Engineer Licensing Requirements by State
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Montana
Board of Professional Engineers and Professional land Surveyors
Ian Marquand, Executive Officer
Phone: (406) 841-2360
Montana Requirements
Professional Engineer by Exam
Education Requirements:
a baccalaureate degree in engineering or engineering technology in a board-approved
curriculum, passage of the fundamentals of engineering examination, certification as an
engineer intern, a specific record of at least 4 years of progressive experience under the
supervision of a licensed professional engineer, and references as required by the board;
a master's degree in engineering or engineering technology in a board-approved
curriculum, passage of the fundamentals of engineering examination, certification as an
engineer intern, a specific record of at least 4 years of progressive experience under the
supervision of a licensed professional engineer, and references as required by the board;
a baccalaureate degree in an engineering, engineering technology, or other science
curriculum, passage of the fundamentals of engineering examination, certification as an
engineer intern, a specific record of at least 20 years of experience on engineering
projects that indicate to the board that the applicant is competent to practice engineering,
with at least 10 years of that experience under the supervision of a licensed professional
engineer, and references as required by the board;
a doctoral degree in engineering from an institution with an engineering program
approved by the board, passage of the fundamentals of engineering examination,
certification as an engineer intern, a specific record of at least 2 years of progressive
experience on engineering projects of a grade and character that indicate to the board that
the applicant is competent to practice engineering, and references as required by the
board; or
a doctoral degree in engineering from an institution with an engineering program
approved by the board, a specific record of at least 4 years of progressive experience on
engineering projects that indicate to the board that the applicant is competent to practice
engineering, and references as required by the board.
Upon passage of the principles and practices of engineering examination, an applicant must be
granted a license to practice engineering in this state.
Examination Requirements:
the fundamentals of engineering examination;
the principles and practices of engineering examination;
the fundamentals of surveying examination;
the principles and practices of surveying examination; and
the Montana state-specific land surveyor examination.