아래에 표시된 굵은 텍스트를 추가하여 명확성을 높여주세요. 표는 본문에서 직접 인용되어야 하며, 이 단락에서 언급된 것 외에도 표의 모든 다른 요구사항이 적용되도록 해야 합니다. 

18VAC10-20-191 공학사(공학실습생) 자격 요건

지원자는 NCEES에 직접 지원하여 공학 기초 시험(FE)을 응시해야하며, 에서 응시 자격 요건을 충족해야 합니다. 또한 표 XX에 명시된 요건을 충족해야 합니다. 이 조항의 ( 1), ( 2), 또는 ( 3 )에 따라 자격을 갖춘 신청자는 FE 시험에 합격하고 해당 위원회가 신청자의 학위를 확인한 후 공학사(EIT) 자격을 부여받습니다. 기타 모든 지원자는 FE 시험에 합격하면 EIT 자격을 취득하게 됩니다. EIT 지정은 무기한으로 유효합니다.

성 중립적 용어를 사용해 주시기 바랍니다... '그 자신'을 '그/그녀 자신'으로 변경해 주시기 바랍니다. 아래 예시와 같이 적용해 주시기

18VAC10-20-730 업무 수행 능력

A. 전문가는 교육 또는 경험, 또는 그 둘 모두를 통해 자격을 갖추고 해당 분야에 대한 면허 또는 인증을 취득한 경우에만 전문적 업무를 수행할 의무가 있습니다. 면허를 소지한 전문가는 인테리어 디자인과 관련된 업무를 수행할 수 있습니다. 단, 해당   전문가가 이  직업 분야에서 인증을 받았다는 사실을 명시적으로 주장하지 않는 한, 해당 전문가는 이 직업 분야에서 인증을 받은 것으로 간주되지 않습니다. 이 직업 분야에서 인증을 받은 전문가는 해당 인증을 받은 기관에 의해 인증을 받은 경우에 한합니다. 전문가는 자신의 전문 분야 외의 교육 또는 경험이 필요한 업무를 수락할 수 있으나, 해당 업무가 전문가의 자격이 있는 프로젝트의 특정 단계에 한정되는 경우에 한합니다. 해당 프로젝트의 기타 모든 단계는 반드시 자격을 갖춘 또는 인증을 받은 협력사, 컨설턴트 또는 직원들의 책임 하에 수행되어야 합니다.

저는 사업체 등록 폐지를 권장합니다. - 18VAC 10-20-327.  개별 전문가의 면허 발급을 통해 사업체 등록이 제공하는 공공 안전의 향상은 없습니다.  많은 디자인 서비스를 제공하는 기업들은 등록이 의무화되어 있지 않습니다: " 사전 설계된" 금속 건축 시스템 공급업체, 목재 및 경량 금속 트러스 공급업체, 사전 제작 콘크리트 제품 공급업체, 유리 섬유 프레임 공급업체 등은 업무 과정에서 공학 서비스를 제공하지만, 사업체로 등록할 필요가 없는 것으로 보입니다.  이러한 사업들은 등록이 의무화되어 있지 않기 때문에, 어떤 사업도 등록하는 것은 의미가 없습니다.

B. Applicants shall not have had a must report notify the board, in writing, of any disciplinary action related to the profession, including any suspended, revoked, or surrendered license, certificate, or registration to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, or interior design that was suspended, revoked, or surrendered in connection with a disciplinary action or have been the subject of a disciplinary action in any jurisdiction in accordance with 18VAC10-20-785.

Suggest modifying language to follow Section 18VAC10-20-785.

Delete: “report”   

Add: “…notify the board, in writing, of any…”

Add: “…in accordance with 18VAC10-20-785.”

Under Item B.7 Teaching, I recommend adding the following:

For teaching experience to be considered qualifying by the board, the applicant shall must have taught in an engineering program approved by the board and shall must have been employed in fulltime at the level of instructor or higher. 

Agree with 8/11/25 comment on 18VAC10-20-730

18VAC10-20-730 Competency for assignments

A. The professional shall must undertake to perform professional assignments only when qualified by education or experience, or both, and licensed or certified in the profession involved. Licensed professionals may perform assignments related to interior design, provided they do not hold themselves out the professional does represent himself  themself as certified in this the profession unless they are so the professional is certified by this the board. The professional may accept an assignment requiring education or experience outside of the field of the professional's competence, but only to the extent that services are restricted to those phases of the project in for which the professional is qualified. All other phases of such project shall must be the responsibility of licensed or certified associates, consultants, or employees.

Suggest modifying language to follow Section 18VAC10-20-730.  "He" has been removed from six (6) locations within the proposed regulations.  I agree with the previous comment to change "himself" to "themself".  Based on the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (online version), the use of "themself" in this situation appears appropriate.

Replace: “himself”   

With: “themself”

Under 18VAC10-20-160 Definitions:

"Related science program" means a four-year program in biology, chemistry, geology, geophysics, mathematics, physics, or other programs approved by the board. Programs must have a minimum of six semester hours of mathematics courses beyond algebra and trigonometry and a minimum of six semester hours of science courses in calculus-based physics in order to be considered a related science program.

I teach at a Virginia community college in the CET courses and they are not all calculus based so why would we require that of a “related science program”? This may preclude some highly qualified potential engineers already working in the field from achieving a PE license just based on the program they completed at the time many years prior.

I am in favor of the proposed changes to the EIT/PE licensure requirements, with one request for clarification:

In 18VAC10-20-160 Definitions, strike “calculus-based” from the definition of “related science program.” The vast majority of the “related science” programs mentioned in the definition require physics courses that are not calculus-based. For the qualification under the “related science program” to be a relevant avenue to PE licensure, the requirement should just be for six semester hours of physics. A lack of calculus-based physics classes should not disqualify someone with a related science program degree (with six semester hours of non-calculus-based physics) who can pass the FE exam and has the number of required years of qualifying engineering experience. Many CET degrees that qualify someone for PE licensure do not require calculus-based physics; it would be inconsistent to require calculus-based physics for one qualifying degree and not for another under the same number of required years of qualifying engineering experience under 18VAC10-20-210. 

Under 18VAC10-20-160 Definitions:

"Related science program" means a four-year program in biology, chemistry, geology, geophysics, mathematics, physics, or other programs approved by the board. Programs must have a minimum of six semester hours of mathematics courses beyond algebra and trigonometry and a minimum of six semester hours of science courses in calculus-based physics in order to be considered a related science program.

As a Virginia licensed Professional Engineer I fully support this change with one revision:

Under 18VAC10-20-160 Definitions:

"Related science program" means a four-year program in biology, chemistry, geology, geophysics, mathematics, physics, or other programs approved by the board. Programs must have a minimum of six semester hours of mathematics courses beyond algebra and trigonometry and a minimum of six semester hours of science courses in calculus-based physics in order to be considered a related science program.

Most of these related science programs do not include calculus based physics, so those classes would have to be taken separate from the "program", and it does not appear the language allows for that.  I do not see where the calculus based physics requirement makes the person more qualified if they can pass both exams and have the required on the job experience, which is far more valuable than a classroom environment as recognized by DPOR in the form of the work experience requirement.