How Ca. get license from other states??

[amame]

Can you get license from other states if you just pass the California 8 hr civil and seismic?? I appreciate the help.

 

[kevo_55]

Yes. You only need to pass the NCEES PE:Civil to up up for licensure in other states.

What actual license (civil or structural) will depend on what state's license you would like.

One thing of note, if you don't meet the other state's work history requirements, you'll have to wait a while. CA allows for an engineer to sit for the civil exam at 2 years of experiance. Most others reuqire 4 years.

 

[mech engineer]

Can you get license from other states if you just pass the California 8 hr civil and seismic?? I appreciate the help.

You guys are lucky in CA. If you have an MS degree from an 'approved' school all you need is ONE (1) year of experience to sit for the exams. It means that, say, I could get licensed in CA by reciprocity having only a transcript from my school (ABET-appproved MS program) and having proved I worked for one year, no more other substantial paperwork is involved! At the same time the Board in NY was digging my experience as deep as to the high school before they granted me a sit on the exams and checked ALL the trascripts and job descriptions - thanks God it's over! :bowdown:

In other states the experience requirements are much stricter than in CA, and generally you need to prove that you have enough years of experience that matches the requirements of the state from where you want to be licensed. Also, many states require that your work is DIRECTLY SUPERVISED BY A PE, a person who has a license in the field of your interest - WITH AN ACTUAL STAMP AND LICENSE #. CA is much more flexable at that, an 'equally qualified person', or 'working in exempt field' are easily acceptable.

If you check the rules in NJ, if you did not work under a PE with an actual PE license and all, YOU CAN NO WAY BE LICENSED. Yes, and they also have an extra LOCAL EXAM. In PA there is another drag - all the experience that they count should be gained AFTER YOU GET YOUR EIT status.

So, all depends on what state you are applying in. Let's say, with my NY license I can easily go for CA or CT. But I cannot get a stamp from PA, because I got my EIT in 2005, and the state will only take me seriously in 2008.

Have fun with all these reciprocities!

 

[benbo]

You guys are lucky in CA. If you have an MS degree from an 'approved' school all you need is ONE (1) year of experience to sit for the exams. It means that, say, I could get licensed in CA by reciprocity having only a transcript from my school (ABET-appproved MS program) and having proved I worked for one year, no more other substantial paperwork is involved! At the same time the Board in NY was digging my experience as deep as to the high school before they granted me a sit on the exams and checked ALL the trascripts and job descriptions - thanks God it's over! :bowdown:
In other states the experience requirements are much stricter than in CA, and generally you need to prove that you have enough years of experience that matches the requirements of the state from where you want to be licensed. Also, many states require that your work is DIRECTLY SUPERVISED BY A PE, a person who has a license in the field of your interest - WITH AN ACTUAL STAMP AND LICENSE #. CA is much more flexable at that, an 'equally qualified person', or 'working in exempt field' are easily acceptable.

If you check the rules in NJ, if you did not work under a PE with an actual PE license and all, YOU CAN NO WAY BE LICENSED. Yes, and they also have an extra LOCAL EXAM. In PA there is another drag - all the experience that they count should be gained AFTER YOU GET YOUR EIT status.

So, all depends on what state you are applying in. Let's say, with my NY license I can easily go for CA or CT. But I cannot get a stamp from PA, because I got my EIT in 2005, and the state will only take me seriously in 2008.

Have fun with all these reciprocities!

It is easier for everyone except civil engineers. They have to take two more exams.