Colorado Code § 12-120-213

Qualifications for professional engineer
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(1) Repealed.
(2) (a) An applicant may qualify for licensing as a professional engineer by graduation,
experience, and examination if the applicant passes the appropriate examination as adopted by
the board in accordance with section 12-120-104 (2)(b).
(b) In order to be admitted to the examination pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this
section, the applicant must:
(I) (A) Have graduated from a board-approved engineering curriculum of four or more
years; and
(B) Have eight years of progressive engineering experience, of which educational study
may be a part; and
(C) Have been enrolled as an engineer-intern in this state; or
(II) (A) Have graduated from a board-approved engineering technology curriculum of
four or more years; and
(B) Have ten years of progressive engineering experience, of which educational study
may be a part; and
(C) Have been enrolled as an engineer-intern in this state; or
(III) (A) Have graduated from an engineering curriculum of four or more years not
approved by the board or from a related science curriculum of four or more years; and
(B) Have ten years of progressive engineering experience, of which educational study
may be a part; and
(C) Have been enrolled as an engineer-intern in this state; or
(IV) (A) Have graduated from an engineering curriculum of four or more years or from a
related science curriculum of four or more years; and
(B) Have twenty years of progressive engineering experience, of which educational
study may be a part.
(c) Upon passing the examination and the submission of evidence of experience
satisfactory to the board, the applicant shall be licensed as a professional engineer if the
applicant is otherwise qualified pursuant to section 12-120-212.
(3) (a) An applicant may qualify for licensing as a professional engineer by experience
and examination if the applicant passes the appropriate examination as adopted by the board in
accordance with section 12-120-104 (2)(b).
(b) In order to be admitted to the examination pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this
section, the applicant must:
(I) Have twelve years of progressive engineering experience, of which educational study
may be a part; and
(II) Have been enrolled as an engineer-intern in this state.
(c) Upon passing the examination and the submission of evidence of experience
satisfactory to the board, the applicant shall be licensed as a professional engineer if the
applicant is otherwise qualified pursuant to section 12-120-212.
(4) (a) A professional engineer who has been duly licensed to practice engineering in
this state and who is over sixty-five years of age, upon application, may be classified as a retired
professional engineer. Individuals who are so classified shall lose their licensure, shall not
practice engineering, and shall pay a fee to retain retired professional engineer status.
(b) (I) A retired professional engineer shall be reinstated to the status of a professional
engineer upon payment of the renewal fee. No other fee shall be assessed against the retired
professional engineer as a penalty.
(II) For any professional engineer who has been retired for two or more years, the board
may require reexamination unless the board is satisfied of the retired professional engineer's
continued competence.

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