Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1480 - THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE ACT OF 1989 › Section 1480.170 - 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
			 structural engineering issued under the laws of another state or territory and
			 who desires to become licensed by endorsement shall file an application, on
			 forms provided by the Division, together with:
1) 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
			 (i.e., a separate written 16 hour structural engineering examination and the
			 Fundamentals of Engineering examination), including official conferred college
			 transcripts and verification of experience;
2) A certification by the jurisdiction of
			 original licensure and certification 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 examinations by which the applicant was licensed in that jurisdiction
			 and the date of passage of any such examinations; and
C) Whether the records of the licensing
			 authority contain any disciplinary action taken against the
			 applicant;
3) If the
			 qualifications of the applicant at the time of original licensure did not meet
			 the requirements for licensure in this State at that time, the applicant may
			 submit additional certifications of other jurisdictions to indicate meeting the
			 qualifications in effect in this State at the time of any later
			 licensure;
4) The required fee set
			 forth in Section 1480.195;
5) Applicants who received their
			 baccalaureate education in a foreign country, other than Canada and who were
			 originally licensed after January 1, 1997 shall have the education evaluated at
			 their expense. Applicants shall obtain the forms from NCEES Engineering and
			 Surveying 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 all 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 and
			 1480.120; and
6) 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 with an emphasis in structural engineering from an
			 accredited educational institution in the United States or its territories
			 shall not be subject to this requirement.
7) In lieu of the documentation specified in
			 subsections (a)(1) and (2), an applicant may submit a current NCEES
			 Record.