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17 CAR § 285-302. Engineer intern
17 CAR § 285-302. Engineer intern.
(a) Original licensure. An applicant who supplies proof of graduation from an EAC of ABET-approved, or equivalent, engineering curriculum of four (4) years or more and has passed an approved NCEES examination in the fundamentals of engineering shall be licensed as an engineer intern.
(b) Reciprocity (comity).
(1) Required qualifications. An applicant applying for reciprocal licensure shall meet the following requirements:
(A)(i) The applicant shall hold in good standing a substantially similar license in another United States jurisdiction.
(ii) An engineer intern license from another state is substantially similar to an Arkansas engineer intern license if an applicant has, or the other state’s licensure qualifications require an applicant to have, proof of graduation from an EAC of ABET-approved, or equivalent, engineering curriculum of four (4) years or more.
(iii) The applicant shall not have had a license revoked for:
(a) An act of bad faith; or
(b) A violation of law, rule, or ethics.
(iv) The applicant shall not hold a suspended or probationary license in a United States jurisdiction; and
(B) The applicant shall be sufficiently competent in the field.
(2) Required documentation. An applicant shall submit a fully-executed application, the required fee, and the documentation described below:
(A) As evidence that the applicant’s engineer intern license from another jurisdiction is in good standing and is substantially similar to an Arkansas engineer intern license, the applicant shall submit the following information:
(i)(a) Evidence of current licensure in good standing in that state.
(b) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors may verify this information online or by telephone;
(ii)(a) Evidence that the applicant has, or the other state’s licensure requirements match, the educational requirements in subdivision (b)(1)(A)(ii) of this section.
(b) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors may receive verification of an applicant’s education directly from the applicant’s school or schools, or the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors may verify the applicant’s education and the other state’s licensure requirements online or by telephone; and
(iii) To demonstrate that the applicant has not had a license revoked for bad faith or a violation of law, rule, or ethics, as required by subdivision (b)(A)(iii) of this section, and that the applicant does not hold a license on suspended or probationary status, as required by subdivision (b)(A)(iv) of this section, the applicant shall provide the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors with:
(a) The names of all states in which the applicant is currently licensed or has been previously licensed; and
(b)(1) Letters of good standing or other information from each state in which the applicant is currently or has ever been licensed showing that the applicant’s license has not been revoked for the reasons listed in subdivision (b)(A)(iii) of this section and is not on suspended or probationary status as described in subdivision (b)(A)(iv) of this section.
(2) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors may verify information online or by telephone; and
(B) As evidence that the applicant is sufficiently competent, the applicant shall pass an examination in the fundamentals of engineering.