Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 24 - Occupational and Professional Licenses, Division of › Rule 24.32.01 - RULES OF THE IDAHO BOARD OF LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS › Subchapter A - RULES OF PROCEDURE › Section 24.32.01.017 - EXAMINATIONS AND EDUCATION

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Use of
				NCEES Examinations
. National examinations prepared and graded by the
				National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) may be used
				by the Board. Applicants registering for a national professional examination
				must have first passed the fundamentals examination unless exempted per
				Subsection 017.10 of this chapter.
				(3-28-23)
02.
Eligibility for
				Licensure, Educational Requirements
. The application for licensure as a
				professional engineer or professional land surveyor together with a passing
				score on the written ethics questionnaire or Idaho specific land surveying
				examination, is considered in the determination of the applicant's eligibility.
				Each applicant must meet the minimum requirements as set forth in Section
				54-1212, Idaho Code, before being
				licensed. Prescriptive education requirements are as follows: (3-28-23)
a. In regard to educational requirements, the
				Board will consider as unconditionally approved only those engineering programs
				that are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET,
				Inc., or the bachelor of science programs accredited by the Canadian
				Engineering Accrediting Board, or those bachelor of science engineering
				programs that are accredited by official organizations recognized by the U.K.
				Engineering Council. Non-EAC/ABET accredited engineering programs, related
				science programs, and engineering technology programs will be considered by the
				Board on their specific merits, but are not considered equal to engineering
				programs accredited by EAC/ABET. The Board may continue consideration of an
				application for valid reasons for a period of one (1) year, without forfeiture
				of the application fee. (3-28-23)
b. An applicant who has completed a four (4)
				year bachelor degree program in engineering not accredited by EAC/ABET or a
				four (4) year bachelor degree program in engineering technology, or in a
				related science degree program other than engineering must have completed the
				following before the Board will consider them to possess knowledge and skill
				approximating that attained through graduation from an approved four (4) year
				engineering curriculum as required by Section
				54-1212(3)(b),
				Idaho Code, for certification as an Engineer Intern or as required by Section
				54-1212(1)(b),
				Idaho Code, for licensure as a professional engineer: (3-28-23)
i. Thirty-two (32) college semester credit
				hours of higher mathematics and basic sciences. The credits in mathematics must
				be beyond algebra and trigonometry and emphasize mathematical concepts and
				principles rather than computation. Courses in differential and integral
				calculus are required. Additional courses may include differential equations,
				linear algebra, numerical analysis, probability and statistics and advanced
				calculus. The credits in basic sciences must include at least two (2) courses.
				These courses must be in general chemistry, general calculusbased physics, or
				general biological sciences; the two (2) courses may not be in the same area.
				Additional basic sciences courses may include earth sciences (geology,
				ecology), advanced biology, advanced chemistry, and advanced physics. Computer
				skills and/or programming courses may not be used to satisfy mathematics or
				basic science requirements. Basic engineering science courses or sequence of
				courses in this area are acceptable for credit but may not be counted twice.
				(3-28-23)
ii. Twelve (12) college
				credit hours in a general education component that complements the technical
				content of the curriculum. Examples of traditional courses in this area are
				philosophy, religion, history, literature, fine arts, sociology, psychology,
				political science, anthropology, economics (micro and macro), professional
				ethics, social responsibility. Examples of other general education courses
				deemed acceptable include management (such as organizational behavior),
				accounting, written and oral communications, business, and law. No more than
				six (6) credit hours may come from courses in management, accounting, business,
				or law. Courses in engineering economics, engineering management, systems
				engineering/ analysis, production, and industrial engineering/management will
				not be counted. Language courses in the applicant's native language are not
				acceptable for credit; no more than six (6) credit hours of foreign language
				courses are acceptable for credit. Native language courses in literature and
				civilization may be considered in this area. Courses which instill cultural
				values are acceptable, while routine exercises of personal craft are not.
				(3-28-23)
iii. Forty-eight (48)
				college credit hours of engineering science and/or engineering design courses.
