Licensed PE without college degree or experience -- just pass the PE exams?

[ptatohed]

In maryland you only need 12 years responsible charge. No degree required. I managed.

Ok.  Thanks for the 4.5 year bump to let us know. 

 

[knight1fox3]

Ok.  Thanks for the 4.5 year bump to let us know. 

You said it. I was thinking it. LOL :lmao:

 

[nmaevh]

In Washington state you can get your EIT with 4 yrs of qualifing engineering experience, the the PE with 4 yrs of additional engineering experience. The qualifing experience has to be engineering work typical under the supervision of a licensed Professional engineer. I don't know if I could have done it without the degree.

In Washington you need 10 years of engineering work under a PE instead of four. You are also required to have your FE. I know people have have actually done this.

 

[John QPE]

Yeah, my undergrad degree is geography, and I'm licensed in a bunch of states. You can do it. I do suggest taking both the FE and PE even if you can get an FE waiver. 

 

[mdstanzel]

Three years later. After reading through this I discovered I could have already gotten licensed 10 years ago. Resign from my job back then and went to the VA. They gave me 100% disability. Any hope for someone like me that can no longer work full-time?

 

[AdityaG]

Yeah, my undergrad degree is geography, and I'm licensed in a bunch of states. You can do it. I do suggest taking both the FE and PE even if you can get an FE waiver.

My UG degree is B.Arch (foreign) and Grad MS Civil Engineering. Which states you recommended to apply. I applied NJ, they does not allow B.Arch (Non Engineering Degree) so I am looking for state which can allow PE license.

 

[civilrobot PE etc etc]

My UG degree is B.Arch (foreign) and Grad MS Civil Engineering. Which states you recommended to apply. I applied NJ, they does not allow B.Arch (Non Engineering Degree) so I am looking for state which can allow PE license.

You have to look at each State Board's site to see if they have an 'experience only' option. There is an 'experience only' option in the State of Maryland and I think you need 12 years (?) of documented experience. After you get one license, you can apply for reciprocity in some other states. I used this option because I didn't pass the FE exam (because I took it one time before I graduated from college 17 years ago without studying. My stupid professors told us to just go take it - I didn't even know people studied for it).

 

[RBHeadge PE]

My UG degree is B.Arch (foreign) and Grad MS Civil Engineering. Which states you recommended to apply. I applied NJ, they does not allow B.Arch (Non Engineering Degree) so I am looking for state which can allow PE license.

Did the school where you got your MSCE have an ABET-accredited BSCE program? If so then, usually in the past, Pennsylvania will grant a waiver and let it satisfy the education requirement. You'll still have to go through the regular FE, then experience, then PE process.

 

[Dothracki PE]

My UG degree is B.Arch (foreign) and Grad MS Civil Engineering. Which states you recommended to apply. I applied NJ, they does not allow B.Arch (Non Engineering Degree) so I am looking for state which can allow PE license.

NY State will give you two years of experience for a non-engineering degree, but you need a total of 12 years experience to apply. So you would need those 10 other years properly documented and signed off by a direct supervisor.
http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/pels/peexpchart.pdf