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Years of experience required for PE ?

Years of experience required for PE ?

Years of experience required for PE ?

(OP)
Hello,
I have a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering & a work experience of 4 years in bridge design.
Can I appear for PE examination for Ohio state and get professionally registered?
What r the minimum requirements for appearing in PE. I already have an EIT from Ohio state.

Also Is it good to get PE license for different states?
I am presently working in Ohio...what other states can I appear for?

Please advice

RE: Years of experience required for PE ?

You may find what you need on experience requirements here or through associated links to the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers.  Once licensed, many states will recognize and provide for additional licensing through reciprocity.

http://www.ohiopeps.org/faq_siteindex.html#faq_siteindex

RE: Years of experience required for PE ?


pse is right, got to www.nspe.org and look for a link to the state engineering sections where you will find links to state government responsible for the license.   Typically, you need four years of progressive engineering experience after you get you 4 year ABET accredited engineering degree.  The experience typically has to be under the supervision of another PE, and you will need references from your peers.  The process is a real pain, but the exam is pretty straight forward.

BobPE

RE: Years of experience required for PE ?

Getting your PE in many different States is a simple matter of reciprocity. A handful of States, such as California and Illinois, register structural engineers apart from civil engineers. Getting Structural authority in those States is much more difficult - especially if you are not working in that State.

Whether or not you want to get registered is up to you. Maybe you'll mave to a different State. If so, you may be able to easily get your registration by "comity". If you want the ability to do work throughout the entire USA getting an SE may be the thing for you.

One thing is for sure, don't let your EIT expire (10 years in most States). Re-taking and passing the EIT exam (or FE as it is now being called) after being out of school for a long time may prove to be more difficult than passing the PE exam! Good luck to you.

RE: Years of experience required for PE ?

I'd recommend first getting and forever holding onto an Ohio PE.

Say you first decide to register in some other state.  Perhaps PA.  You never register in OH where you took the EIT.  12 years later you want to register in FL.  They require proof of your EIT.  But OH decided 2 years ago that since you never registered, they'd clean their files out and toss all records of you passing the EIT.  You are screwed.

Pass the OH test and maintain that license forever.  OH will then maintain and update your records each year in return for your $50.  Consider any other state as optional.

RE: Years of experience required for PE ?

Also beware that some states have additional requirements.  For example, I believe that in CA you need to pass a seismic test in addition to the standard PE test.

Each state usually lists its specific requirements on its website.

If you are planning on registering in more than 2 or 3 states, I'd STRONGLY recommend setting up records with ncees.org .  Most states will at least partially accept their records as part of their application process.  The paperwork required for the applications is a pain in the @$$.  NCEES reduces (but doesn't eliminate) the hoops you need to jump through.

RE: Years of experience required for PE ?

You also must keep in mind that if you register in other states by comity ( sometimes called resiprosity ) you must keep your registration in the the state where you were originally registered.  So.. pick a state you are sure you intend to keep.

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