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Illinois and California have SE license, what other states? 1

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delagina

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What other states offer SE license aside from Illinois and California?

Most states only have PE license with Structural Branch.
 
It is a simple question with a complicated answer. I found the attached on-line (I was not involved in its' creation) and it can be used as a good starting point to get the answer you desire. Also the attached document appears to be dated by a few years. As always contacting the individual state you are intrested in is the best solution.

 
 http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=377fbf25-0542-4211-b369-cb287df8107b&file=StructuralEngineeringRegulation.doc
Various states differentiate between title acts, partial practice acts, and full practice acts. See the attached article for the different states under each category; there are more states currently considering belonging to one of the above, but I don't have any current lists of those.

 
 http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=dcd1bc00-d228-4cf6-b05a-0cad92b7582d&file=March_2010_NCSEA_News.pdf
I think Hawaii and Alaska - but might be wrong.

Remember the ONLY state you need to have an SE is Illinois to do ANY structural work.

Some of the other states limit the work a PE can do. I think CA you must have an SE to do hospitals, firehouses, and anything over 3 or 4 stories. Something like that

But Illinois is the joke here since an architect can sign off on ANYTHING.

I live 20 miles from IL in St Louis and apparently the laws of physics and engineering change once you cross the might Mississippi River!!
 
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