61-9.003. Examinations

(1) The examination for licensure of foreign-trained exiled professionals shall be a written practical examination which tests the current ability of the applicant to practice the profession in which he seeks licensure. The examination shall not test the academic and preprofessional fundamental knowledge of the applicant.

(2) The examination for licensure pursuant to Section 455.218(1), F.S., shall be the examination named or described as follows:

(a) Accountancy. The examination for applicants to be licensed to practice accountancy shall be the examination prepared by the Board of Examiners of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or an examination equivalent to it, which shall include the following subjects:

1. Auditing

2. Accounting Practice

(b) Architecture. The examination to be licensed to practice Architecture shall be the National Council of Architectural Registration Board professional examination, or an examination equivalent to it, which shall include the following subjects:

1. Part I – Environmental Analysis

2. Part II – Architectural Programming

3. Part III – Design and Technology

4. Part IV – Construction

(c) Engineering. The examination for applicants to be licensed to practice Engineering shall be Part II of the Professional Engineer Examination described as Principles and Practice as prepared by the National Council of Engineering Examiners, or an examination equivalent to it. The examination will test the applicant's ability to apply acceptable engineering practice to problems which are representative of the applicant's discipline. The selection of disciplines will be made by the applicant at the time of application for examination. Applicants will be required to solve seven to ten problems drawn from a test pattern generally set forth as follows:

1. Chemical – Thermodynamics, Process Design, Mass Transfer, Heat Transfer, Chemical Kinetics, Fluids and Economics.

2. Civil – Highway Structural, Sanitary, Planning, Fluids, Soils, Economics, Water Control and Resources.

3. Electrical – Power and Systems, Machines, Electronics, Communications, Circuits, Controls, Economics, Instrumentation, Digital Circuit and Computers.

4. Mechanical – Thermodynamics, Machine Design, Power and Systems, Heat Transfer, HVAC/R, Fluids and Compressible Flow and Economics.

5. Industrial – Methods Design and Work Management, Production, Inventory and Distribution Systems, Facilities, Planning and Design, Economics, Operations Research, Quality Control and Industrial Statistics.

6. Agricultural – Irrigation and Drainage, Soil and Water Conservation Power, Controls and Systems, Machine Design, Structures, Environmental Systems, Crop Handling and Processing, Food Engineering and Economics.

7. Nuclear – Thermal-Hydraulics, Kinetics and Reactor Safety, Reactor Engineering, Nuclear Fuel Cycle Analysis, Health-Physics and Instrumentation, Neutronics, Economics, Ex-Reactor Criticality and Shielding.

8. Sanitary – Treatment Facility Design, Fluid Flow Hydraulics, Planning Analysis, System Design, Chemical-Bio Problems, Materials Selections and Economics.

9. Structural – Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete, Structural Steel and Light Metal, Wood, Masonry, Lateral Forces and Economics.

10. Aeronautical/Aerospace – Structures, Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics, Propulsion and Economics.

11. Mining/Mineral – Exploration and Geology, Mine Planning, Mine Operations, Ground Control, Mineral Processing, Environmental and Governmental Regulations and Economics.

12. Metallurgical Engineering – Fabrication and Processing, Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Corrosion, Selection of Materials, Thermal Treatments and Solid State Processing,  Structure/Property Relationships, Failure Analysis, Mineral Processing, Extractive Metallurgy, and Engineering Economics.

13. Petroleum Engineering – Production and Drilling Operations, Reservoir and Logging, Secondary Recovery and Evaluation and Engineering Economics.

14. Ceramic Engineering – Phase Relations and Microstructure, Forming, Drying and Firing, Glass, Refractories, Electronics, White Ware, Structural Products, Cements, Nuclear Ceramics, Abrasives, Vitreous Enamels, and Engineering Economics.

15. Manufacturing Engineering – Assembly Casting, Molding and Metallurgical Processing, Engineering Materials, Finishing and Coating, Inspection and Quality Control, Manufacturing Management Council, Manufacturing/Numerical Control Systems, Material Forming, Material Removal, Tool Engineering and Engineering Economics.

16. Fire Protection Engineering – Hydraulics, Suppression Systems, Fire Behavior, Fire Communications, Hazards.

(d) Veterinary Medicine. The examination for applicants to be licensed to practice veterinary medicine shall consist of two parts as follows:

1. Part one – the Clinical Competency Test as provided the National Board Examination Committee of the American Veterinary Medical Association, or an examination equivalent to it, and shall contain patient management problems in the following areas:

a. Small Animals (includes canine and feline)

b. Food Animals (includes bovine, porcine and ovine/caprine or poultry)

c. Equine

d. Other (includes problems relating to non-traditional species such as laboratory animals in which the animal species is a secondary importance)

2. Part two – this part concerns law related to the practice of veterinary medicine. The context of this part shall included the following subjects: The Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, Chapter 474, F.S.; Chapter 455, F.S.; relating to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; Title 61G18, F.A.C., the rules promulgated by the Board of Veterinary Medicine; Chapters 465, 499, 585 and 893, F.S.; and the most recent revision of the “Physicians Manual,” an informational outline of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, published by the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice.

(3) Translation of Examinations. Whether a translated examination will be provided will be determined by the Department by the availability of a translated examination and the applicant's ability to bear the cost of translation before a translation is prepared.

(4) An applicant may sit for the examination the number of times and under such conditions as provided in the practice act under which the applicant is seeking licensure.

(5) The passing scores for the examinations administered pursuant to Section 455.218(2), F.S., shall be as follows:

(a) Accountancy. The passing score for the Accountancy examination shall be at least 75 for each subject. Percentage numbers shall be rounded off to whole numbers. Any percentage which is point five (.5) or above shall be rounded up to the next whole number. Percentages of less than point five (.5) shall be dropped.

(b) Architecture. The passing score for the Architecture examination shall be in accordance with Rule 61G1-14.007(3), F.A.C., Board of Architecture.

(c) Engineers. The passing score for the Engineering examination shall be in accordance with subsection 61G15-21.004(2), F.A.C., Board of Engineers.

(d) Veterinary Medicine. The passing score for Part one of the Veterinary Medicine examination shall be in accordance with Rule 61G18-11.002(6), Florida Administrative Code, Board of Veterinary Medicine. The passing score of Part two of the Veterinary Medicine examination shall be in accordance with subsection 61G18-11.002(7), F.A.C., Board of Veterinary Medicine.

Rulemaking Authority 455.203(5), 455.218(1) FS. Law Implemented 455.218(1), (2), (3) FS. History–New 2-5-87, Amended 3-24-88, 3-30-89, 6-14-89, 1-28-92, 6-3-93, Formerly 21-15.003, Amended 3-15-94, 5-25-17.