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Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-12 - Registered professional engineers › Section 196-12-010 - Licensure requirements for all applicants-Initial licensure and licensed in another jurisdiction

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To become licensed as a professional engineer in the state of
				Washington, whether you are applying for an initial license or you possess a
				license in another jurisdiction, you must meet the requirements for experience
				and examinations described below, which need not be completed within the state
				of Washington:
(1)
Experience:
Have eight years of experience in engineering work of
			 a character satisfactory to the board:
(a) The
			 eight years may be a combination of education and practical work
			 experience.
(b) The eight years of
			 experience must be broad based and progressive to include gaining knowledge and
			 comprehension of engineering subjects and applying engineering
			 principles.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-12 - Registered professional engineers › Section 196-12-011 - Application requirements

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 08-11-100, § 196-12-011,
				  filed 5/20/08, effective 7/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-12 - Registered professional engineers › Section 196-12-012 - Reexamination requirements

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 08-11-100, § 196-12-012,
				  filed 5/20/08, effective 7/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-12 - Registered professional engineers › Section 196-12-013 - FE examination application

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(1)
ABET accredited degree applicants.
For those who have attended
			 ABET accredited degree programs and now have reached senior standing,
			 applications to take the FE examination may be completed online directly with
			 NCEES. Applicants should list the state of Washington as their licensing
			 state.
(2)
All other
			 applicants.
Those who do not meet the requirements of subsection (1) of
			 this section must fill out the FE exam application provided on the board
			 website,
https://brpels.wa.gov/
,
			 demonstrate they meet the requirements, provide required documentation, and be
			 approved by the board to take the examination.
Further details on education experience records are provided
				under WAC
				196-12-021.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-12 - Registered professional engineers › Section 196-12-014 - PE licensure application form

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The board has a single application form for PE licensure in the
				state of Washington. This application form must be used by all applicants
				including those applying for the PE exam and licensure concurrently, those who
				have already taken the PE examination in another jurisdiction but have not
				obtained their initial license, and those who are already licensed in another
				jurisdiction and are seeking a license in Washington state.
(1)
Current PE examination and
			 licensure applications:
Applicants who have not taken the PE examination
			 will apply for both the PE examination and licensure on the application form.
			 In order to be approved by the board to take the PE examination, the applicant
			 must complete all sections of the form, except the date and location of taking
			 the PE exam and must otherwise meet all of the qualifications for licensure.
			 Upon passing the PE examination, the applicant is also qualified for licensure.
Applications for PE examination and licensure must be received
				at the board's address with the applicable fee by the date posted on the
				board's website.
(2)
All other applicants for PE licensure in Washington state.
All
			 other applicants applying for licensure in the state of Washington, including
			 those who are licensed in another jurisdiction or have passed the Principles
			 & Practices of engineering examination but have not obtained their initial
			 license, must complete all sections of the application form provided by the
			 board.
(3) All applicants must
			 provide information on the application form that demonstrates they meet all
			 requirements for licensure. This includes work experience requirements,
			 education requirements, and examination requirements as detailed in WAC
			 196-12-010, 196-12-020, and 196-12-021; and RCW     18.43.040.
(4) All applicants must provide the following
			 documents to verify the work experience, education, and examination
			 requirements:
(a) A completed NCEES record
			 transmitted to the Washington board; or
(b) Provide all the following documents:
(i) Education experience records - Official
			 transcripts or the equivalent, showing all grades and degrees.
(ii) Work experience records - Completed form
			 titled "Professional Engineering Experience Verification" which includes not
			 only work experience information and details but also verifications of work
			 experience by supervisors or other verifiers, per RCW     18.43.050.
(iii) Verification of licensing in any other
			 jurisdiction(s), if any.
(iv)
			 Verification of passing the FE examination or its equivalent (if any) or
			 verification of FE waiver and verification of passing the PE
			 examination.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-12 - Registered professional engineers › Section 196-12-020 - Work experience records

