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RSA 310-A:12 · General Requirements for Licensure as an Engineer

310-A:12 General Requirements for Licensure as an Engineer. –

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I.

Applicants who have the minimum of a bachelor of science degree, or the equivalent, from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) or other accredited 4-year institution in an engineering curriculum, certification as an "engineer-in-training" as a result of a NCEES fundamentals of engineering proctored examination and 4 years of accumulated engineering experience under the direction of a licensed professional engineer and satisfactory to the board may apply to sit for the professional engineers examination.

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II.

Applicants who have the minimum of a bachelor of science degree, or the equivalent, from an ABET or other accredited 4-year institution in an engineering curriculum and more than 10 years of accumulated engineering experience under the direction of a licensed professional engineer and satisfactory to the board may apply to sit for the professional engineers examination. Such an applicant may request a waiver of the fundamentals of engineering examination.

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III.

Applicants with a minimum of 25 years of engineering experience of which at least 10 years shall have been in responsible charge of engineering work satisfactory to the board may apply for licensure under this section on the basis of education and experience, provided that they have successfully passed the professional engineers examination required by RSA 310-A:17.

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IV.

Whenever the evidence presented in an application under paragraph I, II, or III does not appear to the board conclusive and warranting the issuance of a license, the applicant shall be required to pass a proctored examination, as the board may determine. Source. 1981, 485:1. 1989, 247:7. 1995, 284:12, 58. 1997, 321:2. 2012, 52:2, 3, eff. July 13, 2012.

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Source note

Source. 1981, 485:1. 1989, 247:7. 1995, 284:12, 58. 1997, 321:2. 2012, 52:2, 3, eff. July 13, 2012.

Source history

  • 1981, 485:1
  • 1989, 247:7
  • 1995, 284:12, 58
  • 1997, 321:2
  • 2012, 52:2, 3, eff. July 13, 2012

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