Application Processing

The Board of Examiners is composed of practicing Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Public Members, and meets infrequently for the purpose of reviewing applications for licensure. It is therefore very important to the applicant that the application which is submitted be correct initially, with all supporting documents, and prepared as prescribed. The application file is not submitted to the Board for review until it is complete.

The Board staff has the task of reviewing and verifying items contained within the application, including the educational transcripts, progressive experience record, previous licensure and completed examinations, and the required recommendation forms submitted on an applicant. The application file is not placed on the Board agenda for review until all fees are paid and the file is complete, to include verifications from other states, where applicable, and such verifications of education, experience, and references as are considered necessary.

Applicants seeking licensure by comity, or requesting approval of written examinations in another state, should allow time for verification of their licensure in their home state, and/or verification of examination results in the state(s) in which written examinations were administered. The Board staff will routinely request verification of licensure and examination data from the states listed on the application form. This process normally requires a minimum of two to four weeks, and could require longer if the states queried do not respond promptly. Written verifications must be procured prior to the completion of the application file.

The Board reviews applications for those applicants requiring written examinations at the first meeting after Board established deadlines for submission of completed applications. (Deadline for the spring examinations is January 2, and deadline for the fall examinations is August 1.) In order for the Board to consider an application, the file must be complete by the deadline date.

Comity applications, which meet all North Carolina requirements, including the required written examinations, are reviewed at the next Board meeting after the application file is received and completed in the Board office.

When the application file is complete, the file is placed on the Board agenda at the appropriate Board meeting for review. The file is individually reviewed by the Board in session, at which time the Board determines the merits of the applicant's qualifications set forth in the application. A determination will be made as to whether the applicant meets the requirements of the statute, and whether the applicant is eligible for the appropriate examination or for comity licensure. After the Board meeting, each applicant reviewed by the Board will receive communication from the Board indicating notice of licensure, seating notice for the appropriate examination, or an explanatory statement of the decision of the Board.

The Board staff is unable to provide continuous written information on the status of each application to the applicant, however, the Board staff will respond to inquiries and calls on the status of the application. Once the application file is complete, the applicant will be notified by postcard that the file is complete and ready for presentation to the Board. Until such time as the applicant receives this postcard notice, it should be assumed that the application is not complete.

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