N.Y. Education Law § 7206: Requirements for a license as a professional engineer

§ 7206. Requirements for a license as a professional engineer. 1. To

qualify for a license as a professional engineer an applicant shall

fulfill the following requirements:

(1) Application: file an application with the department;

(2) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or

higher degree based on a program in engineering or the substantial

equivalent, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(3) Experience: have at least four years in work satisfactory to the

board, provided that the board may accept study beyond the bachelor's

degree in partial fulfillment of this requirement;

(4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;

(6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a

noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United

States;

(7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the

department; and

(8) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred thirty-five dollars for an initial

license and a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial

registration period.

2. For an identification card as an "engineer in training", an

applicant shall fulfill the requirements of paragraphs one, two, four

and seven of subdivision one of this section. The fee for examination

and identification card as an "engineer in training" shall be seventy

dollars.

3. On recommendation of the board, the department may waive specific

requirements, except as to age, character and citizenship, in the case

of applicants who are possessed of established and recognized standing

in the engineering profession and who have practiced lawfully for more

than fifteen years.

4. Applicants who file with the department within two years of the

effective date of this subdivision an application and fee requirements

pursuant to paragraphs one and eight of subdivision one of this section

and who, at such time or anytime thereafter, demonstrate to the

satisfaction of the department that they have twelve years of practical

experience in work satisfactory to the board may substitute such

experience for the degree and experience requirements specified in

paragraphs two and three of subdivision one of this section, provided

that each full year of study in engineering satisfactory to the

department may at the discretion of the board be accepted in lieu of up

to two years of the required twelve years of experience.