New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 40 - STATE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
Subchapter 2 - LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION PROCESSES
Section 13:40-2.2 - Professional engineers: eligibility requirements and application process

i. An applicant with a degree from a college or university that is not accredited by ABET shall obtain, at his or her own expense, and submit to the Board a detailed evaluation of his or her degree from a credential evaluation service approved by the Board or from a credential evaluation service chosen by the applicant, which the Board will have the discretion to accept;

i. Experience prior to graduation from a program pursuant to

ii. An applicant who has completed a master's or doctorate degree in engineering may obtain credit for one year of the required professional experience. An applicant who completed both master's and doctorate degrees may obtain credit for two years of the required professional experience.

iii. Teaching experience may substitute for up to two years of engineering experience. The teaching experience shall be in engineering or engineering-related courses taught in the junior or senior years or in a graduate program at a college or university offering an engineering program of four years or more acceptable to the Board; and

i. A description of professional experience pursuant to (a)4 above. An applicant may satisfy this requirement if he or she submits an NCEES record that includes a verification of experience acceptable to the Board;

ii. Proof of education verified by the submission of an official transcript, sent to the Board by the institution or institutions at which the applicant studied, indicating that the applicant satisfied the educational requirements in either engineering or engineering technology. An applicant may satisfy this requirement if he or she submits either an NCEES record that includes verification of education acceptable to the Board or an engineer-in-training certificate issued by the Board pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:40-2.1;

iii. Proof of passage of Part F--Fundamentals of Engineering, unless the Board approved an applicant's waiver pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:40-2.5. An applicant may satisfy this requirement if he or she submits either an NCEES record that includes verification of the passage of the examination or an engineering-in-training certificate issued by the Board pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:40-2.1;

iv. An applicant who has passed Part P--the Principles and Practices of Engineering shall submit proof of passage of the examination. An applicant may meet this requirement if he or she submits an NCEES record that includes verification of passage; and

v. A minimum of five references from persons who have personal knowledge of the applicant's experience or training, three of whom shall be licensed professional engineers in the United States. References must be included from professional engineers in responsible charge of the work constituting the minimum experience required for licensure. Special circumstances may be considered by the Board at the time of application in such cases where a licensed professional engineer in responsible charge of the work being claimed by the applicant is not available. An applicant may satisfy this requirement by submitting an NCEES record that includes verification of references acceptable to the Board;