Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.135 - Application for Enrollment as a Structural Engineer Intern by Acceptance of Examination

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) An
			 applicant who is in the senior year of an approved engineering baccalaureate
			 degree as set forth in Section
			 1480.110, may sit for the
			 Fundamentals of Engineering exam (Part I) and then submit the application,
			 required fee as specified in Section
			 1480.195, and an official
			 transcript showing conferral of the baccalaureate degree within 12 months after
			 sitting for the exam.
b) An
			 applicant who is either a graduate of an approved engineering baccalaureate
			 degree as set forth in Section 1480.110, or a graduate of a non-approved
			 baccalaureate degree as set forth in Section
			 1480.120, may sit for the
			 Fundamentals of Engineering exam (Part I) and then submit the application,
			 required fee as specified in Section
			 1480.195 and an official
			 transcript showing conferral of the baccalaureate degree.
c) 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 engineering program from which the
			 applicant graduated was taught in English. However, any applicant who
			 subsequently earned a post-graduate degree in structural engineering from an
			 accredited educational institution in the United States or its territories
			 shall not be subject to this requirement.
d) Applicants who received their education in
			 a foreign country other than Canada, shall have the education evaluated at
			 their expense. Applicants shall obtain the forms from NCEES Credentials
			 Evaluations, 200 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville, SC 29607. Evaluations completed
			 prior to October 30, 2006 from Engineering Credentials Evaluation International
			 (ECEI) are also accepted. The Board has only approved NCEES and ECEI as
			 evaluators for degrees. The Board will review all transcripts and the
			 evaluation submitted to the Division to determine if the education meets the
			 requirements set forth in Sections
			 1480.110 or 1480.120.
e) Upon receipt of the application and all
			 supporting documentation in complete order, all files will be presented to the
			 Board for evaluation of the required education based on the criteria specified
			 in Sections 1480.110 and 1480.120.
1) Once the applications have been approved,
			 those persons will be notified of their enrollment as a structural engineer
			 intern.
2) Applicants who are
			 reviewed by the Board and not approved, based on requirements specified in this
			 Section, shall be deferred enrollment as an Illinois structural engineer intern
			 until applicant meets the requirements.