The Civil Engineering Professional Licensure Examination Republic Act No. 544 As Amen!e! b" R.A. #5$%& An Act to Regulate the Practice of Civil Engineering in the Philippines ART'CLE ' Section 1. Title of Act.” This Act shall be known as the “Civil Engineering Law.” Section 2. Definition of Terms.” b! The term “civil engineer” as "se# in this act shall mean a $erson #"l% registere# with the &oar# for Civil Engineers in the manner as hereinafter $rovi#e#.
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E(A-'NAT',N AN) RE1'*TRAT',N Requirement.” All a$$licants for for *ection $ . Examination Requirement.” All registration for the $ractice of civil engineering shall be re*"ire# to $ass a technical e+amination as hereinafter $rovi#e#. *ection 2. Holding of Examination.” Examination.” E+amination of can#i#ates #esiring to $ractice civil engineering in the ,hili$$ines shall be given in the Cit% of (anila of each %ear- $rovi#e# that s"ch #a%s #o not fall on official holi#a%s- otherwise the e+aminations shall be hel# on the #a%s ne+t following. Examination .” A$$licants for certificate *ection #3 . Subjects of Examination.” of registration as civil engineer shall be e+amine#- in the #iscretion of the &oar#- on the following s"bects' mathematicsmathematicsincl"#ing algebra- $lane an# s$herical trigonometr%- anal%tics#escri$tive an# soli# geometr%- #ifferential an# integral calc"l"s- an# rational an# a$$lie# mechanics/ h%#ra"lics/ s"rve%ing- incl"#ing highwa% an# railroa# s"rve%ing/ $laneto$ogra$hic an# h%#rogra$hic s"rve%ing- an# a#vance s"rve%ing/ #esign an# constr"ction of highwa%s an# railroa#smasonr% str"ct"res- woo#en an# reinforce# concrete b"il#ingsbri#ges- towers- walls- fo"n#ations- $iers- $orts- wharvesa*"e#"cts- sanitar% engineering works- water s"$$l% s%stems#ikes- #ams an# irrigation an# #rainage canals.
The Civil Engineering Licensure Examination *"llabi Section 0 of the Civil Engineering Law e$"blic Act 00! $rovi#es among other things the $ower to the &oar# of E+aminees for Civil Engineers to #ischarge s"ch other $owers an# #"ties as ma% affect the ethical an# technological stan#ar#s of the Civil Engineering $rofession in the ,hili$$ines. Section 13 en"merates the s"bects in which the a$$licants for certificates of registration shall be e+amine# at the #iscretion of the &oar#/ 456 T7EE85E- the &oar# of Civil EngineeringES5L9ED- as it hereb% ES5L9ES- that the licens"re e+aminations for Civil Engineering shall be in accor# with the following g"i#elines'
'. Preparation of Examination uestions an! Problems. The following shall be taken into consi#eration in the $re$aration of *"estions an# $roblems' a. The areas covere# covere# b% the e+aminatio e+amination n shall shall be those those incl"#e# in the to$ics en"merate# in the s%llab"s for the $artic"lar s"bect. The e+amination *"estions in each s"bect shall be com$rehensive an# well balance# in sco$e.
b. :"estions an# answers sho"l# relate to matters which are of general a$$licabilit% in the civil engineering $ractice in the ,hili$$ines. c. :"estions an# answers shall be frame# in a clear an# concise manner taking into consi#eration the #egree or level of $roficienc% for each to$ic. )nstr"ctions or re*"irements sho"l# be clearl% state#. #. The assigne# weight an# estimate# time for each s"bect shall be in#icate#. 6henever a$$licable- references shall be ma#e to statements iss"e# b%' a. The &oar# of Civil Engineering b. The 4ational &"il#ing Co#e of the ,hili$$ines ,hili$$ines c. The 4ational Str"ct"ral Co#e of the ,hili$$ines #. The 4ational Stan#ar#s 5ffice e. The 4ational 6ater eso"rces Co"ncil f. The ,hili$$ine )nstit"te of Civil Engineers g. The Association Association of Str"ct"ral Engineers of the ,hili$$ines. )n areas not covere# b % ,hili$$ine so"rces- references ma% also be ma#e to the official $rono"ncement of a"thoritative stan#ar# setting agencies in the ;nite# States AC)- ASCE AS7T5- 4SC4SC- an# ;&C!- )nternational )nternational &"il#ing 5fficials 5fficials )&5!)&5!an# the )nternational 8e#eration of Engineers 8)D)C! $rovi#e# these $rono"ncements are relevant to ,hili$$ine con#itions. e. Electronic an# scientific calc"lators are allowe#. 7owever$rogrammable calc"lators an# $ocket $ersonal com$"ters are not allowe# an# will be confiscate# if bro"ght to the e+amination room.
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The S%llabi can be change# from time to time onl% with the intro#"ction of the new metho#s an# technolog% in civil engineering b"t not more than once ever% three %ears.
*ection #% . Qualifications for Examination.” Examination .” An% $erson a$$l%ing for a#mission to the civil engineering e+amination as herein $rovi#e# shall- $rior to the #ate of the e+aminationestablish to the satisfaction of the &oar# that he has the following *"alifications' a. &e at at least least twent% twent%=one =one %ears %ears of age/ age/ b. &e a citiovernment or the State wherein it is establishe#.
PR,1RA- ,6 C'8'L EN1'NEER'N1 L'CEN*RE E(A-'NAT',N* Civil Engineering &oar# E+aminations is hel# ever% (a% an# 4ovember
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-AT7E-AT'C*9 *R8E0'N1 AN) TRAN*P,RTAT',N EN1'NEER'N1 : ;5< Algebra- ,lane S$herical Trigonometr%- Anal%ticsDescri$tive an# Soli# >eometr%- Differential )ntegral Calc"l"s- Engineering Econom%- ,lane- To$ogra$hic 7%#rogra$hic S"rve%ing- A#vance# S"rve%ing- C"rves an# Earthworks- 7ighwa% an# ailroa# S"rve%ing- Traffic Engineering- Trans$ortation Engineering- Design Constr"ction of 7ighwa%s ailroa#s- ,iers- ,orts- an# 6harves 2'33 ,.(. '33 ,.(.
70)RAL'C* AN) 1E,TEC7N'CAL EN1'NEER'N1 : ;3< 8l"i# (echanics- 7%#ra"lics- 6ater S"$$l% S%stems7%#rolog%- Sewerage an# Sanitar% Engineering 6orks A*"e#"cts- Dikes- Dams- )rrigation an# Drainage- 6ater eso"rces Engineering- Soil (echanics- 8o"n#ation Engineering
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Examination )a" Preparations >hat to +ring on Examination )a"
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*TRCTRAL EN1'NEER'N1 AN) C,N*TRCT',N : ;5< ational an# A$$lie# (echanics- Strength of (aterials- Theor% of Str"ct"res- Design of Steel- Timber- an# einforce# Concrete Str"ct"res- 4SC, S$ecifications- ,ert=C,(- ,D 10- Estimates- Engineering Econom%- Constr"ction (etho#s
E(A-'NAT',N RAT'N1= To be *"alifie# as having $asse# the licens"re e+aminations for Civil Engineers- a can#i#ate m"st obtain a general average of @3F with no gra#es lower than 3F in an% given s"bect.
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>hat to >ear on Examination )a" (ALE = school "niformHwhite $olo shirt or T=shirt t"cke#=in! 8E(ALE school "niformHwhite blo"se or T=shirt 8or (arine Deck an# Engineer 5fficers $rescribe# (erchant (arine "niform with a$$ro$riate sho"l#er boar#
