Alabama Administrative Code › Title 330 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Chapter 330-X-5 - CURRICULA APPROVED BY THE BOARD › Section 330-X-5-.01 - Curricula Approved By The Board

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The following educational requirements are specified in
				accordance with the Licensure Law which provides that the Board may approve
				schools, colleges, or universities in determining educational
				qualifications.
(1) When considering
			 applicants who are graduates of programs from a school, college, or university
			 located within the United States and its jurisdictions the following will
			 apply:
(a) The term "a graduate of an approved
			 engineering curriculum" shall mean a graduate of a baccalaureate engineering
			 program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the
			 Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) at the time of
			 graduation or within a two-year period of graduation. This term shall also mean
			 a graduate of a master or doctoral degree program offered by a school or
			 college of engineering offering at least one EAC/ABET baccalaureate engineering
			 program provided the school or college of engineering has petitioned the Board
			 for approval for this degree and the Board has granted this approval.
(b) The term "graduate of an unapproved
			 engineering curriculum" shall mean a graduate of a baccalaureate engineering
			 program which has not been accredited by EAC/ABET but has been accredited by a
			 regionally accredited commission and is approved by the Board. This term shall
			 also mean a graduate of a master or doctoral degree program offered by a school
			 or college of engineering offering an EAC/ABET baccalaureate engineering
			 program in the same discipline, provided the graduate has an approved four-year
			 related science degree or an approved engineering technology degree. The term
			 shall also mean a graduate of a baccalaureate engineering program not EAC/ABET
			 accredited offered by a foreign school but approved by the Board. See Rule
			 330-X-5.01(2).
(c) The term
			 "graduate of an approved engineering technology curriculum" shall mean a
			 graduate of a baccalaureate engineering technology program accredited by the
			 Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of the Accreditation
			 Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) at the time of graduation or within
			 a two-year period of graduation.
(d) In considering professional engineer
			 applicants under Section
			 34-11-4(1) a3 and
			 engineer intern applicants under Section
			 34-11-4 -(2)b2 of the Licensure
			 Law, the term "graduate of a related science curriculum" shall mean a graduate
			 of a four-year physics, mathematics, or other program which the Board may
			 determine is related to engineering from a school or college which has been
			 accredited by a regionally accredited commission.
(e) The term "graduate of an approved land
			 surveying curriculum" shall mean a graduate of a baccalaureate
			 surveying/geomatics program accredited by EAC/ABET, ETAC/ABET, or Applied
			 Science Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
			 Technology (ASAC/ABET) at the time of graduation or within a two-year period of
			 graduation. This term shall also mean a graduate of an EAC/ABET, ETAC/ABET, or
			 ASAC/ABET accredited surveying/geomatics master's degree program. This term
			 shall also mean a surveying/geomatics baccalaureate program where the school or
			 college has petitioned the Board for approval for this degree and the Board has
			 granted this approval. This term shall also mean a graduate of a baccalaureate
			 civil engineering program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation
			 Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
			 (ABET) at the time of graduation or within a two-year period of graduation
			 including a minimum of 15 semester hours or 22.5 quarter hours of surveying
			 courses from a school or college which has been accredited by a regionally
			 accredited commission and is approved by the Board.
(f) The term "graduate of an approved
			 curriculum related to surveying" shall mean a graduate of a baccalaureate
			 curriculum related to surveying a minimum of 15 semester hours or 22.5 quarter
			 hours of surveying courses from a school or college which has been accredited
			 by a regionally accredited commission and is approved by the Board.
(g) In considering professional land surveyor
			 applicants under Section
			 34-11-4(3) a3 and
			 land surveyor intern applicants under Section
			 34-11-4 -(4)b2 of the Licensure
			 Law, the term "graduate of a related science curriculum" shall mean a graduate
			 of a baccalaureate mathematics or other program which the Board may determine
			 is related to land surveying from a school or college which has been accredited
			 by a regionally accredited commission.
(h) The term "graduate of an approved
			 associate of science degree program" shall mean a graduate of a surveying or
			 engineering curriculum that includes a minimum of 15 semester hours or 22.5
			 quarter hours of land surveying courses from a school or college accredited by
			 the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).