience Requirements

Universal Citation: 250 MA Code of Regs 250.3

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) To determine the amount of education and Work Experience required for registration as a Professional Engineer refer to 250 CMR 3.04(4): Table I.To determine the amount of education and Work Experience required for registration as a Professional Land Surveyor refer to 250 CMR 3.04(4): Table II.

(2)250 CMR 3.04(4): Table I refers to program Accreditation established by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). An applicant holding a degree that is not from an ABET accredited engineering program must obtain an Equivalency Appraisal of his or her specific educational transcript of the unaccredited educational program of four years or more. This appraisal will determine whether the applicant's education is acceptable to the Board. The Equivalency Appraisal must be done by a Board-approved agency.

(3) An ABET accredited graduate engineering program may be substituted for an ABET accredited undergraduate program for the purpose of EIT certification, SIT certification and/or Registration.

(4) In interpreting the experience requirements in 250 CMR 3.04(4): Tables I and II, the following may apply:

(a) A one year credit toward Work Experience requirement may be allowed for each postgraduate study program terminated successfully provided that the postgraduate degree is related to the applicant's engineering or land surveying undergraduate degree, whichever is applicable, or that the postgraduate degree is an ABET accredited degree and also provided that neither educational option will reduce the qualifying Work Experience below three years.

(b) Qualifying Work Experience for teaching engineering or land surveying will be based upon a careful examination of the curriculums taught, the research associated therewith, published papers, the professional level of that experience and the degree of responsibility carried by the applicant.

(c) Credit toward required years of acceptable engineering Work Experience may be allowed, up to three years, for Board-approved undergraduate education for 250 CMR 304(4): Table I or II classifications (d) and (e). Credit toward required years of acceptable land surveying Work Experience may be allowed, up to two years, for Board-approved undergraduate education for 250 CMR 304(4): Table I or II classifications (d) and (e).

250 CMR 3.04(4): Table I Engineering Application Requirements

Application Classification

Education Requirements

Engineering Experience Requirements*

Responsible Charge Requirements

FE Exam Req'd

PE Exam Req'd

Interview Req'd

Reference

(a)

A certificate of license/registration to practice Engineering issued by another Jurisdiction in addition to meeting all the requirements of one of the following classifications:

Yes (except (e))

Yes

No

M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J (1)(a)

(b)

(1)

A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program or a program approved by the Massachusetts Legislature together with a Master's Degree in Engineering by a school in the US whose basic engineering program is ABET accredited.

3 years

-

Yes

Yes

No

M.G.L. c.112, § 81J (1)(b)

(2)

A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.

4 years

-

Yes

Yes

No

M.G.L. c.112, § 81J (1)(b)

(3)

A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from a non-ABET accredited program granted by an institution authorized to grant such degree by the Massachusetts Legislature.

4 years

-

Yes

Yes

No

M.G.L. c.112, § 81J (1)(b)

(4)

A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from a non-ABET accredited program or related engineering science program such as a technology degree, foreign degree, physics degree, chemistry degree, etc. together with a degree from an ABET accredited advanced engineering program.

4 years

-

Yes

Yes

No

M.G.L. c.112, § 81J (1)(b)

(5)

A foreign degree or non-ABET degree in engineering of four years or more and whose education has received an Equivalency Appraisal per 250 CMR 3.04(2).

4 years

-

Yes

Yes

No

M.G.L. c.112, § 81J (1)(b)

(c)

A Bachelor of Science engineering technology degree or any non-ABET accredited program in engineering or related engineering science such as a foreign degree, physics degree, chemistry degree, etc. (foreign degree holders are also required to submit evidence that the foreign degree is equivalent to a regionally accredited Bachelor of Science degree)

8 years

-

Yes

Yes

No

M.G.L. c.112, § 81J(1)(c)

(d)

No specific education requirement, however undergraduate study in a Board-approved engineering curriculum may be considered as engineering Work Experience on an equivalent full-time basis up to a maximum of 3 years.

12 years

5 years

Yes

Yes

May

M.G.L. c.112, § 81J(1)(d) M.G.L. c.112, § 81J(1)(f)

(e)

No specific education requirement, however undergraduate study in a Board-approved engineering curriculum may be considered as engineering Work Experience on an equivalent full-time basis up to a maximum of 3 years.

20 years

10 years

No

Yes

Yes

M.G.L. c.112, § 81J(1)(e) M.G.L. c.112, § 81J(1)(f)

* A one-year credit may be granted for each qualifying advanced engineering degree, provided qualifying Work Experience is not less than three years.

250 CMR 3.04(4): Table II Land Surveying Application Requirements

Application Classification

Education Requirements

Land Survey Experience Requirements*

Responsible Charge Requirements

FS

Req'd

Exam

PS

Exam

Req'd

JP

Exam

Req'd

Oral

Exam

Req'd

Reference

(a)

A certificate of license/registration to practice Land Surveying issued by another Jurisdiction in addition to meeting all the requirements of one of the following classifications:

Yes (except (e))

Yes

Yes

Yes

M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J (2)(d)

(b)

(1)

A Bachelor of Science Degree in Land Surveying.

4 years

3 years

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J (2)(a)

(2)

A Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering including or in addition to at least 18 credit hours of Board-approved courses in land surveying

4 years

3 years

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J (2)(a)

(3)

A foreign degree in Land Surveying or Civil Engineering of four years or more that has been determined to be equivalent to 250 CMR 3.04(4): Table II (1) or (2).

4 years

3 years

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J (2)(a)

(c)

Two or more years of formal education comprised of at least 60 semester credit hours of which as least 18 credit hours are Board-approved land surveying courses and 12 credit hours of Board-approved higher mathematics and applied science courses.

6 years

4 Years

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J(2)(b)

(d)

No education requirement, however undergraduate study in a Board-approved surveying curriculum may be considered as surveying Work Experience on an equivalent full-time basis up to a maximum of 2 years.

12 years

6 years

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J(2)(c) M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J(2)(e)

(e)

No education requirement, however undergraduate study in a Board-approved surveying curriculum may be considered as surveying Work Experience on an equivalent full-time basis up to a maximum of 2 years.

20 years

-

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J(2)(f) M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J(2)(e)

* A one-year credit may be granted for each qualifying advanced surveying degree, provided qualifying Work Experience is not less than three years.

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