Requirements for a License as a Professional Engineer.

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§ 7206. Requirements for a license as a professional engineer. 1. To qualify for a license as a professional engineer an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:

(1) Application: file an application with the department; * (2) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or higher degree based on a program in engineering, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations; * NB Effective until April 6, 2022 * (2) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or higher degree based on a program in engineering or the substantial equivalent, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations; * NB Effective April 6, 2022

(3) Experience: have at least four years in work satisfactory to the board, provided that the board may accept study beyond the bachelor's degree in partial fulfillment of this requirement;

(4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;

(6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;

(7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the department; and * (8) Fees: pay a fee of two hundred twenty dollars to the department for admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial license, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination, a fee of one hundred thirty-five dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring admission to a department conducted examination, and a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial registration period. * NB Effective until April 6, 2022 * (8) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred thirty-five dollars for an initial license and a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial registration period. * NB Effective April 6, 2022 * 2. In lieu of the degree and experience requirements specified in subparagraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision one of this section, twelve years of practical experience in work satisfactory to the board may be accepted, provided that each full year of college study in engineering satisfactory to the department may at the discretion of the board be accepted in lieu of two years of the required twelve years of experience. * NB Effective until April 6, 2022 * 2. For an identification card as an "engineer in training", an applicant shall fulfill the requirements of paragraphs one, two, four and seven of subdivision one of this section. The fee for examination and identification card as an "engineer in training" shall be seventy dollars. * NB Effective April 6, 2022 * 3. For an identification card as an "intern engineer", an applicant shall fulfill the requirements of subdivision one of this section, except those in subparagraphs (3) and (5), provided that admission to the examination may be given when the applicant is within twenty credits of the completion of the requirements for the bachelor's or higher degree as prescribed in subparagraph (2) of subdivision one, or has completed the practical experience requirement of subdivision two of this section. The fee for examination and identification card as an "intern engineer" shall be seventy dollars and the fee for each reexamination shall be seventy dollars. * NB Effective until April 19, 2023 * 3. On recommendation of the board, the department may waive specific requirements, except as to age, character and citizenship, in the case of applicants who are possessed of established and recognized standing in the engineering profession and who have practiced lawfully for more than fifteen years. * NB Effective April 6, 2022 * 4. On recommendation of the board, the department may waive specific requirements, except as to age, character, education and citizenship, in the case of applicants who are possessed of established and recognized standing in the engineering profession and who have practiced lawfully for more than fifteen years. * NB Effective until April 6, 2022 * 4. Applicants who file with the department within two years of the effective date of this subdivision an application and fee requirements pursuant to paragraphs one and eight of subdivision one of this section and who, at such time or anytime thereafter, demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that they have twelve years of practical experience in work satisfactory to the board may substitute such experience for the degree and experience requirements specified in paragraphs two and three of subdivision one of this section, provided that each full year of study in engineering satisfactory to the department may at the discretion of the board be accepted in lieu of up to two years of the required twelve years of experience. * NB Effective April 6, 2022


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