Licensure Requirements

(EI, PE, LSI, LS)

General Requirements for ALL applicants:

There is no waiver capability to the licensure requirements listed below as provided by the Alabama Law.

Passing scores must be a score that is accepted nationally.  70 is the nationally accepted score.  We not accept Veteran's Preference Points.

All applicants who attended and graduated with a 4 year BS engineering degree from a foreign institution will be required to have your transcript evaluated by CPEES, AACRAO, or by Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. There is no waiver to this requirement.  Regardless of additional degrees received.

Experience cannot be anticipated.  You must have the required time when the application is submitted.

Engineering applicants (Engineer Intern, Comity and PE Exam):

All experience must be verified by PE Supervisors or Associates who were licensed prior to the time being verified

To qualify as a related science graduate, a minimum of 32 semester hours or 48 quarter hours of an appropriate combination of mathematics and basic science courses are required.  If you are filing as a related science graduate, it will be necessary that you submit a Request for Board Evaluation form along with your application.

NOTE:  If you only have an engineering technology or related science BS degree, we CANNOT accept an application for licensure.  You must have an ABET MS or PhD in engineering in addition to your BS degree.

The Board’s policy on experience prior to graduation is that you must have been in a formal co-op program through the school or it took you 6 years or longer to receive your degree.  The maximum credit the Board will consider is 6 months.  Experience must be verified by a PE in order for the Board to review.

You will receive one years credit for a MS or PhD in engineering in a program whose undergraduate or graduate degree is accredited by ABET or 2 years for a MS and PhD in engineering

Land Surveying applicants:

All experience must be verified by LS Supervisors or Associates who were licensed prior to the time being verified.

The Board’s policy on experience prior to graduation is that you must have been in a formal co-op program through the school or it took you 6 years or longer to receive your degree.  The maximum credit the Board will consider is 6 months.  Experience must be verified by a PLS in order for the Board to review.

You will receive one years credit for a MS or PhD in land surveying in a program whose undergraduate or graduate degree is accredited by ABET or 2 years for a MS and PhD in land surveying

Engineer Intern (EI) Certification - passing FE exam + education + experience (if necessary) as identified below

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PE licensure - passing FE & PE exams + education + experience as identified below

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LSI certification - passing FLS exam + education + experience (if necessary)

Experience must be progressive and include field and boundary work

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LS licensure - passing FLS, PLS and ALLS exams + education + experience

Experience must be progressive and include field and boundary work

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