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If a state requires that you have four years work experience to be licensed as a PE, then you need four years work experience--with or without a California PE license. I assure you that New York will reject an application for licensure by Comity, since you do not meet the minimum requirements...

You'd have to ask the Pennsylvania Board for clarification. Pennsylvania isn't going to issue you an EIT certificate for an exam you passed in another state. On the other hand, Pennsylvania can't force Delaware to institute EIT certification either. For what it's worth, I passed the FE exam...

If you are in the practice of designing buildings, this Code will make an excellent addition to your permanent library.

Not to be *too* curmudgeonly, but I sure hope no one from AASHTO sees this thread. I don't think they'd be thrilled to see their copyright being repeatedly violated. In a profession that is supposed to have high ethical standards, this is discomfiting.

Your state's Laws & Rules most likely have a paragraph pertaining to Successor Engineers. Read that. Wherever your seal is affixed, you are taking ownership of that work. If you have to think about it, don't do it. Business and personal don't mix. You wouldn't stay at your job if the...

I second this. I did take both exams in the same weekend, studying for 9 months beforehand, and the exam was still a demoralizing process. If you think you can fit 300-400 hours of study into 4 months, God bless you. Something's going to give, whether it be job, personal life, sleep, sanity...

I'd be extremely careful with this. Not only is it clear whether this actually needs to be sealed, but (1) the survey was prepared by someone not under your responsible charge (2) the design and details were prepared by someone not under your responsible charge and (3) you're proposing to not...

They usually wait until all exam takers have reached their breaking point of anxiety and self-doubt, and then unleash the results Well, at least you don't have to wait for CTS anymore!

I'm crusty enough that when I took the PE exam, we had to wait just over two months to receive our exam results *in the mail* from the state board. And since this was the period before state boards accepted NCEES Records as part of your initial exam application, we had to mail hard copies of...

It's your behind on the line, so it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. You acted appropriately. Was it your direct supervisor who attempted to coerce you into sealing drawings? The only thing I might add is, you may wish to document the specifics of this event in the form of a written...

I understand all of that, and there is certainly nothing wrong with pushing yourself to be a better engineer. Sure, obtaining licensure can be seen as a "checklist" item, but the amount of work involved goes far beyond that of an ordinary "task", and licensure is certainly something that isn't...

You have answered your own question. Maybe this is just me getting old and cranky, but I don't understand why people (in decoupled exam states) are feeling the need to pass the PE exam as quickly as humanly possible. These exams were designed for engineers with a minimum of four years work...

If you need to be licensed in Illinois, it reasons that you have to fulfill the requirements set by the Illinois PE board. What options did they give you? Can you take a college-level class (which may also count for continuing education credit in Texas)? Note that NCEES is an organization...

I obtained initial licensure in Virginia by passing the old Structural I exam. Since then, I've obtained PE licensure in 9 additional states without any problem. The only states that I know don't recognize the Structural I exam for PE licensure are Oregon and New Jersey. In which other states...

I found the PPI 16-Hour Practice Exam (Schuster) to be extremely valuable in my preparation. Given that there is a scarcity of constructed response practice problems out there, it's not even a bad idea to pick up a cheap older edition just to have additional problems to work (even if the...

NCEES develops and administers the licensure examinations. They do not serve any licensing functions. The state boards determine whether you are eligible for examination/licensure. It would literally require an act of legislation to delegate any licensing responsibilities to a body (e.g...

If the ultimate goal is to obtain licensure in Ohio, then you need to follow the Ohio board's rules and regulations. If you take the exam in a different state, as suggested by snickerd3, then Ohio will still want you to have the requisite work experience under a licensed PE prior to granting...

I'm not sure why any of the above matters. You still can't obtain licensure as a Professional Engineer until you meet all of the requirements established by the state board. Passing the 8-hour NCEES PE exam is just one of those requirements. In many states, however, the boards require that...

There are a lot of threads on the scope of the exams, study methodologies, preparation tactics, etc, but this piece of sage advice is possibly the single most important part of preparation.

The other approach you can take is to sit for both portions (the marginal time cost is virtually nil), and see how you do on the lateral. If you don't receive an "Acceptable", you'll at least receive some kind of feedback that you would not have had if you outright skip it, and you'll get a...