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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 18. Professional and Occupational Licensing |
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Agency 10. Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects |
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Chapter 20. |
Section 260. Examinations
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A. Applications for original licensure or EIT designation shall be received by the board in accordance with the following deadlines:
1. Students applying pursuant to 18VAC10-20-190 A shall submit their applications to be received in the board's office no later than 60 days prior to the scheduled exam.
2. All other applications shall be received in the board's office no later than 130 days prior to the scheduled exam.
B. The board is a member board of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) and is authorized to administer the NCEES exams including the Fundamentals of Engineering exam and the Principles and Practice of Engineering exam.
C. Applicants approved by the board to sit for an exam shall register and submit the required exam fee to be received by the board's designee and shall follow NCEES procedures. Applicants not properly registered will not be allowed to sit for the exam.
D. Applicants eligible for admission to both exams must first successfully complete the Fundamentals of Engineering exam before being admitted to the Principles and Practice of Engineering exam.
E. The exam may not be reviewed by applicants. Unless authorized by NCEES rules and procedures, exam scores are final and are not subject to change.
F. Applicants approved to sit for the exam shall be eligible for a period of three years from the date of their initial approval. Applicants who do not pass the exam during their eligibility period are no longer eligible to sit for the exam. To become exam-eligible again, applicants shall reapply to the board and meet all current entry requirements at the time of reapplication. In addition to meeting current entry requirements upon reapplication, applicants shall demonstrate successful completion of 16 hours of educational activities that meet the requirements of 18VAC10-20-683 E and F.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR130-01-2 § 4.11, eff. October 18, 1985; amended, Volume 04, Issue 08, eff. March 1, 1988; Volume 06, Issue 20, eff. September 1, 1990; Volume 07, Issue 14, eff. May 8, 1991; Volume 08, Issue 07, eff. February 1, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 15, eff. May 19, 1994; Volume 16, Issue 03, eff. December 1, 1999; Volume 18, Issue 07, eff. March 1, 2002; Volume 23, Issue 01, eff. February 1, 2007; Volume 32, Issue 06, eff. January 1, 2016.