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The following criteria will be used in evaluating an
				applicant's experience record:
(1)
			 Work experience will be approved based on a demonstration of competency and
			 progressive responsibility in the analysis, synthesis and evaluation of
			 engineering concepts and data, under the direct supervision of a person
			 authorized by chapter 18.43 RCW or other applicable statute to practice
			 engineering. Under the general guidance and direct supervision of an authorized
			 professional, the applicant must be in a position of making independent
			 judgments and decisions in the following experience areas:
(a) Formulating conclusions and
			 recommendations;
(b) Identifying
			 design and/or project objectives;
(c) Identifying possible alternative methods
			 and concepts;
(d) Defining
			 performance specifications and functional requirements;
(e) Solving engineering problems;
(f) Interacting with allied
			 professionals;
(g) Effectively
			 communicating recommendations and conclusions;
(h) Demonstrating an understanding and
			 concern for energy/environmental considerations, socioeconomic impact, and
			 sustainability of resources.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-12 - Registered professional engineers › Section 196-12-021 - Education as experience

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Education may be counted towards the eight years of experience
				requirement specified in WAC 196-12-010. Official transcripts must be sent to
				the board's office for review and approval.
(1) A baccalaureate degree in engineering in
			 a program accredited by the accreditation board for engineering and technology
			 (ABET) is equivalent to four years of required experience. Satisfactory
			 completion of each year of such an approved program is equivalent to one year
			 of experience.
(2) A degree in
			 engineering from a non-ABET accredited engineering program may be given four
			 years at the discretion of the board. The board will determine if the degree is
			 satisfactory in awarding years of experience.
(3) No more than one year may be granted for
			 postgraduate engineering courses.
(4) A baccalaureate degree in a
			 nonengineering program will be given a maximum of two years of
			 experience.
(5) An associate degree
			 in engineering from an approved program may be equivalent for up to two years
			 of experience.
(6) Sporadic
			 engineering related education may be considered as experience by the board at
			 its discretion. For example, one or two engineering classes taken at a time,
			 often at different schools; and/or classes taken through industry or the
			 military may count as experience. In evaluating this type of education, the
			 board will compare the courses taken to college coursework in a baccalaureate
			 of engineering degree program.
(a) A number of
			 foreign degree programs are included in mutual recognition agreements entered
			 into by ABET with other accrediting authorities. Applicants with a degree from
			 one of these programs will be evaluated by the board.
(b) Applicants having engineering degrees
			 from programs in countries that are not ABET accredited will be required to
			 have their transcripts evaluated by a transcript evaluation service approved by
			 the board. This evaluation will be performed at the applicant's expense, and
			 the applicant will be responsible for submitting all necessary information to
			 the evaluation service. The board will use the evaluation to determine if the
			 foreign degree is satisfactory to the board to award years of
			 experience.
(c) An applicant with
			 an undergraduate degree from a foreign program that is not ABET accredited, is
			 not required to have their undergraduate degree evaluated if they have a
			 graduate degree in engineering from a school that has an ABET accredited
			 undergraduate engineering degree program in the same discipline as the graduate
			 degree. Years of experience will be determined at the discretion of the board.
For maximum experience credit the applicant must have their
				non-ABET accredited undergraduate degree from a foreign program evaluated by a
				transcript evaluation service approved by the board.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-12 - Registered professional engineers › Section 196-12-030 - Additional branches of engineering

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A professional engineer with a current registration in the
				state of Washington that is seeking to become licensed in an additional branch
				of engineering must pass the principles and practice examination for that
				additional branch.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 08-11-100, § 196-12-030,
				  filed 5/20/08, effective 7/1/08. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-12-030, filed 1/21/04, effective 2/21/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 02-01-071, § 196-12-030,
				  filed 12/14/01, effective 1/30/02; 01-09-016, § 196-12-030, filed 4/6/01,
				  effective 5/7/01; 98-12-052, § 196-12-030, filed 5/29/98, effective
				  7/1/98; 93-01-081, § 196-12-030, filed 12/15/92, effective 1/15/93;
				  84-04-027 (Order PL 454), § 196-12-030, filed 1/25/84; 82-01-064 (Order
				  81-10), § 196-12-030, filed 12/18/81; Order PL-129, § 196-12-030,
				  filed 7/27/72; Order PL-115, § 196-12-030, filed 11/24/71; Order 11,
				  § 196-12-030, filed 9/12/68; Rule IIC, filed 11/15/65, 8/4/64; Rule IC,
				  filed 12/26/62.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-12 - Registered professional engineers › Section 196-12-045 - Registration of applicants licensed in other jurisdictions (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 08-11-100, § 196-12-045,
				  filed 5/20/08, effective 7/1/08. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-12-045, filed 1/21/04, effective 2/21/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 98-12-052, § 196-12-045,
				  filed 5/29/98, effective 7/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-12 - Registered professional engineers › Section 196-12-047 - Structural licensing requirements

