Section 1480.140  Application for Licensure by Examination

a)         Applicant enrolled as a Structural Engineer Intern or Engineer Intern

1)         An applicant shall have acquired all experience required by Section 1480.130 prior to making application to the Department.

2)         An applicant for licensure as a structural engineer who is enrolled as a Structural Engineer Intern or 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 9 of the Act, the following:

A)        Experience verification forms completed by the supervisor, indicating the required 4 years of experience earned.  For Engineer Interns enrolled with a degree in a related science, experience verification forms shall be completed for the entire 8 years of required experience as set forth in Section 1480.130.

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

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

ii)         Official college transcripts showing coursework completed and degree received.

C)        The required fee specified in Section 1480.195.

D)        For an applicant claiming credit for participation in a cooperative program, as described in Section 1480.130(a)(3), certification of such participation with a brief description of the program, from the university and verification of supervision.

E)         A complete work history indicating all employment since receipt of a baccalaureate degree and verification of supervision.

b)         Applicant not enrolled as a Structural Engineer Intern or an Engineer Intern

1)         An applicant shall have acquired all experience as required in Section 1480.130 prior to making application to the Department.

2)         An applicant for registration as a structural engineer who is not enrolled or certified as a Structural 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 9 of the Act, the following:

A)        Verification of experience indicating the approved experience as set forth in Section 1480.130 of this Part;

B)        Certification of education of one of the following:

i)          A degree from an approved structural engineering or architecture curriculum as set forth in Section 1480.110.  An official transcript of educational credit showing receipt of a baccalaureate degree from an approved structural engineering or architecture curriculum as set forth in Section 1480.110; an official transcript of educational credit; and completed experience certification forms indicating the required 4 years of approved experience, except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section; or

ii)         A degree in a related science as set forth in Section 1480.120. An official transcript of educational credit showing receipt of a bachelor of science degree in a related science; an official transcript of educational credit; and completed experience certification forms, indicating the required 8 years of approved experience;

C)        A complete work history, on forms provided by the Department, indicating all employment since receipt of a baccalaureate degree; and

D)        The required fee specified in Section 1480.195.

c)         If an applicant has ever been licensed in another jurisdiction, certification from the jurisdiction of original licensure and any other jurisdiction in which the applicant is or has ever been licensed, including the following:

1)         The date of issuance of the applicant's license and the current status of such license;

2)         The basis of licensure and a description of the examination by which the applicant was licensed, if any; and

3)         Whether the records of the licensing authority contain any record of disciplinary action taken or pending against the applicant.

d)         Applicants who received their education in a foreign country shall have the education evaluated at their expense.  Applicants shall obtain the forms from Engineering Credentials Evaluation International (ECEI), 211 East Lombard Street #357, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.  The Board will review all transcripts and the evaluation submitted to the Department to determine if the education meets the requirements set forth in Sections 1480.110 and 1480.120.

e)         Proof of passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 550 or 213 on the TOEFL computer-based test and the Test of Spoken English (TSE) with a minimum score of 50, for applicants who apply after January 1, 1997, who graduated from a structural engineering, architecture or related science 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 structural engineering, architecture or related science program from which the applicant graduated was taught in English.

f)          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 Section 1480.110 and 1480.130.  Once the application has been approved, those persons will be notified of their eligibility to register for the Fundamentals of Engineering, Structural I and Structural II examinations, the examination filing deadline and the required examination fee as provided for in Section 1480.195.

(Source:  Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 12271, effective July 24, 2002)