As a Virginia licensed Professional Engineer I fully support this change with one revision:

Under 18VAC10-20-160 Definitions:

"Related science program" means a four-year program in biology, chemistry, geology, geophysics, mathematics, physics, or other programs approved by the board. Programs must have a minimum of six semester hours of mathematics courses beyond algebra and trigonometry and a minimum of six semester hours of science courses in calculus-based physics in order to be considered a related science program.

Most of these related science programs do not include calculus based physics, so those classes would have to be taken separate from the "program", and it does not appear the language allows for that.  I do not see where the calculus based physics requirement makes the person more qualified if they can pass both exams and have the required on the job experience, which is far more valuable than a classroom environment as recognized by DPOR in the form of the work experience requirement.