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Licensure as a Professional Engineer
Chapter 89C of the North Carolina General Statutes provides that in order to safeguard life, health, and property, and to promote the public welfare, the practice of engineering and land surveying in North Carolina are subject to regulation in the public interest. The statute further declares that it shall be unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice engineering or land surveying in North Carolina, as defined in G.S. 89C, or to use in connection with one's name or otherwise assume or advertise any title or description tending to convey that one is either a Professional Engineer or a Professional Land Surveyor, unless one has been duly licensed as such. The right to engage in the practice of engineering or land surveying is a personal right, based on the qualifications of the individual as evidenced by one's certificate of licensure. The North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors is charged with implementation of the G.S. 89C, has authority for making rules in the performance of its duties, and the responsibility of determining the qualifications of applicants, through experience and examinations, and issuance of a certificate of licensure to those determined to be properly qualified. The engineering applicant is required to document and demonstrate appropriate qualifications for licensure through submission of an application to the Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors. The applicant must also demonstrate acquired abilities through the successful completion of the examination sequence. The sequence of examinations consists of two eight-hour national examinations, as provided by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). The applicant is required to pass each of these examinations after the Board has determined that the applicant has attained the required education and experience for each of the examinations. Upon successful completion of the requirements for licensure, the Board will approve the applicant for licensure. The licensee will be issued a license number. Licensees are required to procure an official seal, and seal all engineering work performed. The licensee continues to be subject to the statutes and Board Rules throughout the licensee's professional career. Through this application, examinations, and licensure procedure, the Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors fulfills the mission of regulation of the engineering professional for the public protection in the State of North Carolina. North Carolina Rules and Laws Applications for Professional Engineer |
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