| License Name |
| Civil Engineer |
| Description |
| Fees: Application: $275
Examination: none
Renewal: $150
Examination Frequency: April and October examination cycle. Final filing date see Internet address.
Exam Locations: Statewide at designated locations.
Experience Requirement: Professional licensure for engineering and land surveying is based on a demonstration of education, experience and examination.
With a passing score on the National Fundamentals Examination, FE (also known as the Engineer-In-Training, EIT), applicants need to qualify six years of experience to take a Professional Engineering Exam, which is an eight hour technical exam. We allow educational experience credits towards the six year total, with appropriate verification. We also require references from a minimum of 4 licensed Professional Engineers.
When qualifying work experience outside of the United States, the references for that experience must be from persons authorized to practice engineering in accordance with the laws of the country in which the experience took place. If such references are not licensed engineers, they must provide information which indicates by what authority they are authorized to practice engineering.
Waiver of the FE exam is available with an engineering degree and 15-17 years of work experience.
Examination Requirement: 8-hour National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCEES) Professional Engineers examination and Take-home California Laws and Rules exam.
Average Time to Process Application: 7 months.
Renewal Period: 2 years.
Authority: Business and Professions Code, Chapter 7, Section 6700; et al.
Comments: Civil Engineer licensure requirements include three examinations: the 8-hour NCEES Civil examination, 2-1/2 hour Seismic Principles and 2-1/2 hour Engineering Surveying. Examinations can be passed individually and must be taken in California.
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| License Agency |
| Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors |
| 2535 Capital Oaks Drive, Suite 300 |
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| Sacramento , California 95833 |
| 9162632222 |
| http://www.dca.ca.gov/pels |
| Details |
| License ID | 7693 |
| Soc Onet Code | 17-2051.00 |
| License Title | Civil Engineer |
| Onet Title | Civil Engineers |
| State FIPS Code | 06 |
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| License Name |
| Geotechnical Engineer |
| Description |
| Persons practicing geotechnical engineering.
Fees: Application: $275
Examination: none
Renewal: $150
Examination Frequency: Annual October examination cycle. Final filing date see Internet address.
Exam Locations: Statewide at designated locations.
Experience Requirement: Four years of responsible geotechnical engineering work subsequent to registration as a civil engineer. Registration as a California civil engineer prior to application for geotechnical examination.
Examination Requirement: 8-hour California Geotechnical Engineering examination.
Average Time to Process Application: 7 months.
Renewal Period: 2 years.
Authority: Business and Professions Code, Chapter 7, Section 6763.
Comments: In the State of California the law requires a GE license to complete the soils reports and analysis for schools and hospitals. A civil engineer can complete all soils reports for other structures.
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| License Agency |
| Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors |
| 2535 Capital Oaks Drive, Suite 300 |
| |
| Sacramento , California 95833 |
| 9162632222 |
| http://www.dca.ca.gov/pels |
| Details |
| License ID | 766 |
| Soc Onet Code | 17-2051.00 |
| License Title | Geotechnical Engineer |
| Onet Title | Civil Engineers |
| State FIPS Code | 06 |
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| License Name |
| Structural Engineer |
| Description |
| Fees: Application: $275
Examination: none
Renewal: $150
Examination Frequency: Annual October examination cycle. Final filing date see Internet address.
Exam Locations: Statewide at designated locations.
Experience Requirement: Three years of responsible structural engineering work subsequent to registration as a civil engineer. Registration as a California civil engineer prior to application for structural examination.
Average Time to Process Application: 7 months.
Renewal Period: 2 years.
Authority: Business and Professions Code, Chapter 7, Section 6736.
Special License Requirements: In the State of California, the law requires a SE license to design schools and hospitals and in LA county only, buildings greater than 160 feet in height. A civil engineer can design all other structures.
Comments: Examination Requirement: 16-hour exam requirement: 8-hour NCEES Structural II examination and 8-hour CA Structural Engineering Seismic Examination.
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| License Agency |
| Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors |
| 2535 Capital Oaks Drive, Suite 300 |
| |
| Sacramento , California 95833 |
| 9162632222 |
| http://www.dca.ca.gov/pels |
| Details |
| License ID | 770 |
| Soc Onet Code | 17-2051.00 |
| License Title | Structural Engineer |
| Onet Title | Civil Engineers |
| State FIPS Code | 06 |
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| License Name |
| Traffic Engineer |
| Description |
| Fees: Application: $275
Examination: none
Renewal: $150
Examination Frequency: Annual October examination cycle. Final filing date see Internet address.
Exam Locations: Statewide at designated locations.
Experience Requirement: Professional licensure for engineering and land surveying is based on a demonstration of education, experience and examination.
With a passing score on the National Fundamentals Examination, FE (also known as the Engineer-In-Training, EIT), applicants need to qualify six years of experience to take a Professional Engineering Exam, which is an eight hour technical exam. We allow educational experience credits towards the six year total, with appropriate verification. We also require references from a minimum of 4 licensed Professional Engineers.
When qualifying work experience outside of the United States, the references for that experience must be from persons authorized to practice engineering in accordance with the laws of the country in which the experience took place. If such references are not licensed engineers, they must provide information which indicates by what authority they are authorized to practice engineering.
Waiver of the FE exam is available with an engineering degree and 15-17 years of work experience.
Examination Requirements: 8-hour California Traffic Engineering examination.
Average Time to Process Application: 7 months.
Renewal Period: 2 years.
Authority: Business and Professions Code, Chapter 7, Section 6700; et al.
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| License Agency |
| Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors |
| 2535 Capital Oaks Drive, Suite 300 |
| |
| Sacramento , California 95833 |
| 9162632222 |
| http://www.dca.ca.gov/pels |
| Details |
| License ID | 7695 |
| Soc Onet Code | 17-2051.00 |
| License Title | Traffic Engineer |
| Onet Title | Civil Engineers |
| State FIPS Code | 06 |
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