PE Environmental in California
PE Environmental in California
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Hello
I have my undergraduate degree in civil engineering, and my masters in environmental. I have been working in the environmental field for the past 5 years and feel comfortable giving the PE Environmental exam. However,California does not have a PE Environmental exam, while a lot of other states do.
If I obtain my Environmental exam in any other state, will California recognise it? Will it make any difference?
Thanks
I have my undergraduate degree in civil engineering, and my masters in environmental. I have been working in the environmental field for the past 5 years and feel comfortable giving the PE Environmental exam. However,California does not have a PE Environmental exam, while a lot of other states do.
If I obtain my Environmental exam in any other state, will California recognise it? Will it make any difference?
Thanks





RE: PE Environmental in California
RE: PE Environmental in California
http://www.dca.ca.gov/pels/e_plppe.pdf
See Section 4, Question 3, on pages 42 & 43 of 55.
If it does, then you should be able to take the national "PE Civil" exam
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...with the afternoon "Civil/Environmental Depth Exam"
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You should be able to take this in virtually any state, including California
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RE: PE Environmental in California
I think that's your best bet. All 50 states recognize the Civil PE exam, however, I'm not sure the same can be said about the Environmental PE.
I could be wrong.
Peace,
Stoddardvilla
RE: PE Environmental in California
I think the American Academy of Environmental Engineers is working to have that changed by the way but I do not know how soon it will transpire.
Runoff
RE: PE Environmental in California
RE: PE Environmental in California
I took the PE last October and was struggling with the same question that you are. For me, the most difficult topic to revisit after a long absense was some of the environmental stuff. I was set on taking the Civil PE and I wanted to take the ENV afternoon portion, however, it was very hard. The ENV portion on the Civil Exam covers mainly water/wastewater treatment. However, I believe the ENV PE Exam covers a broader range of ENV topics. For me, the ENV portion on the Civil PE was so hard that I decided to take the Water Resources portion. It was much easier for me, especially since I wasn't practicing any water/wastewater treatment.
Anyway, I guess my point is that if you take the Civil/ENV exam and the ENV portion then prepared to get pretty familiar with water/wastewater treatment. However, you'll probably have to do that if you take the ENV PE exam too, but you can probably look forward to seeing a broader range of topics. Also, you won't see any structural or transpo, however, the questions you'll face in the morning session seemed very easy, and you should be able to answer these with little study as long as you're familiar with your PPI reference.
Peace
RE: PE Environmental in California
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RE: PE Environmental in California
Review California Plain Language Rule at the link that I posted above (here it is, for convenience http://www.dca.ca.gov/pels/e_plppe.pdf )
In particular review Section 2, Questions & Answers #4 & #17, along with Section 4, Q & A #3.
Complete the paper work to apply, by comity, for registration as a Civil Engineer.
Prepare for the take-home exam on California Laws and the proctored 2.5 hour exam on seismic & surveying.
Still a good bit of preparation, but a lot less than starting over.
No state board is in the business of "disqualifying" licensed engineers - they just give you their own set of "hoops" to "jump" thru. Have patience, prepare the application with the right "slant" (engineering is a much broader profession than many people assume), do your homework, follow the state's guidelines and you will "make your own luck".
And... if I am wrong, you will find out quickly - with absolutely no penalty (from the state) for having tried.
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