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It's a bizarre middle-ground somewhere between the requirements of Oregon/Washington/Nevada and Illinois.  

To clarify, Georgia has already been requiring the 16-hour exam for engineers practicing "structural" to obtain a PE license--to the dismay of engineers residing in Georgia.  The new law provides for a separate "Professional Structural Engineer" license to align with the already-established...

Georgia ACEC has posted on LinkedIn that SB 310--establishing a PE, SE license for Structural Engineers-- has been signed into law.  I know many Georgians on these threads have been a bit *ahem* resentful for having to pass the 16-hour SE exam in order to obtain a PE license.  What are your...

I been doin this for 30 years!  Ain't never had a problem!

I would suggest contacting the New York Board directly.  If the NY Board insists that they cannot license you (on the basis that you took the exam before meeting the Board's requirements), then your recourse is to obtain a Texas license, and apply to New York via comity/endorsement.    Note...

Thanks.  I think I need to schedule an eye exam.  

I'm surprised at the average age of FE exam takers.  My undergraduate program pushed everyone to take the FE during final exams.  I'd be interested to see the breakdown for FE Civil versus other disciplines.   I was 23 for the FE exam, 28 for the PE, and a ripe 41 for the SE exam.  I thought...

Not a state-specific exam, per se, but if you're looking to practice structural engineering in Georgia, that state has been known to require the 16-hour SE Exam to earn a PE license.  But that's a whole other ball of wax that's been discussed at length on other threads.  

I have anxiety in general, and spending months preparing for one exam only raises the stakes.  I did my best to anticipate anything that could be thrown at me, and overprepare for the exam.   Lo and behold, the first problem on the exam was something I hadn't studied much at all.  I reminded...

My thoughts exactly.  Instead of "essay", think of the afternoon problems as "free-form response".  The graders want to see how you approach the problem, and whether you're making appropriate assumptions and checks.  They're looking to see that you have a complete understanding of the applicable...

In many cases, a reference is required to seal the envelope and sign across the flap.  Did you not provide your references with an addressed, stamped envelope?  

I think you have to be extremely careful here, and at least check with the California Board before proceeding.  Some states are *very* particular about use of the terms "engineer" or "engineering" (in a company name) if you're not licensed to practice in that state.  You stated that you will not...

The governing document is the legally adopted building code for the jurisdiction in question.  ASCE 7 may be adopted (in whole or in part) by reference in that code, but I've never seen ASCE 7 as the primary code document.  This applies to any other codes (AISC, ACI, TMS, AISI, etc) that may...

When I took the exam in Illinois this past October, the room was only the 60-70 SE examinees.  Illinois has separate testing locations for the PE exams.  Given that the exam is administered by a third-party testing service, and Illinois has a separate Structural Engineering Board, it'll be...

If it isn't clear by now, the grading methodology for the afternoon problems is a mystery.   My understanding is that the graders aren't necessarily looking for a correct numerical answer, as much as they're looking to see if you have proper comprehension and application of the relevant code...

In a strict sense, a California PE isn't recognized at all by any of the other state boards--and definitely not recognized if you're doing structural work in Hawaii or Illinois. Now, whether having a California Civil PE license greases the wheels in a comity application elsewhere (vis-a-vis a...

You would still have to meet the experience (and other) requirements of the Georgia board.  

ACI 318-14 will run you all over the place.  For example, design limits are given in the chapters near the front (the chapters named after building components), but Phi factors are located elsewhere, and limits for tension-controlled and compression-controlled sections are in yet another...

When you submit your references and your work experience to NCEES, your references and supervisor(s) will receive an email with a link directing them to the information on which they need to sign-off.  It typically takes only a few minutes to review and complete the requested information (in...

This is the best price on the AASHTO code.  It's not cheap...but cheaper than taking the exam again. https://store.transportation.org/Item/PublicationDetail?ID=1541