Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!elroy!ucla-cs!uci-ics!bonnie.ics.uci.edu!levine From: levine@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (David Levine) Newsgroups: comp.org.ieee Subject: Re: PE exam, EIT exam (was: The Title of Engineer) Message-ID: <13200@paris.ics.uci.edu> Date: 3 May 89 16:24:09 GMT References: <1429PICHER@MAINE> Sender: news@paris.ics.uci.edu Reply-To: David Levine Distribution: usa Organization: University of California, Irvine - Dept of ICS Lines: 28 In article Thomas M. Hundt writes: > >In the statutes book (this is the NJ version I have, I assume other states >are similar) it states that one must have worked under a licensed >Professional Engineer for a certain amount of time before being eligible >to take the PE test and get licensed. > >Now, as a graduating EE I doubt that if I work for a typical >computer/electronics company such as say, HP, that my boss would be a >professional engineer. Does this mean I can never get a PE license? > From the "Plain Language Pamphlet" distributed by the California Board of Registration: . . . four of your references should be registered in the branch for which you are applying, although the Board may waive the requirement that they all be registered in your branch if, in your work environment, there are not sufficient registered engineers in your branch. They don't cite any law or statute for this, although they do for most of the plain language in the pamphlet, so it may be something that the board does on its own. I obtained my PE license in DC, and had never worked under a PE (and still haven't). I would read the fine print, and contact your state board if you are in this quandry. They are used to handling special cases, such as comity (reciprocity) and non-degreed applicants.