Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1181a

  • Board: means the Board of Professional Engineering. See
  • Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
  • Professional engineer: means a person licensed under this chapter. See
  • Professional engineering: means any service or creative work, the adequate performance of which requires engineering education, training, and experience in the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences and the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design acquired by engineering education and engineering experience, insofar as the service or work involves safeguarding life, health, or property. See
  • State: includes the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U. See

§ 1181a. Engineer interns

(a) An engineer intern certification shall be issued by the Board to recognize those persons who have completed preliminary steps toward becoming licensed as a professional engineer. Engineer interns are not authorized to practice professional engineering.

(b) The minimum qualifications for certification by the Board as an engineer intern are as follows:

(1) a bachelor’s degree in engineering or in engineering technology or six years or more of progressive engineering experience of a grade and character acceptable to the Board; and

(2) a passing score set by Board rule on a fundamentals of engineering examination recognized by Board rule and taken in the State of Vermont.

(c) Upon satisfaction of the minimum qualifications set forth in subsection (b) of this section, the Board shall issue a certificate as an engineer intern. The certificate shall have no expiration date and no renewal fees.

(d) The use of the titles “Engineer Intern” and “E.I.” in Vermont is restricted to those persons certified as engineer interns by the Board or by an equivalent board in another state. An engineer intern certified by an equivalent board in another state shall be recognized as an engineer intern by the Board without further application or examination. (Added 2013, No. 27, § 10.)