(a) An individual may apply to the Board or the Board’s designee to take the Fundamentals of Engineering examination before the individual completes the requirements set forth in § 14-305(b) and (c) of this subtitle.
(b) If an individual passes the Fundamentals of Engineering examination and elects to obtain from the Board, on payment of a certification fee set by the Board, a certificate that states that the individual is an engineer-in-training, the Board shall:
(1) keep a record that the individual passed the examination; and
(2) issue to the individual a certificate that states that the individual is an engineer-in-training because the individual has passed the examination and that sets forth:
(i) the full name of the individual;
(ii) a certificate number assigned by the Board to the individual; and
(iii) the signature of an authorized official of the Board, under seal of the Board.