(a)
The applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall comply with all of the following:
(1)
Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of registration under Section 480.
(2)
Successfully pass the first division of the examination. The applicant shall be eligible to sit for the first division of the examination after satisfactory completion of three years or more of postsecondary engineering education, three years or more of engineering experience, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in engineering totaling three years.
The board need not verify the applicant’s eligibility other than to require the applicant to sign a statement of eligibility on the application form.
(b)
The applicant for registration as a professional engineer shall comply with all of the following:
(1)
Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of registration under Section 480.
(2)
Furnish evidence of six years or more of qualifying experience in engineering work satisfactory to the board evidencing that the applicant is competent to practice the character of engineering in the branch for which he or she is applying for registration, and successfully pass the second division of the examination.
(3)
The applicant for the second division of
the examination shall successfully pass the first division examination or shall be exempt therefrom.