It is, but once you have one, getting licensed in other states is so much easier. My initial license was in NC but got my SC license recently and only had to fill out a few portions of the application and send in a $75 fee, along with having NCEES release my record to SC board.
You're in for a long wait. @JayKay0914
I wouldn't do that.
@RBHeadge PE
OMG no. It will probably be December before I get issued a license. If I don't hear anything by late July, I will inquire.
I agree with RB on this one, I wouldn’t do it. At best, “PE-candidate,” is only possibly (borderline) legal, so I wouldn’t risk it. Further, it doesn’t really hold any authority. I’d make the same argument for listing EIT after your signature.
Yup. Also there is no benefit of writing PE-candidate. If you want to write something in a resume, you can mention you passed the exam and awaiting license.
Wow, really? When did you submit your materials? I sent mine in the evening scores were released and still haven't heard back...
I would say it’s okay. You wouldn’t be implying that you are a P.E. just by stating that you passed an exam that happens to be required in the track to earn the title.
You're probably right. But, I'm seeing more and more MBA-candidate, CPA-candidate, Phd-candidate, it's only a matter of time until there's a PE-candidate?
I don't think just having a PE after your name on a document carries any authority. It will, maybe, carry more weight, but probably not authority. "PE" is a form of regulated advertisement. Just like not any company can have some form of "engineering" in its name without being registered to protect the "health, safety and welfare" of the public. Most, if not all, Boards require a seal and signature on an official document with professional opinions. Now that will carry authority. One may even get in trouble for placing PE after the name and not sealing a document with opinions that are considered "professional".
There already is a legal term title for PE-candidate: Engineer in Training (EIT).
I sent mine like 10 minutes after the results were released haha... I already had everything filled out and ready to hit send. A co worker submitted his line 3 hours after me and still hasn't heard... I'm guessing I was the first application on their list.
Wow! Yes, that would make a big difference. You were on the ball. I had electronic copies of my transcripts ready to submit, but I didn't have the reference form ready to go because I didn't want to tell any of my co-workers I'd taken the test if I didn't pass (which given my lax approach to prep was a definite possibility).
So I got it signed that afternoon and emailed it in.
I never saw the checklist. I went to check it and now it just shows I have an active license.Wow! Yes, that would make a big difference. You were on the ball. I had electronic copies of my transcripts ready to submit, but I didn't have the reference form ready to go because I didn't want to tell any of my co-workers I'd taken the test if I didn't pass (which given my lax approach to prep was a definite possibility).So I got it signed that afternoon and emailed it in.
There is a "Checklist" function on the Michigan site your co-worker can check out if he's curious. The link is on the first screen you get to after logging in. The "time sink" here must be going through all the transcript and reference emails, because I see those are the only two items on mine left, although they were submitted at the same time as everything else. (P.S. I submitted three separate transcripts so I apologize to everyone behind me in line! Glad you got in ahead.)
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