Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-475.12a

A. Certification or Enrollment as an Engineer Intern. The

following shall be considered as minimum evidence that the applicant

is qualified for certification as an engineer intern:

1. Satisfying the education requirements as outlined in this

section; and

2. Passing the National Council of Examiners for Engineering

and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination.

B. Licensure as a Professional Engineer. To be eligible for

licensure as a professional engineer, an individual shall meet all

of the following requirements:

1. Satisfy the education and experience criteria set forth in

this section;

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2. Pass the applicable examinations set forth in this section;

and

3. Submit references acceptable to the Board as described in

Board rules.

C. Initial Licensure as a Professional Engineer. An applicant

who presents evidence of meeting the applicable education,

examination and experience requirements pursuant to this subsection

shall be eligible for licensure as a professional engineer.

1. Education Requirements. An individual seeking licensure as

a professional engineer shall possess one or more of the following

education qualifications:

a. a degree in engineering from an EAC/ABET-accredited

bachelor's program, or the equivalent,

b. a degree in a Board-approved related science

bachelor's program,

c. a degree in engineering from an EAC/ABET- or

ETAC/ABET-accredited master's program from an

institution that offers an EAC/ABET- or ETAC/ABET-

accredited bachelor's program in the same or similar

discipline of engineering,

d. a degree in engineering from a non-EAC/ABET- or

ETAC/ABET-accredited bachelor's, master's, or

doctorate program. This individual's education shall

be evaluated by the NCEES Credentials Evaluation

service or other Board-approved evaluation service

based upon the criteria set forth in the NCEES

Engineering Education Standard,

e. a master's degree in engineering from an EAC/M-ABET-

accredited program, or

f. an earned doctoral degree in engineering acceptable to

the Board.

2. Examination Requirements. An individual seeking licensure

as a professional engineer shall take and pass the NCEES

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination and the NCEES

Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) examination as follows:

a. the FE examination may be taken at any time according

to NCEES examination policies and procedures, but is

recommended to be taken during the student's senior

year of college,

b. the PE examination may be taken by a graduate of an

approved degree program pursuant to this section, or

c. the Board may waive the FE examination requirement for

the issuance of a license if the applicant possesses,

at a minimum, fifteen (15) years of progressive

experience on engineering projects which indicate to

the Board the applicant may be competent to practice

engineering. The Board shall evaluate all elements of

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the application, according to Board rules, to assess

waiver requests.

3. Experience Requirements. An individual seeking licensure as

a professional engineer shall present evidence of a specific record

of engineering experience following the conferment of the qualifying

degree as described in paragraph 1 of this subsection. This

experience should be progressive and of a grade and character that

indicate to the Board that the applicant may be competent to

practice engineering. The following educational criteria may apply

as a substitute to the length of experience set forth in this

section:

a. an individual who qualifies pursuant to subparagraph a

of paragraph 1 of this subsection: four (4) years of

experience after the bachelor's degree is conferred,

b. an individual who qualifies pursuant to subparagraph b

of paragraph 1 of this subsection: six (6) years of
ng. The following educational criteria may apply

as a substitute to the length of experience set forth in this

section:

a. an individual who qualifies pursuant to subparagraph a

of paragraph 1 of this subsection: four (4) years of

experience after the bachelor's degree is conferred,

b. an individual who qualifies pursuant to subparagraph b

of paragraph 1 of this subsection: six (6) years of

experience after the bachelor's degree is conferred,

c. an individual who qualifies pursuant to subparagraph c

or e of paragraph 1 of this subsection: three (3)

years of experience after the master's degree is

conferred, or

d. an individual who qualifies pursuant to subparagraph f

of paragraph 1 of this subsection: two (2) years of

experience after the doctoral degree is conferred.

A graduate degree that is used to satisfy education requirements

cannot be applied for experience credit toward licensure. To be

eligible for experience credit, graduate degrees shall be relevant

to the applicant's area of professional practice. Experience credit

for a graduate degree cannot be earned concurrently with work

experience credit.

4. Partial experience credit may be awarded for experience

earned prior to conferment of the qualifying degree, at the

discretion of the Board, as described in Board rules. In no case

shall the experience credit exceed one-half (1/2) of that required

for approved qualifying experience. The experience credit shall not

be claimed if the applicant is also claiming the experience time as

experience credit for a cooperative education program.

5. EAC/ABET-accredited engineering cooperative education

programs may be considered as experience credit earned prior to the

qualifying degree if the program meets the experience requirement

pursuant to this subsection. Otherwise, a maximum of six (6) months

experience may be claimed. Experience credit for a cooperative

education program shall not be claimed if the applicant also claims

the experience time as experience credit earned prior to the degree.

D. Comity Licensure for a Professional Engineer. The following

shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the Board

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that the applicant is qualified for licensure by comity as a

professional engineer:

1. An individual holding a license to engage in the practice of

engineering issued by a proper authority of any state, jurisdiction,

or foreign country, based on requirements that do not conflict with

the provisions of this act, and possessing credentials that are, in

the judgment of the Board, of a standard not lower than that

specified in the applicable licensure act in effect in Oklahoma at

the time such license was issued may, upon application, be licensed

without further examination except as required to examine the

applicant's knowledge of statutes, rules, and other requirements

unique to this state. If the requirements that were met were of a

standard lower than that specified in the applicable licensure act

in effect in this state at the time such license was issued but, in

the judgment of the Board, the standard was a reasonable standard at

the time the original license was issued, the individual may, upon

application, be considered by the Board according to the provisions

in the Board rules; or

2. An individual holding an active NCEES Record whose

qualifications, as evidenced by the NCEES Record, meet the

requirements of this act may, upon application, be licensed without

further examination except as required to examine the applicant's

knowledge of statutes, rules, and other requirements unique to

Oklahoma.