Montana Code 37-67-324. Qualifications of applicant for certification as engineer intern
37-67-324. Qualifications of applicant for certification as engineer intern. (1) An applicant who meets any of the following sets of requirements must be granted a certificate as an engineer intern:
Terms Used In Montana Code 37-67-324
- Board: means the board of professional engineers and professional land surveyors provided for in 2-15-1763. See Montana Code 37-67-101
- Engineer intern: means a person who complies with the requirements for education, experience, and character and has passed an examination in the fundamental engineering subjects, as provided in this chapter. See Montana Code 37-67-101
- Professional engineer: means a person who, by reason of special knowledge and use of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences and the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design acquired by engineering education and engineering experience, is qualified to practice engineering and who has been licensed as a professional engineer by the board. See Montana Code 37-67-101
(a)a baccalaureate or master’s degree in engineering or engineering technology in a curriculum approved by the board, passage of the fundamentals of engineering examination, and references as required by the board; or
(b)a baccalaureate degree in a science curriculum other than a board-approved engineering or engineering technology curriculum, passage of the fundamentals of engineering examination, a specific record of at least 4 years of progressive experience under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer, and references as required by the board. An applicant approved for certification pursuant to this subsection is eligible for licensure as a professional engineer only under 37-67-323(1)(c).
(2)Certification as an engineer intern does not authorize the holder to practice as a professional engineer.