Tennessee § 62-2-401 - General provisions.

§ 62-2-401. General provisions.

The following shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified for registration as an engineer: Graduation from Approved Engineering Curriculum, Experience and Examination. A graduate of an engineering curriculum of four (4) years or more, approved by the board as being of satisfactory standing, and with a specific record of four (4) years or more of progressive experience on engineering projects of a grade and character that indicates to the board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering, and passed an examination prepared by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying involving the fundamentals of engineering, shall be admitted to an examination prepared by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying in the principles and practice of engineering. Upon passing the examination, the applicant shall be granted a certificate of registration to practice engineering in this state; provided, that the applicant is otherwise qualified; or Long Established Practice. A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum of four (4) years or more, with a specific record of twelve (12) years or more of progressive experience on engineering projects of a grade and character that indicates to the board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering shall be admitted to an examination prepared by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, in the principles and practice of engineering. Upon passing the examination, the applicant shall be granted a certificate of registration to practice engineering in this state; provided, that the applicant is otherwise qualified. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the board may in its discretion grant up to one (1) year of qualified experience obtained in an established cooperative education program that is carried out within the framework of an approved engineering curriculum and that has been approved by the board. Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 10; 1980, ch. 627, § 6; T.C.A., § 62-210; Acts 1990, ch. 1026, §§ 21, 22; 1993, ch. 132, §§ 3-5; 1995, ch. 113, § 1; 1997, ch. 129, §§ 1, 2; 2007, ch. 215, § 1; 2013, ch. 180, § 1; 2017, ch. 226, § 1; 2017, ch. 348, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2017, ch. 344, § 2 provided that the act, which amended this section by adding (a)(4) [now (a)(3)], shall take effect July 1, 2017, and is repealed on June 30, 2019, provided that any applicant satisfying the qualifications established pursuant to the act and who is registered as an engineer shall maintain such registration. Former (a)(3) read as follows: “A person who holds a master's degree in engineering from an institution with an ABET accredited engineering program approved by the board as being of satisfactory standing, and with a specific record of twenty (20) years or more of progressive experience on engineering projects of a grade and character that indicates to the board that the applicant is competent to practice engineering and who has passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) shall be admitted to an examination prepared by the NCEES, in the principles and practice of engineering. Upon passing the examination, the applicant shall be granted a certificate of registration to practice engineering in this state if the applicant is otherwise qualified.” Cross-References. Occupation tax on engineers, title 67, ch. 4, part 17. Qualification and registration generally, title 62, chapter 2, part 3. Law Reviews. When the Earth Moves and Buildings Tumble, Who Will Pay? — Tort Liability and Defenses for Earthquake Damage within the New Madrid Fault Zone, 22 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (1991).