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The branch of structural engineering requires specialized work
				experience to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. To be licensed as
				a structural engineer, an applicant must:
(1) Be currently licensed as a professional
			 engineer in Washington state;
(2)
			 Have at least two years of progressive responsibility in structural engineering
			 experience in addition to the eight years of engineering experience required to
			 be registered as a professional engineer. The structural experience should:
(a) Demonstrate the applicant's ability to
			 design building structures or nonbuilding structures integrated within
			 "significant structures" as defined in
			 RCW
			    18.43.020(12);
(b) Be progressive in difficulty and
			 magnitude;
(c) Demonstrate breadth
			 and depth of seismic design and detailing experience for projects in seismic
			 regions similar to those located in Washington state;
(d) Incorporate two of the four common
			 construction materials (steel, concrete, wood, and masonry);
(e) Reflect ability to design and apply
			 structural engineering principles that show sound judgment on projects
			 involving public health, safety, and welfare;
(f) Be supervised by a licensed professional
			 engineer in the branch of structural engineering or a licensed professional
			 engineer with substantial structural engineering work experience for projects
			 in seismic regions similar to those located in Washington state; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-12 - Registered professional engineers › Section 196-12-050

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 08-11-100, § 196-12-050,
				  filed 5/20/08, effective 7/1/08. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-12-050, filed 1/21/04, effective 2/21/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 98-12-052, § 196-12-050,
				  filed 5/29/98, effective 7/1/98; 93-01-081, § 196-12-050, filed 12/15/92,
				  effective 1/15/93; 92-01-101, § 196-12-050, filed 12/17/91, effective
				  1/17/92; 84-04-027 (Order PL 454), § 196-12-050, filed 1/25/84; 82-01-064
				  (Order 81-10), § 196-12-050, filed 12/18/81; Order PL 181, §
				  196-12-050, filed 1/28/75; Order PL-121, § 196-12-050, filed 5/3/72; Order
				  ELS 7001, § 196-12-050, filed 5/18/70; Order 11, § 196-12-050, filed
				  9/12/68; Rule IID, filed 11/15/65, 8/4/64; Rule IE, filed
				  12/26/62.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-12 - Registered professional engineers › Section 196-12-055 - Permit for temporary practice

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Any nonresident engineer who intends to practice engineering in
				the state of Washington on a temporary basis must provide the board with the
				following before starting any work:
(1) A completed application with applicable
			 fees.
(2) Dates work is to be
			 started.
(3) Name and address of
			 client.
(4) Description and
			 location (address) of project.
(5)
			 Name and contact information for local permitting authority. Plans,
			 specifications, and reports prepared by the nonresident engineer must be
			 signed, dated, and stamped with their professional seal. A copy of the permit
			 issued by this board shall be attached to the engineering documents submitted
			 for approval or building permit.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 08-11-100, § 196-12-055,
				  filed 5/20/08, effective 7/1/08. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-12-055, filed 1/21/04, effective
				  2/21/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-12 - Registered professional engineers › Section 196-12-065 - Retired status

