Myph PE
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So if we have passed the PE exam should we wait until after paying the licensing fee and being assigned a license number before displaying the “PE” credentials?
This.Yes.
How long time shall we wait to get a notification to pay or get a number?You definitely need to wait until after you have your number. Otherwise you would be guilty of misrepresentation. Depending on your states laws and regs there is the potential for fines or even an inability to actually get licensed.
It may not even be a very long wait in your state so don't risk it.
Mods: This question always comes up. Should it be sticky'd for reference in the sub-forum?
It really depends on a state-by-state basis and how your state board does it. This has probably been addressed in past cycles for Texas... Maybe try checking the October 2017 or April 2017 subforums?How long time shall we wait to get a notification to pay or get a number?
Yes, you are not a PE until you have your actual license. This is even more important in states that decoupled the exam. As harsh as it sounds, it's possible for someone to pass the exam but never become a PE if they don't have the right credentials or experience.So if we have passed the PE exam should we wait until after paying the licensing fee and being assigned a license number before displaying the “PE” credentials?
I remember my last email from the board was an approval for licensure, subject to passage the exam..Yes, you are not a PE until you have your actual license. This is even more important in states that decoupled the exam. As harsh as it sounds, it's possible for someone to pass the exam but never become a PE if they don't have the right credentials or experience.
Wait however long it takes before adding credentials to your name. States will contact you when they are ready. In the past States would notify people that they passed and give them the next-steps at the same time. Now it's a two step process so that people don't have to stress out about it as long. iI's really cut back on the wait time to learn of pass/fail but at the perceived postponement of getting licensed.How long time shall we wait to get a notification to pay or get a number?
^Always this^ I'd highly recommend this step for everyone who passed regardless of their state. If you can't find it there, please post it in this years respective state thread so that people in the future can look it up.It really depends on a state-by-state basis and how your state board does it. This has probably been addressed in past cycles for Texas... Maybe try checking the October 2017 or April 2017 subforums?
Did you check previous years' Texas thread yet? Do that first.I remember my last email from the board was an approval for licensure, subject to passage the exam..
Waiting for the next email... :beerchug:
thanks for.reminding, i texted a friend who passed the exam last round. he received email from board during the second day.Wait however long it takes before adding credentials to your name. States will contact you when they are ready. In the past States would notify people that they passed and give them the next-steps at the same time. Now it's a two step process so that people don't have to stress out about it as long. iI's really cut back on the wait time to learn of pass/fail but at the perceived postponement of getting licensed.
^Always this^ I'd highly recommend this step for everyone who passed regardless of their state. If you can't find it there, please post it in this years respective state thread so that people in the future can look it up.
Did you check previous years' Texas thread yet? Do that first.
IIRC, Texas starts issuing licenses to those who have met all of the other requirements very quickly. Have you checked the state license look up yet?
Every state seems different - If I recall correctly, Maine's policy is that official licensure was subject to passing the exam and the board receiving payment for the license.
It took me a few days after getting my NCEES pass notice. The board sent an official letter in the mail stating where I could mail my check (letter arrived 1 day after NCEES pass email), the check took two days to travel to the board and for the board to cash it (if I was really eager, I could have hand delivered it that day), and the board then sent me a PDF copy of my license with the online license database showing my PE license as "active". At that point, it's official.
The wall hanging certificate took 2-3 additional weeks to arrive.
I got the State Engineering Law and Statutes Exams with 25 questions which involves reading 200 pages of the State Law. Now I'm scared. The PDH, biennial renewals ooph!In Illinois you must have 4 years experience working under a licensed PE. The PE will fill out a VE-PNG form and sign and seal it in an envelope then return it to the applicant to include with his/her application. I just had this conversation with my boss who will help me with my VE-PNG form. He also told me about the required PDH's for renewing licenses.. which i had no idea about.
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