Idaho
Idaho Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
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| Type | Details | Citation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION | degree_level: BS discipline: Engineering accreditation: EAC/ABET|NCEES_ED_STANDARD meets_ncees_ed_standard: True years_required: 4 | § 54-1212(1)(a) | Graduation from approved engineering program of 4 years or more 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: FE | § 54-1212(1)(a) | Passage of examination on fundamentals of engineering 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: PE | § 54-1212(1)(a) | Passage of professional engineering examination 90% confidence | |
| EXPERIENCE | discipline: Engineering years_required: 4.0 progressive: True | § 54-1212(1)(a) | Specific record after graduation of 4+ years progressive experience in engineering work 90% confidence | |
| ETHICS | exam: Idaho Ethics Questionnaire jurisdiction_specific: True | IDAPA 24.32.01 § 017.02 | Passing score of 80 on written ethics questionnaire 90% confidence | |
| REFERENCES | count: 5 | § 54-1213 | Not less than 5 references, of whom 3 or more should be professional engineers 90% confidence |
| Type | Details | Citation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMITY | accepts_council_record: True | § 54-1219 | License from another state, territory, possession, DC, or foreign country. Board evaluates for substantial compliance with Idaho requirements. 90% confidence | |
| EDUCATION | degree_level: BS discipline: Engineering accreditation: EAC/ABET|EQUIVALENT years_required: 4 | IDAPA 24.32.01 § 019.01.a | EAC/ABET, Canadian, UK accredited, or Board-evaluated equivalent. Non-ABET may require independent evaluation per 019.01.b unless licensed 10+ years with clean record. 90% confidence | |
| EXPERIENCE | discipline: Engineering years_required: 4.0 progressive: True | IDAPA 24.32.01 § 019.01 | Minimum 4 years progressive experience after graduation with BS degree 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: PE | IDAPA 24.32.01 § 019.01 | NCEES PE exam satisfies requirement. Board may waive prescriptive exam for 8+ year licensees per § 54-1219. 90% confidence | |
| ETHICS | exam: Idaho Ethics Questionnaire jurisdiction_specific: True | IDAPA 24.32.01 § 017.02 | Written ethics questionnaire required for PE applicants 90% confidence | |
| REFERENCES | count: 5 | § 54-1213 | 90% confidence |
| Type | Details | Citation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION | degree_level: BS discipline: Engineering Technology accreditation: EAC/ABET years_required: 4 | IDAPA 24.32.01 § 017.02.b | Must meet prescribed coursework: 32 cr math/science, 12 cr gen ed, 48 cr engineering science/design. Engineering technology courses cannot satisfy engineering topic requirements. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: FE | § 54-1212(1)(b) | 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: PE | § 54-1212(1)(b) | 90% confidence | |
| EXPERIENCE | discipline: Engineering years_required: 4.0 progressive: True | § 54-1212(1)(b) | 4+ years progressive experience after graduation 90% confidence | |
| ETHICS | exam: Idaho Ethics Questionnaire jurisdiction_specific: True | IDAPA 24.32.01 § 017.02 | 90% confidence | |
| REFERENCES | count: 5 | § 54-1213 | 90% confidence |
| Type | Details | Citation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION | degree_level: BS discipline: Related Science or Non-ABET Engineering accreditation: EAC/ABET years_required: 4 | § 54-1212(1)(b); IDAPA 24.32.01 § 017.02.b | Must demonstrate knowledge approximating approved 4-year engineering curriculum per prescribed coursework in 017.02.b (32 cr math/science, 12 cr gen ed, 48 cr engineering science/design) 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: FE | § 54-1212(1)(b) | 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: PE | § 54-1212(1)(b) | 90% confidence | |
| EXPERIENCE | discipline: Engineering years_required: 4.0 progressive: True | § 54-1212(1)(b) | 4+ years progressive experience after graduation 90% confidence | |
| ETHICS | exam: Idaho Ethics Questionnaire jurisdiction_specific: True | IDAPA 24.32.01 § 017.02 | 90% confidence | |
| REFERENCES | count: 5 | § 54-1213 | Not less than 5 references, 3+ should be PEs 90% confidence |
| Type | Details | Citation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMITY | accepts_council_record: True | § 54-1219 | Must hold PLS license from another state, territory, possession, DC, or foreign country 90% confidence | |
| EDUCATION | degree_level: BS discipline: Surveying accreditation: EQUIVALENT|ETAC/ABET years_required: 4 | IDAPA 24.32.01 § 019.01.d | ABET-accredited surveying programs unconditionally approved; related degree must meet 18 cr math/science, 12 cr gen ed, 30 cr surveying per § 019.01.d 90% confidence | |
| EXPERIENCE | discipline: Land Surveying years_required: 4.0 progressive: True | IDAPA 24.32.01 § 019.01; IDAPA 24.32.01 § 016.04 | Minimum 4 years progressive experience after graduation; minimum 2 years boundary survey experience 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: PS | IDAPA 24.32.01 § 019.01 | NCEES PS exam satisfies examination requirement per § 019.01 90% confidence | |
| LAW_EXAM | exam: Idaho Specific Professional Land Surveying Examination jurisdiction_specific: True | § 54-1219; IDAPA 24.32.01 § 017.06 | PLS comity applicants must pass Idaho-specific land surveying examination per § 54-1219 90% confidence | |
| REFERENCES | count: 5 | § 54-1213 | 90% confidence |
| Type | Details | Citation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION | degree_level: BS discipline: Related Program accreditation: NON-ABET years_required: 4 | § 54-1212(2)(b); IDAPA 24.32.01 § 017.02.c | Must complete 18 cr math/basic sciences, 12 cr general education, 30 cr surveying science/practice per § 017.02.c 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: FS | § 54-1212(2)(b) | 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: PS | § 54-1212(2)(b); IDAPA 24.32.01 § 017.06 | 90% confidence | |
| LAW_EXAM | exam: Idaho Specific Professional Land Surveying Examination jurisdiction_specific: True | IDAPA 24.32.01 § 017.06 | 90% confidence | |
| EXPERIENCE | discipline: Land Surveying years_required: 4.0 progressive: True | § 54-1212(2)(b); IDAPA 24.32.01 § 016.04 | 4+ years progressive combined office and field experience; minimum 2 years boundary survey experience 90% confidence | |
| REFERENCES | count: 5 | § 54-1213 | 90% confidence |
| Type | Details | Citation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION | degree_level: BS discipline: Surveying accreditation: ETAC/ABET|NCEES_ED_STANDARD meets_ncees_ed_standard: True years_required: 4 | § 54-1212(2)(a); IDAPA 24.32.01 § 017.02.c | Approved surveying program of 4 years or more 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: FS | § 54-1212(2)(a) | Fundamentals of Surveying examination 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: PS | § 54-1212(2)(a); IDAPA 24.32.01 § 017.06 | Principles and Practice of Surveying examination 90% confidence | |
| LAW_EXAM | exam: Idaho Specific Professional Land Surveying Examination jurisdiction_specific: True | IDAPA 24.32.01 § 017.06 | Idaho-specific exam with law/rules module (passing score 90) and public land surveying module (passing score 75) 90% confidence | |
| EXPERIENCE | discipline: Land Surveying years_required: 4.0 progressive: True | § 54-1212(2)(a); IDAPA 24.32.01 § 016.04 | 4+ years progressive combined office and field experience; minimum 2 years must be boundary survey experience per § 016.04 90% confidence | |
| REFERENCES | count: 5 | § 54-1213 | Not less than 5 references, 3+ should be professional land surveyors 90% confidence |