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A professional engineer having reached the age of 65 and having
				discontinued active practice as a professional engineer may be eligible for
				retired status. "Active practice" is defined as exercising direct supervision
				and control over any professional engineering activity as defined in
				RCW
				   18.43.020(5).
(1) Request for retired status. Upon
			 approval, a request for retired status will be granted effective the next
			 scheduled renewal date.
(2) A
			 licensee on retired status may:
(a) Retain
			 the board issued wall certificate of registration;
(b) Use the title "retired professional
			 engineer" or "PE-retired" or "SE-retired" as appropriate;
(c) Work as an engineer in a volunteer
			 capacity, provided that the retired licensee does not create an engineering
			 document or use their seal;
(d)
			 Provide experience verifications and references for persons seeking
			 registration;
(e) Serve as an
			 instructor for engineering related courses;
(f) Provide services as a technical expert
			 before a court, or in preparation for pending litigation, on matters directly
			 related to engineering work performed by the licensee;
(g) Serve in a function that supports the
			 principles of registration and/or promotes the profession of engineering, such
			 as members of commissions, boards or committees;
(h) Serve in an engineering capacity as a
			 "good samaritan." The state laws governing such activity are
			 RCW
			    38.52.195 and
			 38.52.1951 and chapter 18.43 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › Section 196-16-006 - Declaration and purpose

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This chapter contains rules and procedures for applications,
				eligibility and examinations to be licensed as professional land
				surveyors.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-16-006, filed 1/21/04, effective
				  2/21/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › Section 196-16-007 - Eligibility and applications

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The law requires eight years of experience in land surveying
				work of a character satisfactory to the board and passing the
				fundamentals-of-land surveying examination to be eligible for the professional
				land surveyor examination. The eight years of experience must be completed
				sixty days prior to the date of the examination.
All applications must be completed on forms provided by the
				board and filed with the executive director at the board's address. The
				deadline for properly completed applications accompanied by the appropriate fee
				as listed in WAC
				196-26A-025 is four months prior
				to the date of the examination. Late applications will be considered for a
				later examination. Supporting documents such as college transcripts and
				experience verification forms must be received by the board three months prior
				to the date of the examination in order for the board to determine eligibility
				prior to examination deadlines. Failure to have the supporting documents sent
				to the board by the defined deadline will result in the applicant being delayed
				until a later examination.
Once an application has been approved, no further application
				is required. An applicant who has taken an examination and failed or who
				qualified for an examination but did not take it shall request to take or
				retake the examination at least three months prior to the examination date. A
				written request accompanied by the applicable fee as listed in WAC
				196-26A-025 is required to
				reschedule for an examination.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-16-007, filed 1/21/04, effective 2/21/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 96-11-086, § 196-16-007,
				  filed 5/14/96, effective 7/1/96; 89-05-021 (Order PM 820), § 196-16-007,
				  filed 2/10/89; 88-12-044 (Order PM 738), § 196-16-007, filed 5/27/88;
				  87-13-005 (Order PM 606), § 196-16-007, filed 6/4/87; 84-04-027 (Order PL
				  454), § 196-16-007, filed 1/25/84; 82-01-064 (Order 81-10), §
				  196-16-007, filed 12/18/81; Order PL 224, § 196-16-007, filed 11/5/75;
				  Order PL-129, § 196-16-007, filed 7/27/72; Order PL-115, §
				  196-16-007, filed 11/24/71; Rule IIIA, filed 11/15/65; Rule IIIA, filed
				  8/4/64.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › Section 196-16-010 - Experience records

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The board shall evaluate all experience, which includes
				education, on a case-by-case basis and approve such experience as appropriate.
				The board will use the following criteria in evaluating an applicant's
				experience record.
(1) Education
			 experience will be based on transcripts. Therefore, any transcripts not
			 previously sent to the board's office should be submitted for maximum
			 experience credit. Education may be approved as experience based on the
			 following:
(a) Graduation with a baccalaureate
			 degree in land surveying from an approved curriculum shall be equivalent to
			 four years of required experience.
(b) Graduation with an associate degree in
			 land surveying from an approved curriculum shall be equivalent to two years of
			 required experience.
(c) Each year
			 completed of an approved curriculum without graduation shall be granted up to a
			 year of required experience.
(d) A
			 maximum of one year may be granted for postgraduate college courses approved by
			 the board. Postgraduate education will count toward the eight years of required
			 experience as described in subsection (2) of this section.
(e) Any other education will be taken into
			 account and evaluated on its merits.
(f) Experience gained between semesters or
			 quarters or during summers while enrolled in an approved curriculum will be
			 considered as part of the educational process. The board grants one year of
			 experience for a year of approved education including any associated work
			 experience within that year.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › Section 196-16-020 - Examinations

