Indiana Code 25-31-1-14. Examination; reexamination
(1) Engineering fundamentals.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-31-1-14
- Board: means the state board of registration for professional engineers. See Indiana Code 25-31-1-2
- Engineering intern: means an individual who:
Indiana Code 25-31-1-2
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Practice of engineering: means any service or creative work that the adequate performance of requires engineering education, training, and experience in the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences to services or creative work that includes the following:
Indiana Code 25-31-1-2
- Professional engineer: means an individual who, by reason of that individual's special knowledge of the mathematical and physical sciences and the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design which are acquired by education and practical experience, is qualified to engage in the practice of engineering as attested by that individual's registration as a professional engineer. See Indiana Code 25-31-1-2
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 establishing additional examination requirements.
(b) The engineering fundamentals portion of the examination shall be designed to test the applicant’s knowledge of mathematics and the physical and engineering sciences. The standards of proficiency required shall approximate that attained by graduation in an approved four (4) year engineering curriculum.
(c) The principles and practice of the engineering portion of the examination shall be designed primarily to test the applicant’s understanding of, and judgment and ability to apply correctly, the principles of:
(1) mathematics;
(2) the physical sciences;
(3) the engineering sciences; and
(4) engineering design analysis and synthesis;
to the practice of professional engineering. A part of the examination may be designed to test the applicant’s knowledge and understanding of the ethical, economic, and legal principles relating to the practices of professional engineering.
(d) An applicant for registration as a professional engineer who holds an engineering intern certificate issued in Indiana or in any other state or territory having equivalent standards may be exempted from the engineering fundamentals portion of the examination.
(e) An applicant must successfully pass the engineering fundamentals portion of the examination before taking the principles and practice portion of the examination.
(f) Examinations shall be held at times and places as determined by the board at least two (2) times each year. Examinations for certification as an engineering intern may be held separately from the examinations for registration as a professional engineer.
(g) An applicant for registration as a professional engineer who is presently registered in another state or territory may be assigned a written or computer based examination as the board deems necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter.
(h) An applicant shall have three (3) attempts to pass each part of the examination within a time period established by the board by rule. The board may specify by rule the time required between examinations and the opportunity for future examination attempts for an applicant who fails to appear at an examination. The amount of the fee to be paid for each examination shall be determined by the board under IC 25-1-8-2.
(i) If an applicant who has failed a part of the examination three (3) times reapplies and submits evidence of acquiring additional knowledge for the examination, the board may give the applicant approval to take subsequent examinations or partial examinations.
Formerly: Acts 1935, c.148, s.14; Acts 1947, c.262, s.6; Acts 1957, c.320, s.7; Acts 1961, c.277, s.5; Acts 1969, c.279, s.4. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.166, SEC.6; P.L.23-1991, SEC.22; P.L.215-1993, SEC.13; P.L.194-2005, SEC.79; P.L.9-2012, SEC.3.