Getting an SE License 2

[PEFLWI]

I am a PE in two states and the company I work for provides equipment and structural supports for the utility industry all over the country. I am interested in becoming an SE. In the past states required both the Structures I and Structures II test. I understand that each state is different, but that most states now require a 16 hour test to get an SE license. Is that correct? I have passed the Structures I test in 2001. Does that mean I am still required to take the full 16 hour test? If I take the test for one state, do other states recognize this? For example, I was considering getting an Illinois SE. Would California recognize this or do they require additional testing?

 

[WiSEiwish]

As a recent passer of the 16 hour SE I echo TehMightyEngineer in that Steel, Concrete, and Wood need to be understood very well for the afternoon session while Masonry being not as important (from my experience). Don't trust NCEES to maintain the balance between masonry and the rest of the materials. I took the lateral exam twice in 2014 and it was very different each time.

Taking the SE was both mentally and physically draining. I studied for over a year, and it was always on my mind the days I wasn't studying.

 

[Surya77]

Yes in the state of CA, you have to take 16 hr SE again.

CA used to have SEIII. They no longer offer it.

BTW, before SE, you need to pass CA State Specific Exams-Seismic and Survey to become CA PE and then apply for CA SE.

IMO, Seismic is easy if your are into that. For me Survey was a hell, as I never touched it after my 2nd year of UG. I passed 8hr and Seismic in the first go and had to retake survey.

Texas also offer the same SE exam (NCEES 16 hr exam). They may call it PE Structural. They don't need references from SE's. PE is good enough for TX. But for CA, u have to get 3 or 4 SE references.