2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 26 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 20 - Professional Engineering › § 1182a. Licensing standards

§ 1182a. Licensing standards
(a) Licensing standards and procedures adopted or used by the Board shall be fair and reasonable. The standards and procedures shall be designed and implemented to ensure that all qualified applicants are admitted to practice unless there is good reason to believe that practice by a particular applicant would be inconsistent with the public health, safety, and welfare. Licensing standards shall not be designed or implemented for the purpose of limiting the number of licensees.
(b) The Board recognizes the following routes to licensure:
(1) Individuals with a bachelor’s degree in engineering. A professional engineering license shall be issued to a person who:
(A) satisfactorily completes a bachelor’s level engineering curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET);
(B) attains a passing score set by Board rule on a fundamentals of engineering examination recognized by Board rule;
(C) completes four years or more of progressive engineering experience after graduation of a grade and character that indicate to the Board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering, at least two years of which shall be in the specialty discipline for which the license is sought. A master’s degree in engineering may be counted as one year of experience;
(D) attains a passing score on a specialized examination recognized by Board rule testing the principles and practices of engineering in the specialty discipline sought; and
(E) satisfies all requirements set forth in the Board’s rules.
(2) Individuals with a master’s degree in engineering. A professional engineering license shall be issued to a person who:
(A) satisfactorily completes a bachelor’s level curriculum in a technical field related to engineering and master’s level engineering curriculum accredited by ABET;
(B) attains a passing score on a fundamentals of engineering examination recognized by Board rule;
(C) completes four years or more of progressive engineering experience after graduation from the master’s degree program of a grade and character that indicate to the Board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering, at least two years of which shall be in the specialty discipline for which the license is sought;
(D) attains a passing score on a specialized examination recognized by Board rule testing the principles and practices of engineering in the specialty discipline sought; and
(E) satisfies all requirements set forth in the Board’s rules.
(3) Individuals with a bachelor’s degree in engineering technology. A professional engineering license shall be issued to a person who:
(A) satisfactorily completes a bachelor’s level engineering technology curriculum accredited by ABET;
(B) attains a passing score on a fundamentals of engineering examination recognized by Board rule;
(C) completes eight years or more of progressive engineering experience after graduation of a grade and character that indicate to the Board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering, at least four years of which shall be in the specialty discipline for which the license is sought;
(D) attains a passing score on a specialized examination recognized by Board rule testing the principles and practices of engineering in the specialty discipline sought; and
(E) satisfies all requirements set forth in the Board’s rules.
(4) Twelve years of engineering experience. A professional engineering license shall be issued to a person who:
(A) attains a passing score on a fundamentals of engineering examination recognized by Board rule;
(B) completes 12 years or more of progressive engineering experience of a grade and character that indicate to the Board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering, at least six years of which shall be in the specialty discipline for which the license is sought;
(C) attains a passing score on a specialized examination recognized by Board rule testing the principles and practices of engineering in the specialty discipline sought; and
(D) satisfies all requirements set forth in the Board’s rules.
(5) Sixteen years of engineering experience. A professional engineering license shall be issued to a person who:
(A) completes 16 years or more of progressive engineering experience of a grade and character that indicate to the Board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering, at least eight years of which shall be in the specialty discipline for which the license is sought;
(B) attains a passing score on a specialized examination recognized by Board rule testing the principles and practices of engineering in the specialty discipline sought; and
(C) satisfies all requirements set forth in the Board’s rules.
(6) Alternate route to licensure. A professional engineering license may be issued to a person who:
(A) attains a passing score on a fundamentals of engineering examination recognized by Board rule;
(B) completes education and experience that, in the judgment of the Board, demonstrates a substantially equivalent level of preparation for engineering practice as required by subdivision (b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(3) of this section;
(C) attains a passing score on a specialized examination recognized by Board rule testing the principles and practices of engineering in the specialty discipline sought; and
(D) satisfies all requirements set forth in the Board’s rules. (Added 2013, No. 27, § 11.)