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(1) To become
			 licensed as a professional land surveyor the candidate must pass the
			 fundamentals-of-land surveying examination, principles and practice
			 examination, and law and ethics examination. A candidate must pass the
			 fundamentals-of-land surveying examination before taking the principles and
			 practice examination. The fundamentals and principles and practice examinations
			 are given at times and places designated by the board. See the respective
			 internet web sites of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and
			 Surveying (NCEES), and the board for future examination schedules and syllabi.
			 The law and ethics exam is a take-home examination covering
			 chapters
			 18.43 and 18.235 RCW and
			 Title 196 WAC. If one of these examinations is failed, only that examination
			 must be retaken.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-16-020, filed 1/21/04, effective 2/21/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 96-11-086, § 196-16-020,
				  filed 5/14/96, effective 7/1/96; 93-01-081, § 196-16-020, filed 12/15/92,
				  effective 1/15/93; 89-05-021 (Order PM 820), § 196-16-020, filed 2/10/89;
				  84-04-027 (Order PL 454), § 196-16-020, filed 1/25/84; 82-01-064 (Order
				  81-10), § 196-16-020, filed 12/18/81; Order PL-121, § 196-16-020,
				  filed 5/3/72; Order PL-115, § 196-16-020, filed 11/24/71; Rule IIIC, filed
				  11/15/65; Rule IIIC, filed 8/4/64; Rules IIB and IID (part), filed
				  12/26/62.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › Section 196-16-031 - Comity - Registration of applicants qualified in other jurisdictions

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(1) Applicants for
			 registration as a land surveyor by comity must meet the following criteria:
(a) The applicant must complete an
			 application on forms provided by the board and filed with the executive
			 director at the board's address accompanied by the appropriate fee pursuant to
			 WAC 196-26A-035;
(b) The applicant's qualifications meet the
			 requirements of
			 chapter
			 18.43 RCW and this
			 chapter;
(c) The applicant is in
			 good standing with the licensing agency in a state, territory, possession,
			 district, or foreign country. Good standing shall be defined as a currently
			 valid license in the jurisdiction of original registration or the jurisdiction
			 of most recent practice, if different from the jurisdiction of original
			 registration; and
(d) The applicant
			 has been qualified by a written examination determined by the board to
			 adequately test the fundamentals and principles and practice of land surveying
			 and whose experience includes WAC
			 196-16-010(2)(a) through
			 (f).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS › Section 196-16-100 - Purpose and effective date

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The purpose of the continuing professional development
				  requirement is to encourage licensed professional land surveyors, under
				  chapter
				  18.43 RCW, to maintain
				  competency in their practice. On July 1, 2007 and thereafter, licensed land
				  surveyors must meet the requirements of this chapter as a condition of
				  continued licensure.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.43.035. 06-11-119, § 196-16-100,
					 filed 5/19/06, effective 7/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS › Section 196-16-105 - Definitions

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Terms used in this section are defined as follows:
(1) Professional Development Hour (PDH) -- An
				hour engaged in a qualifying activity.
(2) Continuing Education Unit (CEU) -- Unit
				of credit customarily used for continuing education courses. One continuing
				education unit equals ten Professional Development Hours.
(3) College/Unit Semester/Unit Quarter --
				Completion of courses in college level curriculums satisfactory to the
				board.
(4) Qualifying activity --
				Any activity that is related to land surveying or will help the licensee
				maintain competency in their practice as a professional land
				surveyor.
(5) Year -- That
				twelve-month period between the anniversaries of the licensee's birth
				date.
(6) Board -- The board of
				registration for professional engineers and land surveyors.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.43.035. 06-11-119, § 196-16-105,
					 filed 5/19/06, effective 7/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS › Section 196-16-110 - Requirements

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All licensed professional land surveyors wishing to maintain
				  lawful practice must accumulate fifteen PDH per year of a two-year renewal
				  cycle. All renewals for licensure as a professional land surveyor are subject
				  to audit by the board.
On and after January 1, 2019, all licensed professional land
				  surveyors must attest to reading chapters 58.09 RCW (Survey Recording Act) and
				  332-130 WAC (Minimum standards for land boundary surveys and geodetic control
				  surveys and guidelines for the preparation of land descriptions) at the time of
				  renewal.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    18.43.035. 06-11-119, § 196-16-110,
					 filed 5/19/06, effective 7/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS › Section 196-16-115 - Qualifying activities

