Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1380 - THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1380.280 - Endorsement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Any person who
			 holds an unexpired certificate of registration or license to practice
			 professional engineering, issued under the laws of another state or territory
			 of the United States or the District of Columbia and who desires to become
			 licensed by endorsement shall file an application, on forms provided by the
			 Division, together with:
1) The required fee
			 specified in Section 1380.275.
2) Proof of meeting requirements
			 substantially equivalent to those in force in this State at the time of
			 original or subsequent licensure by examination in the other jurisdiction,
			 including official conferred college transcripts, and verification of
			 experience.
3) A certification by
			 the jurisdiction of original licensure and certification of current licensure
			 from the jurisdiction of predominant active practice including the following:
A) The time during which the applicant was
			 licensed in that jurisdiction, including the date of the original issuance of
			 the license;
B) The basis of
			 licensure and a description of all licensure examinations by which the
			 applicant was licensed in that jurisdiction and the date of successful passage
			 of the examinations; and
C) Whether
			 the records of the licensing authority contain any record of disciplinary
			 action taken or pending against the applicant.
4) If the qualifications of the applicant at
			 the time of original licensure did not meet the requirements in effect at that
			 time for licensure in this State, the applicant may submit additional
			 certifications from other jurisdictions to indicate meeting the qualifications
			 in effect in this State at the time of any later licensure.
5) In lieu of the documentation specified in
			 subsections (a)(2), (3) and (9), an applicant may submit a current NCEES
			 Record.
6) Non-approved program
			 applicants shall, at their expense, submit an NCEES Credential Evaluation that
			 verifies their degree meets the requirements specified in Section
			 1380.220(a).
			 Applicants shall obtain the forms from NCEES Engineering and Surveying
			 Credentials Evaluations, 200 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville, SC 29607.
7) Applicants who graduated from a program
			 outside the United States or its territories and whose first language is not
			 English must provide the Division proof of passage of the Test of English as a
			 Foreign Language Internet Based Test (TOEFL-iBT) with a minimum score of 26 on
			 the speaking module and a total minimum integrated score of 88. In order to
			 determine applicants whose first language is English; the applicant shall
			 submit verification from the school that the program from which the applicant
			 graduated was taught in English. However, any applicant who subsequently earned
			 a post-graduate degree in engineering from an accredited educational
			 institution in the United States or its territories shall not be subject to
			 this requirement.
8) The Division
			 may, in individual cases, upon the recommendation of the Board, waive a portion
			 of the examination requirements after consideration of the quality of an
			 applicant's engineering education and experience, including whether he or she
			 has graduated from an approved engineering program, has achieved special honors
			 or awards, has had articles published in professional journals, has
			 participated in the writing of textbooks relating to professional engineering,
			 and any other attribute which the Board accepts as evidence that such applicant
			 has outstanding and proven ability in the practice of professional
			 engineering.
9) Acceptable
			 Experience: Applicants for endorsement having obtained the following acceptable
			 experience, in accordance with Section
			 1380.230, shall be considered in
			 compliance with the experience requirements of Section 10 of the Act:
A) Under Section 10(a) of the Act, at least 4
			 years of acceptable experience after receipt of the baccalaureate degree,
			 or
B) Under Section 10(b) of the
			 Act, at least 8 years of acceptable experience after receipt of the
			 baccalaureate degree.
10) Appendix A of this Part outlines the
			 licensure requirements in force during various periods and should be consulted
			 by the applicant to aid in the evaluation of his/her qualifications.