33-29-402. Requirements for intern certificate.

(a) An applicant for a certificate as an engineer intern shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board showing that the applicant:

(i) Is possessed of a background that does not evidence conduct adverse to the practice of engineering or to the ability to practice as an engineer intern;

(ii) Has graduated from a curriculum approved by the board of at least four (4) years; and

(iii) Has passed an examination in the fundamentals of engineering.

(b) An applicant for a certificate as a land surveyor intern shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board showing that the applicant:

(i) Is possessed of a background that does not evidence conduct adverse to the practice of land surveying or to the ability to practice as a land surveyor intern;

(ii) Has passed an examination in the fundamentals of land surveying;

(iii) Has one (1) of the following educational/experience backgrounds:

(A) Has graduated from a curriculum approved by the board of at least four (4) years that contains at least thirty (30) semester credit hours in surveying approved by the board; or

(B) Has graduated from a curriculum approved by the board of at least two (2) years that contains at least thirty (30) semester credit hours in surveying approved by the board plus two (2) years of combined office and field experience in land surveying, of which one (1) year shall have been in charge of land surveying projects under the supervision of a licensed professional land surveyor.

(c) An engineer intern or land surveyor intern shall not practice as a professional engineer or a professional land surveyor.