R156-22-302h. Qualifications for Licensure -- Examination Requirements for Professional Engineer

  In accordance with Subsection 58-22-302(1)(f), the examination requirements for licensure as a professional engineer are defined, clarified, or established as the following:

  (1) the NCEES FE examination with a passing score as established by the NCEES except that an applicant who has completed one of the following is not required to pass the FE examination:

  (a) a Ph.D. or doctorate degree in engineering from an institution that offers EAC/ABET undergraduate programs in the Ph.D. field of engineering; or

  (b) a Ph.D. or doctorate degree in engineering from a foreign institution if the engineering curriculum is determined by the NCEES Credentials Evaluations to fulfill the required curricular content of the NCEES Engineering Education Standard.

  (2) the NCEES PE examination with a passing score as established by the NCEES; or

  (3) the NCEES SE examination with a passing score as established by the NCEES.

  (4) If an applicant for reinstatement of licensure as a professional engineer passed the examinations required for licensure as an engineer under prior Utah statutes and rules, the prior examinations will be acceptable to qualify for reinstatement of licensure rather than the examinations specified under Subsection R156-22-302h(1).

  (5) Prior to registering directly with NCEES to sit for the NCEES PE examination, an applicant shall:

  (a) complete the education requirements set forth in Subsection R156-22-302b; and

  (b) provide verification to NCEES of passing the NCEES FE examination.

  (6) The admission criteria to sit for the NCEES FE examination is set forth in Section 58-22-306.

  (7) In accordance with Subsection 58-22-302(4)(d)(ii), an applicant for licensure as a professional engineer by endorsement shall comply with the examination requirements in Subsection R156-22-302h, except that the Board may waive one or more of the following:

  (a) the NCEES FE examination, for an applicant who:

  (i) is a principal for five of the last seven years preceding the date of the license application; and

  (ii) was not required to pass the NCEES FE examination for initial licensure from the recognized jurisdiction the applicant was originally licensed;

  (b) the NCEES PE examination for an applicant who:

  (i) has been a principal for five of the last seven years preceding the date of the license application;

  (ii) has been licensed for ten years preceding the date of the license application; and

  (iii) was not required to pass the NCEES PE examination for initial licensure from the recognized jurisdiction the applicant was originally licensed.