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R4-30-201. Professional Registration

  1. An applicant for registration as an architect, assayer, engineer, geologist, landscape architect, or land surveyor shall submit an original and one copy of a completed application package for professional registration that contains the following:
    1. Evidence of successful completion of the current national professional examination or waiver of the examination pursuant to A.R.S. § 32-126 and R4-30-203 in the category, and branch if applicable, for which registration is sought. Applicants shall arrange to have their examination results sent directly to the Board from the applicable testing agency holding the examination results;
    2. Name, residence address, mailing address if different from residence, and telephone number, of the applicant;
    3. Date of birth and social security number of the applicant;
    4. Citizenship or legal residence of the applicant;
    5. Category, and branch of engineering if applicable, for which the applicant is seeking registration;
    6. A detailed explanatory statement and documentation, regarding;
      1. Any disciplinary action, including suspension and revocation, taken by any state or jurisdiction on any professional or occupational registration, certification, or license held by the applicant in any state or jurisdiction;
      2. Refusal of any professional or occupational registration, certification, or license to the applicant by any state or jurisdiction;
      3. Any pending disciplinary action in any state or jurisdiction on any professional or occupational registration, certification, or license held by the applicant;
      4. Any alias or other name used by the applicant; and
      5. Any conviction of the applicant for a felony or misdemeanor, other than a minor traffic violation.
    7. State or jurisdiction in which the applicant holds any other professional or occupational registration, certification, or license, type of registration, certification or license number, year granted, how registration, certification, or license was granted (by examination, education, experience, or reciprocity), and the number of examination hours taken by the applicant;
    8. State or jurisdiction in which the applicant has pending an application for any type of professional or occupational license, registration, or certification, type of license, registration or certification being sought, and the status of the application;
    9. Name, mailing address, years attended, graduation date, major, and type of degree received from each college, university, or educational institution the applicant attended;
    10. Certified transcripts sent directly to the Board from the registrar of each college, university, or educational institution the applicant attended, unless previously provided to the Board pursuant to R4-30-204;
    11. Name, current address, and telephone number of the applicant's current and former employers in the category for which registration is sought; dates of employment; applicant's title; description of the work performed; and number of hours worked per week, unless previously provided to the Board pursuant to R4-30-204;
    12. Names and addresses of immediate supervisors in past and present employment in the category for which registration is sought. An applicant who has been working in the category for which registration is sought for 10 or more years shall provide the names and address of all immediate supervisors during the most recent 10-year period. If an applicant cannot supply the names and addresses of supervisors for at least three engagements, the applicant shall provide to the Board a written, sworn statement explaining the inability to provide this information, and the names and addresses of three references, unrelated to the applicant, at least two of whom are registered in the category for which registration is sought, unless previously provided to the Board pursuant to R4-30-204;
    13. A release authorizing the Board to investigate the applicant's education, experience, moral character, and repute;
    14. Certificate of Experience Record and Reference Forms from the applicant's present and past immediate supervisors, unless previously provided to the Board pursuant to R4-30-204. The applicant shall also provide Certificate of Experience Record and Reference Forms from additional references as required by the Board. The applicant shall provide the name, address, and telephone numbers of all references. The applicant shall ensure that completed reference forms are provided to the Board;
    15. Evidence of successful completion, or waiver by the Board, of the applicable in-training examination, unless previously provided to the Board pursuant to R4-30-204. An applicant for registration who has successfully completed an in-training examination in another jurisdiction in the category for which registration is sought equivalent to the examination for that category administered in Arizona shall submit proof of examination directly from the authority that administered the original examination. An applicant seeking professional registration as an architect or landscape architect may take the in-training examination at the same time as the professional examination. An applicant seeking professional registration as an assayer, engineer, geologist or land surveyor shall pass the applicable in-training examination before admission to the professional examination;
    16. Certification that the information provided to the Board is accurate, true and complete; and
    17. The applicable fee.
  2. If an applicant does not have the required education and experience for registration, the Board may, upon request of the applicant, hold the application for a period of time that does not exceed one year from the date the application is filed with the Board. All time-frames adopted pursuant to Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 7.1 are suspended during the above-referenced time
  3. An applicant holding a certificate of qualification issued by one of the national registration bodies recognized in R4-30-203(B) shall arrange to have the record forwarded to the Board by the national registration body. If the forms provided by the national registration body contain all the information described in A.R.S. § 32-122.01 and subsection (A), the Board may accept the forms in lieu of requiring the applicant to furnish the information directly to the Board.
  4. The Board staff shall review all applications and, if necessary, refer completed applications to an advisory committee for evaluation. If the application for registration is complete and in the proper form and the Board staff or committee is satisfied that all statements on the application are true and that the applicant is eligible in all other aspects to be registered in the field for which the application was filed, the Board staff or committee shall recommend that the Board certify the applicant as eligible for registration. If for any reason the Board staff or committee is not satisfied that all of the statements on the application are true or that the applicant is eligible in all respects for registration, the Board staff shall make a further investigation of the applicant. The Board staff and committee shall submit recommendations to the Board for approval. The Board may also require an applicant to submit additional oral or written information if the applicant has not furnished satisfactory evidence of qualifications for registration
  5. The Board may accept documentation that an applicant has passed a written national examination in the area for which registration is sought from a national council of which the Board is a member or a professional association approved by the Board
  6. The Board shall not accept an application for registration renewal unless the applicant has responded to the questions on the application relating to good moral character and other misconduct and signed the application for renewal. The Board shall return an incomplete application to the applicant which may result in assessment of a delinquent renewal fee
  7. An applicant may withdraw an application for registration by written request to the Board. Any fee paid by the applicant is non-refundable. If an applicant withdraws an application, the Board shall close the file. An applicant whose file has been closed and who later wishes to apply for professional registration shall submit a new application package to the Board pursuant to R4-30-201 and R4-30-202.

