Who can use SE after their name?
Who can use SE after their name?
(OP)
Is it:
1) Only those engineers who have applied for and received a Structural Engineer license in a state which licenses Structural Engineer's seperate from Professional Engineer's.
2) Those who have passed the 16 hour Structural Engineer's Exam and hold a valid PE license in a state that doesn't license structural engineers seperately.
3) Those whose record has been verified under the Model Law Structural Engineer designation provided through NCEES.
4) Those approved by the Structural Engineer Certification Board.
1 or 3 only?
1, 2, or 3?
1, 2, 3, or 4?
Other possibilities?
1) Only those engineers who have applied for and received a Structural Engineer license in a state which licenses Structural Engineer's seperate from Professional Engineer's.
2) Those who have passed the 16 hour Structural Engineer's Exam and hold a valid PE license in a state that doesn't license structural engineers seperately.
3) Those whose record has been verified under the Model Law Structural Engineer designation provided through NCEES.
4) Those approved by the Structural Engineer Certification Board.
1 or 3 only?
1, 2, or 3?
1, 2, 3, or 4?
Other possibilities?






RE: Who can use SE after their name?
Mike
RE: Who can use SE after their name?
I don't think 3 or 4 mean much of anything
RE: Who can use SE after their name?
RE: Who can use SE after their name?
mzaitz's answer is correct - it always depends on the state in which the SE is "advertised" by the individual.
I'm an SE in Illinois but not in California. If I go to CA and hand out my business card to someone with SE on it I am technically violating the CA statutes.
RE: Who can use SE after their name?
I don't think that's correct. Your business card will have your address on it, and any licensures stated on it are assumed to apply in that state. If you move to CA, put a CA address down, and still use SE, then you'd be in violation.
If you're an SE in a state, and you call yourself an SE in a state that doesn't recognize SE, I don't think you'd be in violation. You're claiming to be something that the state doesn't even recognize. It's similar to how if you buy a load of Big Macs with a $200 bill, you get arrested for theft by deception, not forgery, because there isn't a $200 bill to forge.
RE: Who can use SE after their name?
While working years ago as an EIT in CA (aerospace/facilities), I had a registered CE/SE working under me, but fortunately most work was corporate or government(Corps of Engineers, NASA, etc.) that never required a license or wet stamping. It was quite bewildering when you supervise projects and take classes at USC for a Masters degree from a professor from Parsons Engineering that was also working as a subcontractor for my firm. It was good that there was no need for licensing and only professional ability and acceptance. - A lot of great experiences, projects and unique situations.
If you are involved in the usual design work with the well outlined requirements, it is much easier to navigate the complexities, the the definitions can get complex and expected (cover yourself).
Dick
Engineer and international traveler interested in construction techniques, problems and proper design.
RE: Who can use SE after their name?
6741. Exemption of nonresidents
Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation is exempt from registration under the provisions of this chapter who meets all the following:
(a) Is a nonresident of the State of California.
(b) Is legally qualified in another state to practice as a civil, electrical, or mechanical engineer.
(c) Does not maintain a regular place of business in this state.
(d) Offers to but does not practice civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering in this state.
RE: Who can use SE after their name?
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
RE: Who can use SE after their name?
I was just curious. Seems like a lot of folks throw it on their name here on the east coast whether they hold a SE in a specific state or not...just as a mark that they have met all the testing requirements to hold one.
RE: Who can use SE after their name?
RE: Who can use SE after their name?
I notice it everywhere including on this board. Is it PE or P.E., SE or S.E.?
Doctors don't say M.D. just, MD. Accountants say CPA, not C.P.A.
RE: Who can use SE after their name?
We can still pay each state - they want their money - but the regs make it almost impossible to keep them straight. I am regiustered in 42 states and it DRIVES me nuts!!
RE: Who can use SE after their name?
The NCEES MLSE designation has helped me get a license via reciprocity in a VERY prompt manner on a couple of occasions. I believe it was Ohio that granted me a PE license in two or three days because of the MLSE designation.
RE: Who can use SE after their name?
It won't help. Here in Canada, it is P.Eng.
RE: Who can use SE after their name?
GO figure??