Section 1380.250  Application for Licensure as a Professional Engineer by Examination

a)         Applicant enrolled as an Engineer Intern

1)         An applicant shall have acquired all experience required by Section 1380.240 prior to review by the Board.

2)         An applicant for licensure as a professional engineer who is enrolled as an Engineer Intern shall file an application on forms supplied by the Department by November 15 for the spring examination or by May 15 for the fall examination.  The application shall include, in addition to the requirements of Section 8 of the Act, the following:

A)        Experience verification forms completed by the supervisors, indicating the required 4 years of experience earned. For Engineer Interns enrolled with a degree from a non-approved engineering program or related science curriculum, experience verification forms shall be completed for the entire 8 years of required experience.

B)        For persons who were certified or enrolled as an Engineer Intern or Engineer-in-training in another state or territory:

i)          A certification of such enrollment from the appropriate state board, including the date of the examination.

ii)         Completed college certification form showing degree received and, if the degree was not received from an approved engineering program, an official transcript of educational credit.

iii)         Applicants who received their education in a foreign country shall have the education evaluated at their expense.  The applicant shall obtain the forms from Engineering Credentials Evaluation International (ECEI), 211 East Lombard Street #357, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 .  The transcript review required by Section 8 of the Act does not entail the detailed institutional review in order to determine that the curriculum meets the requirements set forth in Section 1380.210.  The review by the Board will be to determine equivalency with the educational requirements of a non-approved engineering program set forth in Section 1380.220(b)(1).

iv)        Proof of passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 550 or 213 on the computer based test and the Test of Spoken English (TSE) with a minimum score of 50, for applicants who apply after January 1, 1996, who graduated from an engineering program outside the United States or its territories and whose first language is not English.  In order to determine applicants whose first language is English, the applicant shall submit verification from the school that the engineering program from which the applicant graduated was taught in English.

v)         Applicants who received a related science degree in a foreign country shall have the education evaluated at their expense.  The evaluation shall be performed by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars (AACRO), 1 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 370, Washington, DC 20036-1110, telephone (202)296-3359.

C)        The required fee specified in Section 1380.275.

D)        For an applicant claiming credit for participation in a cooperative program, as described in Section 1380.230(a)(3), certification of such participation with a brief description of the program, from the university.

E)         A complete work history indicating all employment since receipt of a baccalaureate degree.  Such work history shall also include any experience earned prior to receipt of a baccalaureate degree pursuant to Section 8(b)(2) of the Act.

3)         Upon receipt of the application and all supporting documentation in complete order, the applicant's file will be presented to the Board for evaluation of the required education and experience as specified in Sections 1380.210, 1380.220 and 1380.230.  Once the application has been approved, those persons will be notified of their eligibility to register for Part II of the examination, examination filing deadline and the required examination fee as provided for in Section 1380.275.

b)         Applicant not enrolled as an Engineer Intern

1)         An applicant shall have acquired all experience as required in Section 1380.240 prior to review by the Board.

2)         An applicant for registration as a professional engineer who is not enrolled or certified as an Engineer Intern shall file an application on forms supplied by the Department by November 15 for the spring examination or by May 15 for the fall examination.  The application shall include, in addition to the requirements of Section 8 of the Act, the following:

A)        Education and Experience:

i)          A degree from an approved Engineering Program. Completed college certification form showing receipt of a baccalaureate degree from an approved engineering program, and completed experience verification forms completed by the supervisors, indicating the required 4 years of experience.

ii)         A degree from a non-approved Engineering Program or Related Science Curriculum. Completed college certification form showing receipt of a baccalaureate degree from a non-approved engineering program or related science curriculum; an official transcript of educational credit; and completed experience verification forms completed by the supervisors, indicating the required 8 years of experience.

iii)         Applicants who received their engineering education in a foreign country shall have the education evaluated at their expense.  The applicant shall obtain the forms from Engineering Credentials Evaluation International (ECEI), 211 East Lombard Street #357, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.  The transcript review required by Section 8 of the Act does not entail the detailed institutional review in order to determine that the curriculum meets the requirements set forth in Section 1380.210.  The review by the Board will be to determine equivalency to the educational requirements of a non-approved engineering program set forth in Section 1380.220(b)(1).

iv)        Applicants who received a related science degree in a foreign country shall have the education evaluated at their expense.  The evaluation shall be performed by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars (AACRO), 1 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 370, Washington, DC  20036-1110, telephone (202)296-3359.

B)        The required fee specified in Section 1380.275.

C)        For an applicant claiming credit for participation in a cooperative program, as described in Section 1380.230(a)(3), certification of such participation with a brief description of the program, from the university.

D)        A complete work history indicating all employment since receipt of a baccalaureate degree.  Such work history shall also include any experience earned prior to receipt of a baccalaureate degree pursuant to Section 8(b)(2) of the Act.

E)         Proof of passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 550 or 213 on the computer-based test and Test of Spoken English (TSE) with a minimum score of 50, for applicants who apply after January 1, 1996, who graduated from an engineering program outside the United States or its territories and whose first language is not English.  In order to determine applicants whose first language is English, the applicant shall submit verification from the school that the engineering program from which the applicant graduated was taught in English.

3)         Upon receipt of the application and all supporting documentation in complete order, the applicant's file will be presented to the Board for evaluation of education and required experience as specified in Sections 1380.210, 1380.220 and 1380.230.  Once the application has been approved, those persons will be notified of their eligibility to register for both Part I and Part II of the examination, examination filing deadline, and the required examination fee as provided for in Section 1380.275.

(Source:  Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 4688, effective March 11, 2002)