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The board believes that individuals licensed as professional
				  land surveyors should have the discretion to make independent choices on what
				  activities help them to be improved practitioners. While the board will not
				  provide advance approvals for selected activities or vendors they do expect
				  licensees to seek out qualifying activities that can be demonstrated to the
				  satisfaction of the board that they are relevant to the licensee's continuing
				  professional development.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.43.035. 06-11-119, § 196-16-115,
					 filed 5/19/06, effective 7/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS › Section 196-16-120 - Units

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Qualifying activities will accrue PDH as follows:
1. College hours:
a. Completion of 1 college semester hour
45 PDH
b. Completion of 1 college quarter hour
30 PDH
2. 1 Continuing education unit
10 PDH
3. For publication or presentation of each:
a. Authored technical paper or article
10 PDH
b. Authored book
30 PDH
4. Membership in professional/technical
						  societies or government committees or boards. (Not to exceed 5 PDH/year)
2 1/2 PDH
5. For each hour of attendance at
						  professional or technical society meetings with an informational program. (Not
						  to exceed 5 PDH/year)
1 PDH
6. For each hour of attendance at meetings
						  or hearings of the board. (Not to exceed 7 1/2 PDH/year)
1 PDH
7. For each hour of preparation and
						  subsequent presentation (*) of a professional development program at seminars,
						  professional/technical meetings, conventions or conferences. (Not to exceed 10
						  PDH/year) (*)
This credit does not apply to full-time faculty
1 PDH
8. For each hour of participation in
						  committees of organizations whose purpose is to develop codes, standards,
						  examinations and regulations.
1 PDH
9. For each hour of participation in an
						  activity involving substantial and organized peer interaction, excluding time
						  spent during regular employment. (Not to exceed 5 PDH/year)
1 PDH
10. For each hour of participation in
						  organized courses, including employer provided courses, on first aid/safety,
						  technical or management skills.
1 PDH
11. For each hour of participation in
						  sessions, or courses sponsored by technical or professional societies,
						  organizations or the board.
1 PDH
12. Each hour of self-study. (Not to exceed
						  5 PDH/year)
1 PDH
13. For reading chapters 58.09 RCW and
						  332-130 WAC.
2 PDH
14. Completion of CFedS program.
30 PDH
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    18.43.035. 06-11-119, § 196-16-120,
					 filed 5/19/06, effective 7/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS › Section 196-16-125 - Activities that do not qualify for PDH credits

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The following are not considered qualifying
				  activities:
(1) Taking courses,
				specialized instruction or meeting performance criteria that were conditions of
				a board order.
(2) Attendance or
				testimony at legislative hearings.
(3) Attendance or testimony at city or county
				council meetings/hearings.
(4)
				Attendance or testimony at civil or criminal trials.
(5) Time spent fund raising for scholarships
				or other society purposes or lobbying for legislation.
(6) Attendance at gatherings that are
				primarily social in nature.
(7)
				Membership and/or attendance in service club meetings.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.43.035. 06-11-119, § 196-16-125,
					 filed 5/19/06, effective 7/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS › Section 196-16-130 - Determination of credit

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The board is the final authority with respect to acceptance
				  of claimed qualifying activities and the respective PDH credit. Qualifying
				  activity becomes eligible for credit upon completion of the given activity.
				  Credits gained in excess of the fifteen PDH annual requirements may be carried
				  forward to the next renewal period.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.43.035. 06-11-119, § 196-16-130,
					 filed 5/19/06, effective 7/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS › Section 196-16-135 - Recordkeeping and audits

