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Engineering

The minimum academic qualification requirement for professional registration may be met in either of three routes: by graduation from a CEAB accredited engineering program; by graduation from programs recognized under CEAB/CCPE Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA’s) and/or the Washington Accord; or, by the successful completion of an examination program.

CEAB Accredited Engineering Programs

A graduate of a Canadian engineering program that has been accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) is considered to have met the academic qualification requirement.

CEAB/CCPE Mutual Recognition Agreements

A graduate of a foreign engineering program that is covered by a CEAB/CCPE Mutual Recognition Agreement is considered to have met the academic qualification requirement, subject to the specific details of that agreement.

The signatories recommend/agree that graduates of programs accredited by one of the bodies be granted the same recognition rights and privileges as granted to graduates of programs accredited by the other body.

The Washington Accord is an agreement among several organizations which recognizes the substantial equivalence of each other’s accreditation systems for engineering programs. The original agreement contained the phrase "subject to satisfactory verification" and was signed by six parties — the relevant bodies of:

• Australia Represented by Engineers Australia (1989)
• Canada Represented by Engineers Canada (1989)
• Chinese Taipei Represented by Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (2007)
• Hong Kong China Represented by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (1995)
• Ireland Represented by Engineers Ireland (1989)
• Japan Represented by Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (2005)  
• Korea Represented by Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (2007)
• New Zealand Represented by Institution of Professional Engineers NZ (1989)
• Singapore Represented by Institution of Engineers Singapore (2006)
• South Africa Represented by Engineering Council of South Africa (1999)
• United Kingdom Represented by Engineering Council UK (1989)
• United States Represented by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (1989)

Academic Qualification by Examination

For an applicant who has not completed an accredited or recognized engineering program, the Board, based on an assessment of the applicant's academic credentials, may assign to the applicant either confirmatory examinations or an examination program.

Geoscience

These are outlines of minimum knowledge required for the practice of professional geoscience. Since there is not an accreditation process for Geoscience educational programs in Canada, the following guideline was developed by the Canadian Geoscience Standards Board (CGSB) and is used as a general guideline by the PEGNL Board of Examiners for evaluating academic requirements for Professional Geoscience applicants.

The fundamental unit of each outline is the educational unit (EU). One educational unit in a knowledge subject is defined as formal instruction equivalent to a one-term (one semester) course in an honors B.Sc. degree program at a Canadian university. For example, one EU could consist of approximately three hours of lecture or equivalent per week, with or without a lab, for 13 weeks. An EU can be considered as the equivalent of one three-credit hour course in a 120 credit-hour, four-year degree program. The EU, as used here, does not address the manner in which material in each subject area is presented in university programs. Its purpose is to provide a qualitative statement about the knowledge expected, when both knowledge and experience qualifications are evaluated for professional registration purposes.

Each outline specifies 9 EUs of fundamental science and 20 EUs of geoscience and additional science. The outlines assume that all professional geoscientists possess introductory geoscience knowledge, such as physical geology, earth-system science, or general geoscience. Other subject areas identified below (e.g., mathematics, physics, mineralogy, structural geology, etc.) represent additional knowledge which the CGSB considers relevant.

Outlines

Section I is required by all Professional Geoscientists

• Section I Fundamental science (9 EUs required)
  • A Specified science (6 EUs required)
    • Mathematics (1 EU minimum)
    • Physics (1 EU minimum)
    • Chemistry (1 EU minimum)
    • Mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology (3 EU minimum with 2 EU maximum in biology)
  • B Additional science (3 EUs required)
    • Mathematics
    • Chemistry
    • Physics
    • Biology
    • Statistics
    • Computer science

Section II applies to professional practice in Geology.

• Section II Geology (20 EUs required in addition to Section I)
  • A Field practice or field techniques (1 EU required)
    • Knowledge from field-based instruction, not lectures
  • B Fundamental subjects (5 EUs required with 1 EU maximum per subject)
    • Mineralogy
    • Stratigraphy or sedimentology
    • Structural geology
    • Petrology
    • Geochemistry
    • Geophysics
  • C Additional subjects (14 EUs required with 12 EU minimum from geoscience)
    • Fourteen additional EUs are required which can be all in geoscience, but not fewer than twelve EUs in geoscience and not more than two EUs in science other than
      geoscience.

Section III applies to professional practice in Environmental Geoscience. 

• Section III Environmental Geoscience (20 EUs required in addition to Section I)
  • A Field practice or field techniques (1 EU required)
    • Knowledge from field-based instruction, not lectures
  • B Fundamental subjects (5 EUs required with 1 EU maximum per subject)
    • Mineralogy
    • Stratigraphy or sedimentology
    • Geomorphology
    • Quaternary geology
    • Hydrology or hydrogeology
    • Geochemistry
  • C Additional subjects (14 EUs required, of which at least 12 must be in Geoscience)
    • Fourteen additional EUs required which can be all in geoscience, but not fewer than twelve EUs in geoscience and not more than two EUs in science other than geoscience.

Section IV applies to professional practice in Geophysicss.

• Section IV Geophysics (20 EUs required in addition to Section I)
  • A Field practice or field techniques (1 EU required)
    • Knowledge from field-based instruction, not lectures
  • B Fundamental subjects (4 EUs required with 1 EU maximum per subject)
    • Mineralogy
    • Stratigraphy or sedimentology
    • Geomorphology or quaternary geology
    • Structural geology
    • Geochemistry
    • Petrology
  • C Geophysical subjects (6 EUs required)
    • Data processing or inversion (1 EU required)
    • Other subjects (5 EUs required with 1 EU maximum per subject)
      • Gravity
      • Magnetics
      • Seismology
      • Electrical
      • Electromagnetics
      • Radiometrics
      • Exploration geophysics
      • Environmental geophysics
      • Geophysical hazard assessment
    • D Additional subjects (9 EUs required)
      • Nine additional EUs required, with at least seven EUs in Geoscience, Physics, Mathematics, or Computer Science, and not more than two EUs in other science.

Geoscience Knowledge and Experience Requirements for Professional Registration in Canada - Revised May 2008 (A two-year transition period, until June 2010, will apply before the new document comes into effect.)

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