ABET -- Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.

NCEES -- National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying;

Application for Registration as Professional Engineers (PE) Based on Licensure by Another Jurisdiction (Comity) (1) Professional engineers registered in other jurisdictions may file applications for registration on the basis of comity as provided in ORS 672.148. NCEES records, current within the two years prior to application, may be accepted to document registration.

ORS 672.148
Certificate issuance to persons registered in other jurisdictions
(1)The State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying may issue a certificate
of registration to practice engineering to an applicant without examination if the applicant:

(a)Pays the required fee; (b)Meets the other necessary qualifications for registration under ORS 672.002 (Definitions
for ORS 672.002 to 672.325) to 672.325 (Civil penalties);

(c)Holds a certificate of registration to engage in the practice of professional engineering,

issued by the proper authority of a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or a foreign country; and

(d)Was issued the certificate of registration by the other authority under requirements for
certification that were substantially equivalent to the requirements provided in this state at the time of issue.

(2) In lieu of a NCEES record, application will consist of: (a) Experience Details form including active practice in engineering; (b) Five references that meet the requirements of OAR 820-010-0255, three of whom hold registration in a NCEES jurisdiction; (A) Qualifying experience accrued by the applicant must be accompanied by a reference that verifies the applicants work meets the definition of engineering as defined in the OAR 820-010-0010.

(B) References must be submitted on the Board approved Reference Details form. (C) The Board may, for good cause upon written application, reduce the number of references required. (c) Official transcripts or evaluation of degree credentials for those degrees not from an ABET accredited program. (d) Official verification of EI and current registration in another NCEES jurisdiction. (3) The other jurisdiction that issued the certificate of registration must have had substantially equivalent requirements for registration as Oregon had at the time the other jurisdiction issued the certificate of registration. (4) The Board may require the applicant to provide documentation of the requirements for registration by such other jurisdiction in effect at the time the applicant obtained a certificate of registration. (5) Before receiving a certificate of registration to practice professional engineering in Oregon, each applicant must pass a take at home examination on the laws and rules in Oregon. (6) Application must be accompanied by the $360.00 fee. Stat. Auth.: ORS 670.310, 672.095, 672.157, & 672.255 Stats. Implemented: ORS 672.002 - 672.325

Applications for Registration as Professional Engineers (PE) Based on Examination (1) Applicants for registration as a professional engineer must submit documentation, compliant with OAR 820-0100215, to include: (a) Application for Registration by Examination; (b) Experience Details form including active practice in engineering; (c) Five references that meet the requirements of the OAR 820-010-0255, three of whom hold registration in a NCEES jurisdiction; (A) Qualifying experience accrued by the applicant must be accompanied by a reference that supervised the work product as meeting the definition of engineering as defined in the OAR 820-010-0010. (B) References must be submitted on the Board approved Reference Details form. (C) The Board may, for good cause upon written application, reduce the number of references required. (d) Official transcripts or evaluation of degree credentials for those degrees not from an ABET accredited program. (e) Official verification of successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering examination. (2) Before receiving a certificate of registration to practice professional engineering in Oregon, each applicant must pass a take at home examination on the laws and rules in Oregon.

(3) Application must be accompanied by the $210.00 fee. (4) Application for readmission must be accompanied by the $90.00 fee.