General Registration

Applicants shall use a current application form and should have a current copy of the Law, M.G.L. c. 112, §§ 81D through 81T and Rules and Regulations of the Board. An application on an obsolete form will be returned to the sender. An application filled out incompletely or incorrectly will be returned to the sender. If you have pending application, you should request permission to withdraw it before filing a new application. An application received from an applicant for whom there is an application pending will be returned to the applicant.

An applicant for registration as a Professional Engineer or as a Land Surveyor must be registered as a Professional Engineer or as a Land Surveyor in the state or jurisdiction of residence before being registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

An applicant having other than a degree in engineering or surveying shall have attained the required experience before receiving certification. An applicant for Surveyor-in-Training certification having an Associates Degree or a minimum of 60 semester hours of acceptable education including courses in surveying approved by the Board may be certified after passing the Fundamentals Examination and attaining the required experience.

An unregistered person practicing or interested in the practice of engineering or land surveying who does not otherwise qualify for admittance to the Fundamentals Examination, upon filing an application and payment of the appropriate fees, may, after review and evaluation, be admitted by the Board to take the appropriate Fundamentals Examination. The results of such examination shall be kept as part of the official record of the Board. Certification will be made only as provided by the provisions of the statutes.

Professional Land Surveyor

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Applicants for registration as a Land Surveyor require five references, three of which must be from registered Land Surveyors familiar with the work of the applicant, including the person listed as present supervisor. References should cover the entire period of qualifying experience.

Acceptable education for registration as a Land Surveyor with four years of experience is a degree of Bachelor of Science in Surveying or Engineering, including approved courses in land surveying, from an institution authorized to grant this degree by the Massachusetts Legislature or a degree of Bachelor of Science in Surveying or Engineering accredited by ABET and including approved courses in land surveying. Education obtained outside of the United States may qualify if a complete description of the curriculum is furnished and the Board finds it to be equivalent or it has been approved by an agency qualified to evaluate foreign curricula.

Acceptable education for registration as a Land Surveyor with six years of experience is a degree of Bachelor of Science or Associate degree in Surveying or Civil Engineering Technology including at least 12 credit hours in approved courses in land surveying, or two years of formal education above high school level with at least 60 semester credit hours passed including at least 12 credit hours in approved courses in land surveying or equivalent quarter hours or the equivalent approved by the Board.

An applicant for Land Surveyor status under Classification C (12 years of practice) is required to have at least six years of experience in responsible charge of survey projects. Responsible charge shall mean to perform and to be able to direct others in the performance of those field and office tasks required for survey projects including the application of standards and legal principles and the exercise of judgment in the successful completion of those projects.

Land Surveyor-In-Training

Applicants for Surveyor-in-Training certification require three references, one of which must be from a registered Land Surveyor familiar with the education and surveying experience of the applicant.

Professional Engineer

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Applicants for registration as a Professional Engineer require five references, three of which must be from registered Professional Engineers familiar with the work of the applicant, including the person listed as present supervisor. References should cover the entire period of qualifying experience.

Acceptable education for registration under the Provisions of M.G.L. c. 112, §§ 81D through 81T, is defined as a degree from an institution authorized to grant this degree by the Massachusetts Legislature, a degree in an engineering curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), formal education without a degree in curricula as defined above and a degree from a foreign institution with a curriculum found to be equivalent by the Board or that has been approved by an agency qualified to evaluate foreign curricula. The Board may approve other education following submittal and review of detailed information submitted by the applicant.

Acceptable education for registration as a Professional Engineer with four years of experience is a degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an institution authorized to grant this degree by the Massachusetts Legislature or a degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Acceptable education for registration as a Professional Engineer with eight years of experience is a degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology or a degree of Bachelor of Science in related engineering sciences, e.g., physics, chemistry, etc. Education obtained outside of Massachusetts may qualify if accredited by ABET or if a complete description of the curriculum is furnished and the Board finds it to be equivalent.

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If an applicant having a degree in any of these categories has attained a graduate degree in engineering from an accredited program, the experience requirement shall then be four years.

An applicant for registration as a Professional Engineer who has received a Baccalaureate Degree in Engineering at an engineering school not located in the United States may write the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (Engineering-in-Training) anytime after receipt of the Bachelor of Science degree. The applicant will not be permitted to write the Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination until completion of eight years of acceptable engineering experience. The degree may, however, be considered equivalent to an accredited degree if it has been approved by an agency qualified to evaluate foreign curricula. In such event the experience requirement shall be four years.

An applicant who has also received a Master's Degree in Engineering from an engineering school in the United States whose basic engineering program is accredited by ABET will be permitted to write the Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination after having completed three years of acceptable engineering experience after receipt of the Master's Degree. A Master's Degree in Engineering Management, or a degree of a similar nature, which has been obtained from any engineering school, shall not be interpreted as a Master's Degree in Engineering.

Engineer-In-Training

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Applicants for Engineer-in-Training certification require three references, one of which must be from a Registered Professional Engineer familiar with the education and engineering experience of the applicant.

Applicants holding the National Council Certificate issued by the National Council of Engineering Examiners (NCEE), updated within five years, may apply for Professional Engineer status without supplying references or supplemental information. An embossed copy of the National Council Certificate must be attached to the application. National Council of Engineering Examiners record holders, however, must meet current reference and supplemental information requirements.

Acceptable education for certification as an Engineer-in-Training or Surveyor- in-Training upon passing the Fundamentals Examination is an approved Bachelor of Science Degree.

Whether or not engineering teaching is acceptable engineering experience depends upon the nature of the work performed as revealed by close examination of the details, professional level and the degree of responsibility carried by the applicant.

Whether or not construction related experience is acceptable engineering experience depends upon the nature of the work performed as revealed by close examination of the details, professional level and the degree of responsibility carried by the applicant.

Philip Jenks
Secretary
Leverett Saltonstall Bldg., Room 1406, 100 Cambridge Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02202
617-727-9956 & 9957

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