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The licensee is responsible for maintaining records to be
				  used to support credits claimed. Records should include date of activity,
				  instructor's name, description of activity, number of contact hours and
				  location. The licensee is required to keep their records of continuing
				  education covering the cumulative time in the current renewal period and the
				  full two years of the prior renewal period. All continuing professional
				  development records and supporting documentation must be furnished to the board
				  upon request.
If an audit disqualifies credits that were reported to the
				  board by a licensee and results in the licensee failing to complete the PDH
				  requirements, the board may renew the license and require the shortage to be
				  made up in the subsequent renewal period.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.43.035. 06-11-119, § 196-16-135,
					 filed 5/19/06, effective 7/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS › Section 196-16-140 - Noncompliance with continuing professional development

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(1) A licensed land surveyor who fails to
				comply with the requirements of this chapter is subject to disciplinary action
				by the board.
(2) A licensed land
				surveyor who, through the course of an audit, is found to have falsified
				continuing professional development documentation to the board is subject to
				disciplinary action by the board.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.43.035. 06-11-119, § 196-16-140,
					 filed 5/19/06, effective 7/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS › Section 196-16-145 - Exemptions

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Individuals who are in "Retired Status" as provided in WAC
				  196-16-035 or have been approved
				  for "Inactive Status" as provided in WAC
				  196-16-155 are exempt from the
				  requirements of collecting continuing professional development
				  hours.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.43.035. 06-11-119, § 196-16-145,
					 filed 5/19/06, effective 7/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS › Section 196-16-150 - Waivers

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The board may grant a waiver to the time requirement for
				  collection of continuing professional development to individuals who qualify. A
				  request for a waiver must be made in writing and clearly state the
				  justification and include any necessary documentation required by the board.
				  All waivers expire on the next date of license renewal unless the board grants
				  an extension.
The board may grant waivers for:
(a) Physical disability, prolonged illness,
				or other extenuating circumstances that pose a personal hardship.
(b) Individuals who have been placed on
				active military duty for at least one hundred twenty days.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.43.035. 06-11-119, § 196-16-150,
					 filed 5/19/06, effective 7/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS › Section 196-16-155 - Inactive license status

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Any licensee who signs a board approved affirmation that they
				  are not engaged in the practice of land surveying is eligible for inactive
				  license status. Those with inactive status are prohibited from land surveying
				  practice as defined in
				  chapter
				  18.43 RCW. A licensee on
				  inactive status may reinstate their license to active status by written request
				  to the board and payment of any applicable fees. In the first year of
				  reactivated practice the licensee may be required by the board to collect an
				  additional fifteen PDH.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.43.035. 06-11-119, § 196-16-155,
					 filed 5/19/06, effective 7/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS › Section 196-16-160 - Comity/out-of-jurisdiction resident

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The continuing professional development requirements, as
				  provided for in this chapter, may be satisfied when the board can verify that a
				  licensee has satisfied continuing professional development requirements in
				  another state, which are judged by the board as equivalent to the requirements
				  of this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.43.035. 06-11-119, § 196-16-160,
					 filed 5/19/06, effective 7/1/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-20 - Fundamentals of Engineering Exam and Engineers-in-training › Section 196-20-005 - Declaration and purpose

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This chapter contains rules and procedures for applications and
				eligibility to take the fundamentals of engineering examination and to apply
				for an engineer-in-training certificate.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-10-067, § 196-20-005, filed 5/3/04, effective
				  6/3/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-20 - Fundamentals of Engineering Exam and Engineers-in-training › Section 196-20-007 - Fundamentals of engineering exam

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Approval to sit for the fundamentals-of-engineering examination
				(FE) is based upon satisfactory evidence that the applicant has completed a
				minimum of four years of practical engineering experience or four years of
				engineering education or a combination of both, as approved by the
				board.
(1) Experience: Qualifying
			 practical experience should include some or all of the following:
(a) Preparation of technical reports and
			 specifications, including graphics;
(b) Application of mathematical techniques to
			 problem solving;
(c) Application of
			 the basic physical sciences (chemistry, physics, statics, and dynamics, etc.)
			 in tasks;
(d) Performing
			 assignments, experiments and tests to general specifications;
(e) Compilation and interpretation of data
			 (statistical analysis, etc.);
(f)
			 Executing engineering tasks according to instructions;
(g) Effective communication with associates
			 and presenting recommendations and conclusions to supervisor;
(h) Knowledge of the impacts of the products
			 of technology on society (i.e., energy/environmental considerations).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-20 - Fundamentals of Engineering Exam and Engineers-in-training › Section 196-20-010 - Fundamentals-of-engineering exam registration process

