§ 14-310. Examinations -- Early administration of fundamentals examination

   (a) In general. -- Subject to this section, an individual may apply to the Board to take the examination in the fundamentals of engineering given by the Board under this subtitle, before the individual completes the requirements set forth in § 14-305(b) and (c) of this subtitle.

(b) Qualifications. -- To take the fundamentals of engineering examination early:

   (1) the applicant shall be in the process of completing a curriculum at a college or university, as required under § 14-305(b) or (c) of this subtitle, and the college or university shall provide to the Board evidence that the college or university expects the applicant to complete the curriculum within 6 months after the next scheduled administration of the fundamentals of engineering examination; or

   (2) the applicant shall have been graduated from a college or university on completion of a curriculum, as required under § 14-305(b) or (c) of this subtitle.

(c) Application. --

   (1) An applicant for early examination shall:

      (i) submit to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides; and

      (ii) pay to the Board or the Board's designee:

         1. a nonrefundable application fee set by the Board; and

         2. an examination fee set by the Board in an amount not to exceed the cost of the examination.

   (2) The procedures and requirements for the application shall be the same as provided under § 14-306 of this subtitle for applications for licenses.

(d) Right to examination. -- An applicant who meets the requirements of this section is entitled to take the fundamentals of engineering examination.

(e) Passage of examination. -- If an individual passes a fundamentals of engineering examination under this section and pays the Board a certification fee set by the Board, the Board shall:

   (1) keep a record that the individual passed the examination; and

   (2) issue to the individual a certificate that states that the individual is an engineer-in-training because the individual has passed the examination and that sets forth:

      (i) the full name of the individual;

      (ii) a certificate number assigned by the Board to the individual; and

      (iii) the signatures of the chairman and secretary of the Board, under seal of the Board.

(f) Rights on failure of examination. -- If an individual takes and fails a fundamentals of engineering examination under this section, the individual shall have the same rights regarding notice, review procedures, and reexamination provided to an applicant under § 14-308 and 14-309 of this subtitle.

HISTORY: 1989, ch. 3, § 1; ch. 236, § 1; 1992, ch. 217; 1998, ch. 49; 2003, ch. 227, § 2.