Section 17Sec./Art. 17

Scope of Examination. - The licensure examination for agricultural and biosystems engineers shall cover the required competencies for the eptry level of the practice of agricultural and biosystems engineering and shall include the following subjects:

(a) Agricultural and Biosystems Power, Energy and Machinery Engineering which include agricultural power and bio-energy, machine design and analysis, machinery management and mechanization of agricultural and bioproduction systems;

(b) Land and Water Resources Engineering which include agrometeorology, irrigation and drainage engineering, soil and water conservation, and aquaculture engineering;

(c) Agricultural and Biosystems Structures and Environment Engineering which include agricultural structures engineering, forest engineering, design and management of agricultural and biosystem structures, and bio-environmental design;

(d) Agricultural and Bioprocess Engineering which include refrigeration and cold storage, agri-industrial and biosystems application of electrical energy and electronics, agricultural products process engineering, and food and bio-based products process engineering;

(e) Project Management, Feasibility Study Preparation/Evaluation, Research, Development and Extension on Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering;

(f) Fundamentals of Agricultural, Fishery, Ecological and Environmental Sciences;

(g) Mathematics and Basic Engineering Principles;

(h) Laws, Professional Standards and Ethics; and

(i) Other subjects within the areas of competencies required for the practice of agricultural and biosystems engineering profession pursuant to Section 5 of this Act.

The said subjects and their syllabi may be periodically amended by the Board so as to conform with the latest technological changes brought about by continuing trends in the profession.