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LR 1028
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1.__Professional engineer.__Minimum evidence satisfactory to
the board that the applicant is qualified for registration as a
professional engineer includes the following.

 
A.__An applicant for registration by endorsement or comity
who provides proof that the applicant is a registered
engineer, in good standing, in another state, territory or
possession of the United States, District of Columbia or any
foreign country and whose qualifications meet the
requirements of this chapter upon application may be
registered without further examination.__To seek
registration under this paragraph, the applicant must be a
graduate of an engineering curriculum approved by the
engineering accreditation commission of the accreditation
board for engineering and technology or of an equivalent
engineering curriculum and have not less than 4 years of
acceptable engineering experience after graduation and have
been registered by passing 16 hours of written examinations.

 
B.__A person holding a certificate of record verification
issued by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering
and Surveying whose qualifications meet the requirements of
this chapter upon application may be registered without
further examination.

 
C.__An applicant who provides proof of graduation from an
engineering curriculum approved by the engineering
accreditation commission of the accreditation board for
engineering and technology or of an equivalent engineering
curriculum of 4 years or more; has passed an 8-hour written
examination in the fundamentals of engineering; has a record
of an additional 4 years or more of progressive engineering
experience, after graduation, of a grade and character that
indicates to the board that the applicant may be competent
to practice and has experienced increased engineering
responsibilities; and has passed an 8-hour written
examination in the principles and practice of engineering
may be registered as a professional engineer.__An applicant
for registration may not sit for the principles and practice
of engineering examination until the applicant has passed
the fundamentals of engineering examination.

 
D.__An applicant who provides proof of graduation from an
engineering technology curriculum approved by the technology
accreditation commission of the accreditation board for
engineering and technology or of an equivalent engineering
technology curriculum of 4 years or more; has passed an 8-hour
written examination in the fundamentals of engineering; has a
record of an additional 4 years or more of progressive
engineering experience, after graduation, of a grade and
character that indicates to the board that the applicant may be
competent to practice and has experienced


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