				Courses in engineering science must be taught within the college / faculty of
				engineering having their roots in mathematics and basic sciences but carry
				knowledge further toward creative application of engineering principles.
				Examples of approved engineering science courses are mechanics, thermodynamics,
				heat transfer, electrical and electronic circuits, materials science, transport
				phenomena, and computer science (other than computer programming skills).
				Courses in engineering design stress the establishment of objectives and
				criteria, synthesis, analysis, construction, testing, and evaluation. Graduate
				level engineering courses may be included to fulfill curricular requirements in
				this area. Engineering technology courses cannot be considered to meet
				engineering topic requirements. (3-28-23)
iv. The Board may require detailed course
				descriptions for seminar, directed study, special problem and similar courses
				to ensure that the above requirements are met. (3-28-23)
c. In regard to educational requirements, the
				Board will consider as unconditionally approved only those surveying programs
				that are accredited either by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC),
				the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission (ANSAC) or the
				Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET, Inc. An
				applicant who has completed a four (4) year bachelor degree program in a
				related program must have completed a minimum of the following college level
				academic courses, or their equivalents as determined by the Board, before the
				Board will consider them to possess knowledge and skill approximating that
				attained through graduation from an approved four (4) year surveying curriculum
				as required by Section
				54-1212(4)(b),
				Idaho Code, for certification as a Land Surveyor Intern or as required by
				Section 54-1212(2)(b),
				Idaho Code, for licensure as a professional land surveyor: (3-28-23)
i. Eighteen (18) college semester credit
				hours of mathematics and basic sciences. A minimum of twelve (12) credits in
				mathematics must be beyond basic mathematics, but the credits include college
				algebra or higher mathematics. These courses must emphasize mathematical
				concepts and principles rather than computation. Mathematics courses may
				include college algebra, trigonometry, analytic geometry, differential and
				integral calculus, linear algebra, numerical analysis, probability and
				statistics, and advanced calculus. A minimum of six (6) credits must be in
				basic sciences. These courses must cover one or more of the following topics:
				general chemistry, advanced chemistry, life sciences (biology), earth sciences
				(geology, ecology), general physics, and advanced physics. Computer skills
				and/or programming courses may not be used to satisfy mathematics or basic
				science requirements; (3-28-23)
ii.
				Twelve (12) college semester credit hours in a general education component that
				complements the technical content of the curriculum. Examples of traditional
				courses in this area are religion, history, literature, fine arts, sociology,
				psychology, political science, anthropology, economics, professional ethics,
				and social responsibility. No more than six (6) credit hours of languages other
				than English or other than the applicant's native language are acceptable for
				credit. English and foreign language courses in literature and civilization may
				be considered in this area. Courses that instill cultural values are
				acceptable, while routine exercises of personal craft are not;
				(3-28-23)
iii. Thirty (30) college
				semester credit hours of surveying science and surveying practice. Courses must
				be taught by qualified surveying faculty. Examples of surveying courses are
				basic surveying, route surveying, geodesy, geographic information systems, land
				development design and planning, global positioning systems, photogrammetry,
				mapping, survey adjustment and coordinates systems, cartography, legal
				descriptions, and remote sensing. Required courses will include a minimum of
				basic surveying, route surveying, geodesy, surveying law, public land survey
				system and global positioning systems. Graduate-level surveying courses can be
				included to fulfill curricular requirements in this area.
				(3-28-23)
d. The Board
				may require an independent evaluation of the engineering education of an
				applicant who has a non-EAC/ABET accredited engineering degree or a
				non-engineering degree. Such evaluation must be done through an organization
				approved by the Board and be done at the expense of the applicant to ensure
				that the applicant has completed the coursework requirements of Subsection
				017.03.b. The Board may table
				action on the application pending receipt of the evaluation, and, in the event
				the applicant does not provide the evaluation within one (1) year, the Board
				may terminate the application, in which case the application fee is forfeited.
				(3-28-23)