Ala. Admin. Code r. 330-X-5-.01

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 330-X-5-.01 - Curricula Approved By The Board

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).

(2) When considering engineering applicants who are graduates of engineering programs from a school, college or university outside of the United States and its jurisdictions, the Board will evaluate and approve the degrees on an individual basis. The Board may require an independent evaluation of the engineering education of an applicant who was educated outside of the United States and its jurisdictions. Such evaluation shall be done through an organization approved by the Board and shall be done at the expense of the applicant.

(3) When considering surveying applicants who are graduates of programs from a school, college or university outside of the United States and its jurisdictions, the Board will evaluate and approve the degrees on an individual basis. The Board may require an independent evaluation of the education of an applicant who was educated outside of the United States and its jurisdictions. Such evaluation shall be done through an organization approved by the Board and shall be done at the expense of the applicant.

(4) When considering applicants from related science programs, whether an engineering or land surveying applicant, the Board may require an independent evaluation of the education of an applicant. Such evaluation shall be done through an organization approved by the Board and shall be done at the expense of the applicant.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 330-X-5-.01

Filed September 22, 1982. Amended: Filed September 15, 1987; March 5, 1990; July 13, 1992. Amended: Filed September 23, 1998; effective October 28, 1998. Amended: Filed April 29, 2003; effective June 3, 2003. Amended: Filed December 26, 2007; effective January 30, 2008. Amended: Filed June 22, 2012; effective July 27, 2012.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXII, Issue No. 11, August 29, 2014, eff. 9/3/2014.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVII, Issue No. 02, November 30, 2018, eff. 12/31/2018.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLI, Issue No. 02, November 30, 2022, eff. 1/14/2023.

Authors: Williams R. Huett (Executive Director), Bonnie Kelly

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-11-4, 34-11-35.