Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-300-5 - Examinations and interviews

(a) The semi-annual examinations ordinarily will be held in the spring and fall or at such other time as the board shall decide, at such time and place as the board shall announce thirty days in advance. Additional examinations may be held at the discretion of the board. The land surveyor examination will be held in the spring and fall.

(b) Applications filed under Classes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 14A shall be submitted not later than December first for the spring exam or July first for the fall exam to permit routine processing of the application and its consideration by the board prior to the examinations.

(c) Applications filed under Class 12 shall be submitted not later than February 15 for the spring examination or by September 15 for the fall examination to permit routine processing of the application and its consideration by the board prior to the examinations.

(d) Examinations will be written. In certain examinations designated by the board, applicants may use books or references material which shall be subject to inspection by the examiner.

(e) A candidate failing an examination will, upon receipt of the appropriate fee, be listed for reexamination at the regularly scheduled examination held within thirteen months of the original exam. Any candidate who fails the second consecutive examination will be required to wait a period of one year following notification of failure before reapplying, and at that time shall submit a new application with the appropriate fee. A candidate who fails an examination may not review his examination booklet or the associated answer sheets. Rescoring of the examination or any individual problem is not permitted, however, a retabulation of the numerical score will be permitted.

(f) An applicant for licensure as a professional engineer who is required to take both parts of the written examination and who passes one of the two parts and fails the other part shall be credited with the part passed (Part I-Fundamentals of Engineering or Part II-Principles and Practice of Engineering toward meeting the complete examination requirements for licensure. Such credit toward meeting the full examination requirement shall remain valid on Part I for ten years and on Part II for six years from the date of the examination on which such part was passed. Any applicant for licensure as a professional engineer who is permitted to take only one part of the two-part examination at any set examination shall be charged in the fee schedule for the full two-part examination.

(g) An applicant for licensure as a land surveyor who is required to take all parts of the written examination and who passes one of the parts and fails the other parts shall be credited with the part passed (Part I-Fundamentals of Land Surveying, or Part IIA-Principles and Practice of Land Surveying, Part IIB-Colonial Law and Part IIC-Connecticut Law) toward meeting the complete examination requirements for licensure. Such credit toward meeting the full examination requirements shall remain valid on Part I for ten years and one Part IIA, IIB or IIC for six years from the date of the examination on which such part was passed. Any applicant for licensure as a land surveyor who is permitted to take only one part of the examination at any set examination shall be charged in the fee schedule for the full examination.

(h) Examinations may be postponed in exceptional cases for good reason upon request from the candidate, until the next regularly scheduled examination after the period for which the candidate was originally scheduled. The board assumes that all applicants are planning to appear at the next scheduled examination if required. Ordinarily, not more than one postponement shall be permitted.

(i) The board may at its discretion request any applicant to appear personally and give opportunity for discussion and consideration of his or her application.

(j) All fees for reexamination shall be due and payable upon commitment by the applicant to take the next examination.

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Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-300-5

Effective February 23, 1990