West Virginia PE
West Virginia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
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| Type | Details | Citation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION | degree_level: BACCALAUREATE discipline: Engineering accreditation: EAC/ABET | §7-1-3.5.a.1 | Baccalaureate Degree in Engineering from a school whose curricula are accredited by ABET at the time of the awarding of the degree. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: FE | §7-1-3.1.a | Applicant shall pass the FE examination. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: PE | §7-1-3.1.a | Applicant shall pass the PE examination. 90% confidence | |
| EXPERIENCE | discipline: Engineering years_required: 4.0 progressive: True | §7-1-3.6.a.1 | Minimum 4 years experience satisfactory to the Board for degree under §7-1-3.5(a)(1). Experience should be under PE supervision per §7-1-3.6.b.2 (not strictly required). Progressive and broad in scope per §7-1-3.6.b.1. Only post-graduation experience counted per §7-1-3.6.c.1. Master's may credit 1 year, Ph.D. may credit up to 2 years per §7-1-3.6.b.3.E. 90% confidence | |
| REFERENCES | count: 5 | §7-1-3.7.a | Five references required, three of whom shall be professional engineers with personal knowledge of applicant's engineering experience and ability. 90% confidence |
| Type | Details | Citation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMITY | accepts_council_record: True requires_fe_for_comity: True | §7-1-3.4.c.1 | Comity applicants shall provide verification of current registration in a jurisdiction where they currently live and/or work per §7-1-3.4.c.1. Board accepts NCEES Record per §7-1-3.4.b. Definition per §7-1-2.6. 90% confidence | |
| EDUCATION | degree_level: BACCALAUREATE discipline: Engineering accepts_council_record: True accreditation: UNSPECIFIED | §7-1-3.4.a.1 | Requisite education as set forth in §7-1-3.5 required prior to application submission. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: FE | §7-1-3.4.a.6 | Verification of passage of the FE exam required. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: PE | §7-1-3.4.a.6 | Verification of passage of the PE exam required. 90% confidence | |
| EXPERIENCE | discipline: Engineering years_required: 4.0 progressive: True accepts_council_record: True | §7-1-3.4.a.2 | Requisite work experience as set forth in §7-1-3.6 required prior to application. Minimum 4 years for ABET/equivalent degree, 6 years for engineering technology degree. 90% confidence | |
| REFERENCES | count: 5 | §7-1-3.7.a | Five references required, three of whom shall be professional engineers per §7-1-3.4.a.3 and §7-1-3.7.a. 90% confidence |
| Type | Details | Citation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION | degree_level: BACCALAUREATE discipline: Engineering Technology accreditation: EAC/ABET | §7-1-3.5.a.2 | Baccalaureate Degree in Engineering Technology from a school whose curricula is accredited by ABET/TAC at the time of the awarding of the degree. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: FE | §7-1-3.1.a | Applicant shall pass the FE examination. EI certification for TAC/ABET graduates requires 2 years work experience before certification per §7-1-3.2.b.2. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: PE | §7-1-3.1.a | Applicant shall pass the PE examination. 90% confidence | |
| EXPERIENCE | discipline: Engineering years_required: 6.0 progressive: True | §7-1-3.6.a.1 | Minimum 6 years experience satisfactory to the Board for degree under §7-1-3.5(a)(2). Progressive and broad in scope per §7-1-3.6.b.1. 90% confidence | |
| REFERENCES | count: 5 | §7-1-3.7.a | Five references required, three of whom shall be professional engineers. 90% confidence |
| Type | Details | Citation | ||
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| EDUCATION | degree_level: BACCALAUREATE discipline: Engineering accreditation: EAC/ABET | §7-1-3.5.a.3 | Baccalaureate Degree in Engineering from a school whose curricula is evaluated by the Board and found to be of high quality essentially equal to ABET-accredited curricula. Foreign degree applicants must submit NCEES or Board-approved evaluation per §7-1-3.5.c.1. Alternatively per §7-1-3.5.a.4, a Board-evaluated baccalaureate plus Master's/Ph.D. from school with ABET-accredited undergraduate program qualifies. Per §7-1-3.5.c.2, foreign baccalaureate plus US advanced degree may waive foreign evaluation requirement. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: FE | §7-1-3.1.a | Applicant shall pass the FE examination. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: PE | §7-1-3.1.a | Applicant shall pass the PE examination. 90% confidence | |
| EXPERIENCE | discipline: Engineering years_required: 4.0 progressive: True | §7-1-3.6.a.1 | Minimum 4 years experience satisfactory to the Board for degree under §7-1-3.5(a)(3). Progressive and broad in scope per §7-1-3.6.b.1. 90% confidence | |
| REFERENCES | count: 5 | §7-1-3.7.a | Five references required, three of whom shall be professional engineers. 90% confidence |