R4-30-202. In-training Designation

  1. An applicant for in-training designation shall submit an original and one copy of a completed in-training application package that contains the following:
    1. Evidence of successful completion, or waiver by the Board, of the current in-training examination in the category and branch, if applicable, for which in-training designation is sought;
    2. The information set forth in subsections (B)(1) through (9); and
    3. The applicable fee.
  2. An in-training applicant who wants to sit for an in-training examination shall submit an original and one copy of a completed application for in-training designation to the Board, and provide the following:
    1. Name, residence address, mailing address if different from residence, and telephone number of the applicant;
    2. Date of birth and social security number of the applicant;
    3. Citizenship or legal residence;
    4. Category, and branch of engineering if applicable, for which the applicant is seeking an in-training designation;
    5. Information regarding any conviction for a felony or misdemeanor, other than a minor traffic violation, and any alias or other name used by the applicant;
    6. Name, mailing address, years attended, graduation date, major, and type of degree received from each college, university, or educational institution that the applicant attended;
    7. Certified transcripts sent directly to the Board from the registrar of each college, university, or educational institution the applicant attended;
    8. A release authorizing the Board to investigate the applicant's education, experience, moral character, and repute;
    9. Certification that the information provided to the Board is accurate, true, and complete.
  3. If otherwise qualified, the Board shall permit an applicant for in-training designation to take the in-training examination in the final year of a baccalaureate, masters, or other degree program accepted by the Board and accredited in the category for which the application is made. The applicant shall have the application form endorsed by the applicant's college dean or faculty advisor, or, if already a graduate, may arrange to have a final transcript, indicating the degree awarded, sent directly from the registrar to the Board, in lieu of the endorsement.
  4. The Board shall permit an applicant for in-training designation without an accredited college degree to take the in-training examination after submitting to the Board evidence of four years, or if an architect-in-training applicant, five years of satisfactory experience or education or both. The applicant shall provide the name, current address, and telephone number of all current and former employers; names of all supervisors and their titles; dates of employment; applicant's title, and a description of the work performed. The applicant shall provide Certificate of Experience Record and Reference Forms to immediate supervisors at present and past employers. The applicant shall ensure the completed reference forms are submitted to the Board. The applicant shall meet all other requirements of this Section.

R4-30-284 Professional Land Surveyor Registration

The candidate shall successfully complete the professional land surveyor examination. Part One of the professional examination is designated by the Board and provided by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveyors. Part Two of the professional examination is designated and provided by the Board.

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R4-30-224 Professional Engineering Registration

  1. Work experience credited toward the eight-year active engagement requirement shall be directly related to the applicant's branch of engineering and of a character satisfactory to the Board and attained as described in R4-30-221, except that work experience for specific branches of engineering as described in R4-30-221 shall be for the purpose of qualifying a candidate for registration only and shall not be construed to restrict or confine the work practices of or engineering engagements accepted by a registrant.
  2. A candidate shall successfully complete the professional engineer examinations offered in the candidate's branch of engineering designated by the Board.
  3. For candidates requesting registration as Civil, Sanitary or Structural Engineers, the Board shall designate the required examination questions to be answered.

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