What are the requirements to be a licensed civil and structural engineer?

The language and specific provisions of state engineering licensure laws vary from state to state, but virtually every state law outlines a four-step process under which an applicant who has (1) a four-year engineering degree in a program approved by the state engineering licensure board, (2) four years of qualifying engineering experience, and who successfully completes (3) the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Examination, and (4) the eight-hour Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) Examination will be licensed as a professional engineer. To become a licensed structural engineer, the applicant will need a few more years of qualifying civil and structural engineering experience and passing of the Structural Engineering (SE) Examination. ... more