Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors

PE ABET-Accredited Pathway Looser Professional Engineer ABET BS FE, PE 4.0 yrs 5

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EDUCATION	degree_level: BS discipline: Engineering accreditation: EAC/ABET years_required: 4	Rule 5.1 a	ABET/EAC accredited baccalaureate degree or equivalent; CEAB degrees (Rule 5.1 b) and foreign ABET/EAC degrees (Rule 5.1 c) also accepted as equivalent. 90% confidence
ETHICS	—	Rule 5.1 a	Inferred from board-level law text signal. 90% confidence
EXAM	exam: FE	Rule 5.1	FE examination required per statute referenced in Rule 5.1 90% confidence
EXAM	exam: PE	Rule 5.2	PE examination required per statute referenced in Rule 5.2 90% confidence
EXPERIENCE	discipline: Engineering years_required: 4.0 progressive: True under_pe_ps_supervision: True	Rule 5.2	4 years progressive engineering experience under PE supervision per statute referenced in Rule 5.2 90% confidence

PE Comity/Reciprocity Pathway Missing Professional Engineer NCEES_ED_STANDARD BS 2

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COMITY	—	Rule 5.8	Board may issue license to any person holding a license issued by proper authority of any state, territory, possession of the United States, or any country, provided qualifications meet requirements of Statute and Rules. 90% confidence
EDUCATION	degree_level: BS discipline: Engineering meets_ncees_ed_standard: True years_required: 4 accreditation: NCEES_ED_STANDARD	Rule 5.1 d(2)	Comity applicants licensed 5+ years: humanities/social science/general education deficiencies waived per Rule 5.1 d(2). Comity applicants licensed <5 years must remediate per Rule 5.1 d(1). Technical deficiencies must always be remediated per Rule 5.1 d(3). 90% confidence

PE Non-ABET Evaluation Pathway Looser Professional Engineer NCEES_ED_STANDARD BS FE, PE 4.0 yrs 4

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EDUCATION	degree_level: BS discipline: Engineering meets_ncees_ed_standard: True years_required: 4 accreditation: NCEES_ED_STANDARD	Rule 5.1 d	Degree must be evaluated by Board-approved evaluation service and meet NCEES Engineering Education Standard. Deficiencies in humanities/social sciences/general education must be remediated per Rule 5.1 d(1); deficiencies in technical areas must always be remediated per Rule 5.1 d(3). Evaluation must be completed prior to application. 90% confidence
EXAM	exam: FE	Rule 5.1 d(1)	FE examination referenced in Rule 5.1 d(1) 90% confidence
EXAM	exam: PE	Rule 5.1 d(1)	PE examination referenced in Rule 5.1 d(1) 90% confidence
EXPERIENCE	discipline: Engineering years_required: 4.0 progressive: True under_pe_ps_supervision: True	Rule 5.2	Experience requirements per statute referenced in Rule 5.2 90% confidence

PS Non-Accredited Evaluation Pathway Different Professional Surveyor UNSPECIFIED BS / UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED FS, PS 4.0 yrs 5

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EDUCATION	degree_level: BS discipline: Related Science (engineering, mathematics, forestry, GIS, cartography, or similar) years_required: 4 accreditation: UNSPECIFIED	Rule 5.1 Surveying a	Four-year curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, mathematics, forestry, GIS, cartography, or a similar science curriculum deemed acceptable to the Board. 90% confidence
EXAM	exam: FS	Rule 5.1 Surveying a; Rule 5.1 Surveying b	Inferred core exam from profession-level pathway consistency.; Inferred core exam from canonical initial-licensure pathway baseline. 90% confidence
EXAM	exam: PS	Rule 5.1 Surveying a; Rule 5.1 Surveying b	Inferred core exam from profession-level pathway consistency.; Inferred core exam from canonical initial-licensure pathway baseline. 90% confidence
EXPERIENCE	discipline: Surveying years_required: 4.0 progressive: True under_pe_ps_supervision: True	Rule 5.2	Experience requirements for licensure per statute referenced in Rule 5.2 90% confidence
EDUCATION	discipline: Surveying degree_level: UNSPECIFIED accreditation: UNSPECIFIED	Rule 5.1 Surveying b	62 semester hours in surveying curriculum from Board-approved school with 2.0+ GPA. Must include: Surveying 12 hrs, Mathematics 6 hrs, Technical Courses 6 hrs, Graphics 6 hrs, English 6 hrs, Electives 26 hrs. 90% confidence

PS Related Degree + Coursework Pathway Different Professional Surveyor UNSPECIFIED BS FS, PS 4.0 yrs 4

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EDUCATION	degree_level: BS discipline: Related Science (engineering, mathematics, forestry, GIS, cartography, or similar) years_required: 4 accreditation: UNSPECIFIED	Rule 5.1 Surveying a	Four-year curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, mathematics, forestry, GIS, cartography, or a similar science curriculum deemed acceptable to the Board. 90% confidence
EXAM	exam: FS	Rule 5.1 Surveying a	Inferred core exam from profession-level pathway consistency. 90% confidence
EXAM	exam: PS	Rule 5.1 Surveying a	Inferred core exam from profession-level pathway consistency. 90% confidence
EXPERIENCE	discipline: Surveying years_required: 4.0 progressive: True under_pe_ps_supervision: True	Rule 5.2	Experience requirements for licensure per statute referenced in Rule 5.2 90% confidence

PS Surveying Degree Pathway Different Professional Surveyor UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED FS, PS 4.0 yrs 4

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EDUCATION	discipline: Surveying degree_level: UNSPECIFIED accreditation: UNSPECIFIED	Rule 5.1 Surveying b	62 semester hours in surveying curriculum from Board-approved school with 2.0+ GPA. Must include: Surveying 12 hrs, Mathematics 6 hrs, Technical Courses 6 hrs, Graphics 6 hrs, English 6 hrs, Electives 26 hrs. 90% confidence
EXAM	exam: FS	Rule 5.1 Surveying b	Inferred core exam from canonical initial-licensure pathway baseline. 90% confidence
EXAM	exam: PS	Rule 5.1 Surveying b	Inferred core exam from canonical initial-licensure pathway baseline. 90% confidence
EXPERIENCE	discipline: Surveying years_required: 4.0 progressive: True under_pe_ps_supervision: True	Rule 5.2	Experience requirements for licensure per statute referenced in Rule 5.2 90% confidence