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ÞRegistration & Licensure
ÞQualifications
ÜAcademic
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/Engineers Canada 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/Engineers Canada Mutual Recognition Agreements
A graduate of a foreign engineering program that is covered by a
CEAB/Engineers Canada 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, signed in 1989, is an international agreement
among bodies responsible for accrediting engineering degree programs. It
recognizes the substantial equivalency of programs accredited by those
bodies and recommends that graduates of programs accredited by any of
the signatory bodies be recognized by the other bodies as having met the
academic requirements for entry to the practice of engineering.
The signatories include:
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Australia
Represented by Engineers Australia (1989)
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Canada
Represented by Engineers Canada (1989)
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Chinese Taipei
Represented by Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (2007)
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Hong Kong China
Represented by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (1995)
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Ireland
Represented by Engineers Ireland (1989)
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Japan
Represented by Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education
(2005)
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Korea
Represented by Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of
Korea (2007)
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Malaysia
Represented by Board of Engineers Malaysia (2009)
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New Zealand
Represented by Institution of Professional Engineers NZ (1989)
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Singapore
Represented by Institution of Engineers Singapore (2006)
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South Africa
Represented by Engineering Council of South Africa (1999)
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United Kingdom
Represented by Engineering Council UK (1989)
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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 Registration Committee, based on an assessment
of the applicant's academic credentials, may assign to the applicant
either confirmatory examinations or an examination program.
The geoscience knowledge requirement is based on a typical Canadian
university Bachelor of Science or Baccalaureate Degree (B.Sc.) in
Geoscience that in most of Canada is four years long and includes 40
one-semester (13 week) courses or their equivalent. In a typical
Canadian geoscience degree program, 30 courses are in science and the
rest are non-science. Of the 30 courses in science, about 20 are
required in geoscience and 10 are required in other sciences, including
mathematics, physics , and chemistry.
Since there is not an accreditation process for Geoscience 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
Registration Committee 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 semester (13 week) course in a typical Bachelor of
Science or Baccalaureate degree
(B.Sc.) in Geoscience at a Canadian university. For example, one EU
could consist of three hours of
lectures or equivalent per week, with or without a lab component, for 13
weeks. An EU can be considered to be 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 a university program. Its purpose is to provide a
quantitative statement about the amount of geoscience instruction
expected in each required unit of study.
Geoscience Knowledge and Experience Requirements for Professional
Registration in Canada
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