By the Division of Professional Licensure

Revised: January 25, 2007

Summary of General Laws, CMR250 and Paragraph #22 of the Application for Professional Engineer.

This Policy Summary is directed toward clarifying the educational requirements as given in paragraph #22, Classification 'B', of the Application for Professional Engineer.

Classification 'B' requires that the applicant be a graduate of an engineering curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). In the case of an applicant applying under Classification 'B' with an engineering degree that is not from an ABET accredited engineering program, the applicant must obtain an appraisal of his/her specific educational transcript from the unaccredited educational program. This appraisal will determine whether the non-ABET engineering undergraduate degree, claimed by the applicant, is, in fact, a degree that is judged to be equivalent to an ABET accredited degree. These requirements apply to undergraduate engineering education only. There are a number of organizations that offer these curriculum evaluation services. Application forms for this appraisal are available through PCS, 150 Fourth Avenue North, P.O. Box 198689, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219.

An ABET accredited Masters degree in an engineering discipline maybe be substituted for an ABET accredited undergraduate engineering degree, for the purpose of certification and/or registration. Please note that the Masters degree itself must be accredited. The Board will not assume that because the institution is accredited at the undergraduate level, it is also accredited at the Masters level.

A graduate level degree in an ABET approved program, if in an engineering or science area, may also, at the discretion of the Board, give the applicant a one year credit against the experience requirement of a given classification.

If the applicant cannot satisfy the requirements for an ABET accredited engineering degree, then the application must be considered under one of the other classifications (usually Classification 'C') that describe the specific education and experience qualifications for a person not having an ABET accredited engineering degree. This may require the applicant to withdraw his/her application until the requirements for acceptable engineering experience have been met.