Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

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Rules of the Board (effective November 17, 2005)

Article 8 - General Requirements For Registration and Certification

General Information for Land Surveyors and Engineers

To be eligible for registration as a professional engineer or land surveyor or certification as an engineer-intern or land surveyor-in-training, an applicant must be of good character and reputation.

Each applicant must meet all qualifications as contained within the Statutes and Rules of the Board. Each application shall be individually reviewed by the Board. Experience credit may be claimed to application date.

Evidence of minimum qualifications is required by the Board in accordance with the following sections of this Article.

The term "Engineering Accreditation Commission of Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC of ABET) approved, or equivalent" is used throughout these rules. The phrase "or equivalent" will be defined by the Arkansas Board as "those judged substantially equivalent by ABET or NCEES or those who have a non EAC of ABET undergraduate engineering degree plus a graduate engineering degree from an institution that offers an EAC of ABET accredited undergraduate degree in the same discipline as the graduate degree".

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D. Surveyor Intern

1. An applicant for Surveyor Intern who shall supply proof of graduation from a Bachelor of Science (BS) curriculum with at least nine (9) hours of surveying, three (3) hours of which must be in Principles of Practice of Boundary Location, approved by the Board, or graduation from an Associate of Science (AS) Degree Program in Surveying, approved by the Board, and who has passed an eight (8) hour NCEES examination in the fundamentals of surveying shall be certified as a Surveyor Intern.
   
2. An applicant who cannot qualify under D.1, above, and who has four (4) or more years of experience in surveying of a grade and character satisfactory to the Board, who has submitted three (3) references, two (2) of which shall be from Professional Surveyors having personal knowledge of the applicant’s surveying experience, shall be admitted to an eight (8) hour NCEES examination in the fundamentals of surveying. Upon satisfactory completion of the above requirements, the applicant shall be certified as a Surveyor Intern. The Board, in its discretion, may grant to any applicant with education courses in engineering or surveying up to two (2) years of experience for his education.
   
3. The certification of a Surveyor Intern shall be valid for an indefinite period.

E. Professional Surveyor

1. Original Registration
   
   1. An applicant shall submit proof of graduation from a Bachelor of Science (BS) curriculum with at least nine (9) hours of surveying, three (3) hours of which must be in Principles and Practices of Boundary Location, approved by the Board, or graduation from an Associate of Science (AS) Degree Program in Surveying, approved by the Board, followed by at least two (2) years of surveying experience of a character which indicates to the Board that the applicant may be competent to practice 044.00 12
      
   2. An applicant who does not have an approved degree can show proof of a record of six (6) or more years of experience of a character which indicates to the Board that the applicant may be competent to practice. The Board in its discretion may grant an applicant with educational courses in engineering or surveying up to two (2) years of experience for his education.
      
   3. Applicant shall submit five (5) references, three (3) of which shall be from Professional Surveyors having personal knowledge of his surveying experience. Preferably these references should include both present and past supervisors.
      
   4. The applicant shall have a current Surveyor Intern certificate.
      
   5. When these requirements are met, the applicant shall be admitted to an eight (8) hour NCEES Professional Surveying and/or state examination(s).
      
   6. Upon satisfactory completion of these requirements, the applicant shall be granted registration in the State of Arkansas.
      
2. Reciprocal Registration
   
   1. An applicant must supply proof that applicant is a Professional Surveyor in another state or jurisdiction.
      
   2. Applicant must meet the requirements for original registration as a professional surveyor in Arkansas which were in effect at the time the applicant received their initial registration as a professional surveyor. In addition, the applicant shall be required to take a state specific Arkansas land surveying examination to determine his knowledge of Arkansas laws, procedures and practice. For those individuals with at least fifteen (15) years licensed practice, the Fundamentals of Surveying Examination may be waived.
      
   3. Applicant shall submit five (5) references, three (3) of which shall be Professional Surveyors having personal knowledge of the applicant’s surveying experience. Preferably these references should include both present and past supervisors.
      
   4. Upon satisfactory completion of these requirements, the applicant shall be granted registration in the State of Arkansas.

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Engineers

B. Engineer-Intern

1. An applicant who supplies proof of graduation from an Engineering Accreditation Commission of Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC of ABET) approved, or equivalent, engineering curriculum of four (4) years or more and has passed an eight (8) hour NCEES examination in the fundamentals of engineering shall be certified as an engineer intern.
   
2. The certification of an engineer intern shall be valid for an indefinite period.

C. Professional Engineer

1. Original Registration
   
   1. The applicant shall supply proof of graduation from an EAC of ABET approved, or equivalent, engineering curriculum of four (4) years or more and with a specific record of an additional four (4) or more years of progressive engineering experience of a grade and character 044.00 10 which indicates to the Board that the applicant may be competent to practice and has experienced increased engineering responsibilities.
      
   2. Applicant shall submit five (5) references, three (3) of which shall be professional engineers having personal knowledge of the applicant’s engineering experience. Preferably these references should include both present and past supervisors.
      
   3. One additional year of education may be substituted for experience for each Graduate Degree in engineering not to exceed two years of credit. Four (4) years must elapse after completing the requirements for the EAC of ABET degree.
      
   4. The applicant shall have a current Engineer Intern certificate.
      
   5. When these requirements are met, the applicant shall be admitted to an eight (8) hour NCEES Professional Engineer examination.
      
   6. Upon satisfactory completion of these requirements, the applicant shall be registered in the State of Arkansas.
      
   7. The Board may exempt an individual from the eight (8) hour NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering Examination if he possesses an EAC of ABET accredited engineering degree and an earned doctorate in engineering from a school which has an accredited engineering degree program in that discipline. An oral interview/examination may replace the written examination. The NCEES Professional Engineering Examination will not be waived.
      
2. Reciprocal Registration
   
   1. Applicant shall supply proof that he is a registered engineer, in good standing, in another state or jurisdiction.
      
   2. Applicant must meet the requirements for original registration as a professional engineer in Arkansas which were in effect at the time the applicant received their initial registration as a professional engineer. For those registrants from other jurisdictions who took the Professional Engineering Examination prior to four years of experience, the Board may waive this requirement providing the acceptable experience at time of application is at least four years. For those individuals with at least fifteen (15) years licensed practice, the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination may be waived. 044.00 11
      
   3. Applicant shall submit five (5) references, three (3) of which shall be from professional engineers having personal knowledge of the applicant’s engineering experience. Preferably, these references should include both present and past supervisors.
      
   4. Upon satisfactory completion of these requirements, the applicant shall be registered in the State of Arkansas.

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