Colorado § 12-120-211 - Qualifications for engineer-interns.

§ 12-120-211. Qualifications for engineer-interns.

(1) (a) An applicant may qualify for enrollment as an engineer-intern by endorsement if the applicant is enrolled in good standing in another jurisdiction requiring qualifications substantially equivalent to those currently required of applicants under this part 2 or if, at the time of initial enrollment in the other jurisdiction, the applicant met the requirements for enrollment then in existence under Colorado law.

(b) Upon completion of the application and approval by the board, an applicant qualified pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section shall be enrolled as an engineer-intern if the applicant is otherwise qualified pursuant to section 12-120-210.

(2) (a) An applicant may qualify for enrollment as an engineer-intern by graduation and examination if the applicant passes the appropriate examination as adopted by the board in accordance with section 12-120-104 (2)(b).

(b) In order to be admitted to the examination pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section, the applicant must:

(I) Have graduated from a board-approved engineering or engineering technology curriculum of four or more years; or

(II) Have senior status in a board-approved engineering or engineering technology curriculum of four or more years.

(c) Upon passing the examination and the submission of official transcripts verifying graduation or impending graduation, the applicant shall be enrolled as an engineer-intern if the applicant is otherwise qualified pursuant to section 12-120-210.

(3) (a) An applicant may qualify for enrollment as an engineer-intern by graduation, experience, and examination if the applicant passes the appropriate examination as adopted by the board in accordance with section 12-120-104 (2)(b) and possesses a total of six years of progressive engineering experience, of which educational study may be a part.

(b) In order to be admitted to the examination pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section, the applicant must:

(I) Have graduated from an engineering curriculum of four or more years not approved by the board or from a related science curriculum of four or more years; and

(II) Have four years of progressive engineering experience, of which educational study may be a part.

(c) Upon passing the examination and the submission of evidence of experience satisfactory to the board, the applicant shall be enrolled as an engineer-intern if the applicant is otherwise qualified pursuant to section 12-120-210.

(4) (a) An applicant may qualify for enrollment as an engineer-intern by experience and examination if the applicant passes the appropriate examination as adopted by the board in accordance with section 12-120-104 (2)(b).

(b) In order to be admitted to the examination pursuant to subsection (4)(a) of this section, the applicant must:

(I) Have graduated from high school or its equivalent; and

(II) Have six years of progressive engineering experience, of which educational study may be a part.

(c) Upon passing the examination and the submission of evidence of experience satisfactory to the board, the applicant shall be enrolled as an engineer-intern if the applicant is otherwise qualified pursuant to section 12-120-210.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 885, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (1) amended, (HB 20-1326), ch. 126, p. 533, § 11, effective June 25. L. 2024: (1) repealed and (2)(a), (3)(a), and (4)(a) amended, (HB 24-1329), ch. 342, p. 2312, § 6, effective August 7. L. 2026: (1) RC&RE, (HB 26-1324), ch. 328, p. 1913, § 25, effective August 12.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-25-112 as it existed prior to 2019.

Cross references: For the short title ("Red Tape Reduction Act") and the legislative declaration in HB 20-1326, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 126, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.