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How To Get Your Professional Engineer License When Licensed in Another Jurisdiction

How To Get Your License:

Applicants who currently hold an active Professional Engineer license in a board approved licensing jurisdiction, must first apply to our board online or by mail and then submit an NCEES record.

NCEES records include education information, exam verification, work experience and more.

If you are sending a NCEES experience record, you must also submit a completed application, pay the application fee, and pass the Washington Engineer Law Review Exam.

See what engineering branches the Board recognizes for licenses. 
 

Application Requirements

To get your license, you must meet all the following requirements:

• Passing score on the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE/EIT) Exam
  • Requesting a FE waiver? Reference WAC 196-12-010
• Passing score on the Principles and Practices of Engineering (PE) exam
• Have 8 years of professional-level experience under the direct supervision of a licensed Professional Engineer (Education in an ABET-accredited program may count for up to 4 years of this experience. See WAC 196-12-021)

• Passing score on the Washington Engineers Law Review
• Pay application fee
   

Required Documentation

• Submit your application and a completed  Washington Engineer Law Review.
  • Law reviews received prior to application will not be accepted.
• NCEES Record. There is no charge to create a record. A fee is charged each time you transmit your record to the Board.

OR

• Professional Engineering Experience and Verification form (see form for instructions)
  • If you want your education applied toward experience, have your school submit official transcripts to NCEES or directly to the board. (See WAC 196-12-021)
  • Foreign degrees must be evaluated by NCEES.
• Verification of passing the FE/EIT and PE exam. If you took your exams in another state, go to NCEES or contact the state board to request an exam verification.
   

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