PURPOSE: This rule requires that applications for licensure under section 327.391, RSMo be subject to criteria established by the board at the time of receipt of the application.

1. (1) All applications for licensure as a professional engineer under section 327.391, RSMo shall be subject to such criteria as established by the board at the time the application is received.

   1. (A) Applicant shall submit a complete application on forms prescribed by the board.
   2. (B) Applicant shall submit an official birth certificate issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics or a notarized copy of an official birth certificate issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics.
   3. (C) Applicant shall submit a detailed resume of his/her engineering experience.
   4. (D) Applicant shall request at least five (5) professional engineers to send a letter of reference directly to the office of the board. Letters are not to be submitted by individuals listed in the applicant’s experience record or from persons who sign the five (5) interrogatory form letters of reference furnished to the applicant in his/her packet of application forms.
   5. (E) Applicant should be a resident of the state of Missouri or hold a valid certificate of licensure as an engineer issued by another state.
   6. (F) If the applicant holds a degree in engineering or science, and if the board approves the applicant for further consideration after reviewing material submitted pursuant to subsections (1)(A)–(D) of this rule, the applicant will be invited to submit a comprehensive, detailed, notarized report on a significant engineering project in which he/she has personally participated as an engineer or for which the engineering functions have been under his/her direct supervision. The project on which he/she is reporting must not have been completed more than ten (10) years prior to the date of the report. The report will be a document prepared for the specific purpose of licensure. A printed article of personal or conjoint authorship or a copy of a document prepared for some other purpose 20 CSR 2030-4

will not be acceptable. With the report, the applicant will be required to include a list of items covering some of his/her achievements, such as published articles, books, citations, honors, patents, society activities, etc. and exhibits of personal work which he/she considers to be of outstanding engineering nature, not to exceed four (4) or five (5) in number. If, after reviewing the report, the board still feels the applicant deserves further consideration, the applicant will be required to pass an oral examination.

1. (G) If the applicant does not hold a degree in engineering or science and if the board approves the applicant for further consideration after reviewing material submitted pursuant to subsections (1)(A)–(D) of this rule, the applicant will be required to pass a written examination.
2. (H) The written examination shall be an eight (8)-hour examination over the Principles and Practice of Engineering. The examination shall be an approved exam as provided for in 20 CSR 2030-5.070. Additional written examinations may also be required if deemed necessary by the board.

1. (2) All applications for licensure as a professional land surveyor under section 327.391, RSMo shall be subject to such criteria as established by the board at the time the application is received.

   1. (A) Applicant shall submit a complete application on forms prescribed by the board.
   2. (B) Applicant shall submit an official birth certificate issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics or a notarized copy of an official birth certificate issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics.
   3. (C) Applicant shall submit a detailed resume´ of his/her land surveying experience.
   4. (D) Applicant shall request at least five (5) professional land surveyors to send a letter of reference directly to the office of the board. Letters are not to be submitted by individuals listed in the applicant’s experience record or from persons who sign the five (5) interrogatory form letters of reference furnished to the applicant in his/her packet of application forms.
   5. (E) Applicant should be a resident of the state of Missouri or hold a valid certificate of licensure as a professional land surveyor issued by another state.
   6. (F) If the applicant holds a degree in engineering or science, and if the board approves the applicant for further consideration after reviewing material submitted pursuant to subsections (2)(A)–(D) of this rule, the applicant will be invited to submit a comprehensive, detailed, notarized report on an outstanding land surveying project in which he/she has FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND Division 2030—Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

personally participated as a professional land surveyor or for which the land surveying functions have been under his/her direct supervision. The report will be a document prepared for the specific purpose of licensure. A printed article of personal or conjoint authorship or a copy of a document prepared for some other purpose will not be acceptable. With the report, the applicant will be required to include a list of items covering some of his/her achievements, such as published articles, books, citations, honors, patents, society activities, etc. and exhibits of personal work which he/she considers to be of outstanding land surveying nature, not to exceed four (4) or five (5) in number. If, after reviewing the report, the board still feels the applicant deserves further consideration, the applicant will be required to pass an oral examination.

1. (G) If the applicant does not hold a degree in engineering or science and if the board approves the applicant for further consideration after reviewing the material submitted pursuant to subsections (2)(A)–(D) of this rule, the applicant will be required to pass a written examination.
2. (H) The written examination shall consist of three (3) sections. The first section shall be the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Part III Examination covering the Principles and Practice of Land Surveying. The second section shall be Part IV-A covering Missouri statutes and rules related to the “Standards of Practice” of the Missouri Land Survey, the U.S. system of public land surveying in Missouri, the Missouri State Coordinate System and other areas of professional practice in Missouri. The third section shall be the NCEES Part IV-B Examination covering the Principles and Practice of Land Surveying.

AUTHORITY: section 327.041, RSMo Supp. 2006.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 30- 4.050. Original rule filed Nov. 10, 1971, effective Dec. 10, 1971. Amended: Filed Dec. 8, 1981, effective March 11, 1982. Amended: Filed Jan. 12, 1984, effective April 12, 1984. Amended: Filed Jan. 27, 1987, effective April 26, 1987. Amended: Filed Dec. 1, 2005, effective June 30, 2006. Moved to 20 CSR 2030-4.050, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed June 14, 2007, effective Dec. 30, 2007.

*Original authority: 327.041, RSMo 1969, amended 1981, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001.