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(1) If you have completed a baccalaureate
			 degree program which is accredited by the accreditation board for engineering
			 and technology (ABET) or have achieved senior standing within that program, you
			 should apply directly to NCEES to take the FE examination.
(2) Applicants with education and/or
			 experience other than an ABET accredited degree should submit their application
			 to the board describing the education and/or experience that would meet the
			 requirements in WAC 196-20-007 and then obtain written approval from the board
			 prior to registering for the FE exam.
(3) Foreign education: Unless exempted by the
			 board, all applicants with foreign degrees must have a transcript evaluation by
			 a transcript evaluation service as approved by the board. The cost of the
			 evaluation and the information needed to be evaluated is the responsibility of
			 the applicant.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-10-067, § 196-20-010, filed 5/3/04, effective 6/3/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 96-11-086, § 196-20-010,
				  filed 5/14/96, effective 7/1/96; 88-12-044 (Order PM 738), § 196-20-010,
				  filed 5/27/88; 84-04-027 (Order PL 454), § 196-20-010, filed 1/25/84;
				  82-01-064 (Order 81-10), § 196-20-010, filed 12/18/81; Order PL 224,
				  § 196-20-010, filed 11/5/75; Order PL-129, § 196-20-010, filed
				  7/27/72; Rule IA, filed 8/4/64; Rule IIIA, filed
				  12/26/62.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-20 - Fundamentals of Engineering Exam and Engineers-in-training › Section 196-20-020 - How is experience and education applied toward FE exam eligibility?

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Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-10-067, § 196-20-020, filed 5/3/04, effective 6/3/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 96-11-086, § 196-20-020,
				  filed 5/14/96, effective 7/1/96; 87-13-005 (Order PM 606), § 196-20-020,
				  filed 6/4/87; Rule IB, filed 8/4/64; Rule IIIB, filed
				  12/26/62.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-20 - Fundamentals of Engineering Exam and Engineers-in-training › Section 196-20-030 - Fundamentals of engineering examination

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Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-10-067, § 196-20-030, filed 5/3/04, effective 6/3/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 96-11-086, § 196-20-030,
				  filed 5/14/96, effective 7/1/96; 87-13-005 (Order PM 606), § 196-20-030,
				  filed 6/4/87; 84-04-027 (Order PL 454), § 196-20-030, filed 1/25/84;
				  82-01-064 (Order 81-10), § 196-20-030, filed 12/18/81; Order PL 181,
				  § 196-20-030, filed 1/28/75; Order PL-129, § 196-20-030, filed
				  7/27/72; Order PL-115, § 196-20-030, filed 11/24/71; Rule IC, filed
				  8/4/64; Rule IIIC, filed 12/26/62.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-20 - Fundamentals of Engineering Exam and Engineers-in-training › Section 196-20-045 - Obtaining certification as an engineer-in-training in Washington

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In order to obtain a certification as an engineer-in-training
				in Washington, you must pass the FE exam, and submit an application to the
				board that shows you meet the requirements listed in WAC
				196-20-007.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-21 - Land surveyors-in-training › Section 196-21-005 - Declaration and purpose

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This chapter contains rules and procedures for applications,
				eligibility to take the fundamentals of land surveying examination, and to
				apply for a land surveyor-in-training certificate.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-21-005, filed 1/21/04, effective
				  2/21/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-21 - Land surveyors-in-training › Section 196-21-010 - Eligibility and applications

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Eligibility for taking the fundamentals of land surveying exam
				requires completion and verification of four years of experience. These four
				years can be achieved through board approved education; board approved
				practical experience or a combination of both. All applications must be
				completed in accordance with instructions provided by the board. Once an
				applicant is notified of board approval to sit for the fundamentals of
				surveying examination they will be instructed to schedule their examination
				with the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
				(NCEES).
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-21-010, filed 1/21/04, effective 2/21/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 96-11-086, § 196-21-010,
				  filed 5/14/96, effective 7/1/96.