Connecticut State Department of Consumer Protection

Professional Engineer - Reciprocity or Comity

Purpose:

This application is for an individual who is currently licensed as a professional engineer in good standing and may apply for a Connecticut license based on their license in another state or U.S. jurisdiction.  The Board does not automatically grant a Connecticut license because an individual is licensed in another jurisdiction.

Professional engineer reciprocity applicants must have passed the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering exam and NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering exam. Applicants must have an accredited engineering degree and a minimum of four to seven years of engineering experience based on their degree.

Applicants who have any of the NCEES exams waived or do not hold an engineering degree (at least 48-credit hours in engineering courses) will not be approved by the Board.

The Board reviews applications according to the National Model Law. The Board set a policy in 2007 that they will not waive the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam and requires a basic degree in engineering. (Classes listed in the regulations that go against the policy set in 2007 are no longer considered by the Board).

 

Prerequisites:

  1. To obtain licensure in CT the following criteria must be met:
    1. Verification of passing the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.
    2. Verification of passing the NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering Exam.
    3. Education - Must hold a basic engineering degree At least 48-credit hours in engineering courses.) 
  2. a.  Candidates who hold a non-engineering undergraduate degree and a master’s degree in engineering must have their degrees evaluated by NCEES showing that the combined degrees shows at least 48-credit hours in engineering courses.

    b.  Foreign undergraduate degrees must be evaluated by NCEES.

  3. Have four (4) or more years of acceptable engineering experience following your degree.

  4. Five endorsers must sign off on your application- which three (3) must be licensed US engineers and one endorser must appear in your experience record.

 

Required documentation:

     1.    apply_online  OR  Professional Engineering Paper Application

2.    Verification of Education

3.    Verification of Registration or Examination

4.    Experience for Professional Engineer

 

Email address for Licensing Inquiries:

DCP.OccupationalProfessional@ct.gov