Recent content by Tark62

OK, so after 200 years, how many Federally-licensed professions can you name? Is this list "endless"? Doesn't seem that way. Granted, there are a few such professions, as acknowledged above, in areas of exclusively federal jurisdiction. Examples could include patent attorneys (licensed by...

OK. Please provide a link to your sources, preferably with a .gov domain. Does the little birdie have a web page?

You can use an out-of-state legally and states can't say boo -- if you clearly indicate that it is an out-of-state title. Otherwise, the states can nail you. See post 19 above, for example, to link to Nevada's current policy on out-of-state JDs. This policy flatly denies out-of-state JDs in...

NCEES has recommended that state boards increase the minimum educational requirements for licensure to the MS (or equivalent), effective in 2020 (it was 2015, but they pushed it back). However, this is currently only an NCEES recommendation, not a law. The NCEES recommendation doesn't mean...

I'm not trying to scare anyone off. As I stated above: in practice, PE exam results normally *do* transfer between states. This is particularly true for the major PE exam disciplines (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical), which are used universally in all jurisdictions. Exceptions do exist...

States have different requirements for education. Some strictly require ABET engineering degrees, some accept related science or technology degrees, some don't require a college degree at all. Alaska won't license any PE candidate until they have taken and passed an approved college-level course...

I don't think this is analysis is correct either. Maybe you can post a link to the Texas opinion. I'm no lawyer, but my understanding of the law is as follows: (1) If you are legally licensed in State A, but reside in State B, then State B cannot prohibit you from stating that you have the...

If you like everyone to know that you are licensed, that's great. You just have to indicate the state of licensure in some way. Options: ***** 1. If you use the title in a context (e.g. stationery, business cards, email signature) that includes your address, and if your address is in State XY...

It isn't just PEs that face this question. It affects state-licensed professionals in a wide variety of fields (e.g. CPAs, doctors, lawyers, etc). For example, the State Bar of Nevada has also addressed this issue: In other words, you cannot use the title of "attorney" in Nevada, based on...

As I recall, the California application does not allow you to list preferences for testing locations. I think the Board normally assigns you to the nearest testing location by default. But I'll bet that they would be willing to switch your location, as long you don't make the request at the...

If you try submitting a plan or report to a state or local agency with an out-of-state stamp, you will discover very quickly that they don't see it that way. In fact, some states further distinguish PEs by discipline: for example, a California Mechanical PE has different stamping authority than...

I took the civil PE exam. My recollection was that the NCEES practice exam and the actual exam were, in fact, in the exact same format. They both had varying numbers of problems per page: sometimes only one, sometimes two or three. When there were multiple problems on the page, they were...

This issue came up for a colleague at a company where I once worked. They referred the matter to the company's legal counsel and E&O insurance provider. The next day, all of my colleague's business cards (with the out-of-state title) were confiscated and destroyed. It was deemed a clear...

If you want to preview the format of real FE or PE exams (and this is not a bad idea), simply get the appropriate NCEES "Sample Questions and Answers" book. You can order it directly from NCEES, or from other sources of exam study materials. NCEES prepares the actual exams, and their sample...

It hasn't been mentioned previously in this thread, but there is a significant disadvantage to the EIT waiver route. Many (perhaps most?) states do not offer EIT waivers. So if you get a PE license after an EIT waiver in California, you may not be eligible for licensure by comity in other...