250 CMR, § 3.04

Current through Register 1536, December 6, 2024

Section 3.04 - Education and Experience Requirements

(1) To determine the amount of education and Work Experience required for registration as a Professional Engineer refer to 250 CMR 3.04(4): Table I.To determine the amount of education and Work Experience required for registration as a Professional Land Surveyor refer to 250 CMR 3.04(4): Table II.

(2)250 CMR 3.04(4): Table I refers to program Accreditation established by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). An applicant holding a degree that is not from an ABET accredited engineering program must obtain an Equivalency Appraisal of his or her specific educational transcript of the unaccredited educational program of four years or more. This appraisal will determine whether the applicant's education is acceptable to the Board. The Equivalency Appraisal must be done by a Board-approved agency.

(3) An ABET accredited graduate engineering program may be substituted for an ABET accredited undergraduate program for the purpose of EIT certification, SIT certification and/or Registration.

(4) In interpreting the experience requirements in 250 CMR 3.04(4): Tables I and II, the following may apply:

(a) A one year credit toward Work Experience requirement may be allowed for each postgraduate study program terminated successfully provided that the postgraduate degree is related to the applicant's engineering or land surveying undergraduate degree, whichever is applicable, or that the postgraduate degree is an ABET accredited degree and also provided that neither educational option will reduce the qualifying Work Experience below three years.

(b) Qualifying Work Experience for teaching engineering or land surveying will be based upon a careful examination of the curriculums taught, the research associated therewith, published papers, the professional level of that experience and the degree of responsibility carried by the applicant.

(c) Credit toward required years of acceptable engineering Work Experience may be allowed, up to three years, for Board-approved undergraduate education for 250 CMR 304(4): Table I or II classifications (d) and (e). Credit toward required years of acceptable land surveying Work Experience may be allowed, up to two years, for Board-approved undergraduate education for 250 CMR 304(4): Table I or II classifications (d) and (e).

250 CMR 3.04(4): Table I Engineering Application Requirements

Application Classification	Education Requirements	Engineering Experience Requirements*	Responsible Charge Requirements	FE Exam Req'd	PE Exam Req'd	Interview Req'd	Reference
(a)		A certificate of license/registration to practice Engineering issued by another Jurisdiction in addition to meeting all the requirements of one of the following classifications:			Yes (except (e))	Yes	No	M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J (1)(a)
(b)	(1)	A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program or a program approved by the Massachusetts Legislature together with a Master's Degree in Engineering by a school in the US whose basic engineering program is ABET accredited.	3 years	-	Yes	Yes	No	M.G.L. c.112, § 81J (1)(b)
	(2)	A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.	4 years	-	Yes	Yes	No	M.G.L. c.112, § 81J (1)(b)
	(3)	A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from a non-ABET accredited program granted by an institution authorized to grant such degree by the Massachusetts Legislature.	4 years	-	Yes	Yes	No	M.G.L. c.112, § 81J (1)(b)
	(4)	A Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from a non-ABET accredited program or related engineering science program such as a technology degree, foreign degree, physics degree, chemistry degree, etc. together with a degree from an ABET accredited advanced engineering program.	4 years	-	Yes	Yes	No	M.G.L. c.112, § 81J (1)(b)
	(5)	A foreign degree or non-ABET degree in engineering of four years or more and whose education has received an Equivalency Appraisal per 250 CMR 3.04(2).	4 years	-	Yes	Yes	No	M.G.L. c.112, § 81J (1)(b)
(c)		A Bachelor of Science engineering technology degree or any non-ABET accredited program in engineering or related engineering science such as a foreign degree, physics degree, chemistry degree, etc. (foreign degree holders are also required to submit evidence that the foreign degree is equivalent to a regionally accredited Bachelor of Science degree)	8 years	-	Yes	Yes	No	M.G.L. c.112, § 81J(1)(c)
(d)		No specific education requirement, however undergraduate study in a Board-approved engineering curriculum may be considered as engineering Work Experience on an equivalent full-time basis up to a maximum of 3 years.	12 years	5 years	Yes	Yes	May	M.G.L. c.112, § 81J(1)(d) M.G.L. c.112, § 81J(1)(f)
(e)		No specific education requirement, however undergraduate study in a Board-approved engineering curriculum may be considered as engineering Work Experience on an equivalent full-time basis up to a maximum of 3 years.	20 years	10 years	No	Yes	Yes	M.G.L. c.112, § 81J(1)(e) M.G.L. c.112, § 81J(1)(f)

* A one-year credit may be granted for each qualifying advanced engineering degree, provided qualifying Work Experience is not less than three years.

250 CMR 3.04(4): Table II Land Surveying Application Requirements

Application Classification	Education Requirements	Land Survey Experience Requirements*	Responsible Charge Requirements	FS Req'd Exam	PS Exam Req'd	JP Exam Req'd	Oral Exam Req'd	Reference
(a)		A certificate of license/registration to practice Land Surveying issued by another Jurisdiction in addition to meeting all the requirements of one of the following classifications:			Yes (except (e))	Yes	Yes	Yes	M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J (2)(d)
(b)	(1)	A Bachelor of Science Degree in Land Surveying.	4 years	3 years	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J (2)(a)
	(2)	A Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering including or in addition to at least 18 credit hours of Board-approved courses in land surveying	4 years	3 years	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J (2)(a)
	(3)	A foreign degree in Land Surveying or Civil Engineering of four years or more that has been determined to be equivalent to 250 CMR 3.04(4): Table II (1) or (2).	4 years	3 years	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J (2)(a)
(c)		Two or more years of formal education comprised of at least 60 semester credit hours of which as least 18 credit hours are Board-approved land surveying courses and 12 credit hours of Board-approved higher mathematics and applied science courses.	6 years	4 Years	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J(2)(b)
(d)		No education requirement, however undergraduate study in a Board-approved surveying curriculum may be considered as surveying Work Experience on an equivalent full-time basis up to a maximum of 2 years.	12 years	6 years	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J(2)(c) M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J(2)(e)
(e)		No education requirement, however undergraduate study in a Board-approved surveying curriculum may be considered as surveying Work Experience on an equivalent full-time basis up to a maximum of 2 years.	20 years	-	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J(2)(f) M.G.L. c. 112, § 81J(2)(e)

* A one-year credit may be granted for each qualifying advanced surveying degree, provided qualifying Work Experience is not less than three years.

250 CMR, § 3.04