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Hi,I'm just new in this forum.
I'm a licensed and practicing a civil engineering profession in my country and abroad for about 5 years now. I'm planning to take a state board exam in some state of America and my question is, am i qualified to take the state board exam? What are the qualification? Do i need to study again and start from the scratch?

thank you.

hi,

While doing some research on your subject and searching for a suitable answer to help you out, I really felt very glad that I am answering a Civil Engineer ,whose field of expertise give us such a well structured life.

Thanks to you and all those civil engineers who works 24/7 to construct and make our life better.

Now while I was searching , I came through some Info I'm going to share with you.


Every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories have laws regulating the practice of engineering.


Licensure laws vary from state to state and are exclusively under the control of the individual state legislatures. But generally, the licensure laws for professional engineers require graduation from an accredited engineering curriculum followed by approximately four years of responsible
engineering experience, and finally the successful completion of a written exam.

Some state may waive the written exam on the basis of education and experience,but the trend is toward exam requirement.


ABET (Accreditation Board For Engineering and Technology)
You can consider reviewing engineering programs that are accredited by ABET, Inc.

These are the list of universities offering accredited degree programs in civil engineering:-

• The University of Akron
• Alabama A&M University
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
• The University of Alabama in Huntsville
• The University of Alabama
• University of Alaska Anchorage
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Arizona State University
• University of Arizona
• University of Arkansas
• Auburn University
• Boise State University
• Bradley University
• Brigham Young University
• Brown University
• Bucknell University
• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
• California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• California State University, Chico
• California State University, Fresno
• California State University, Fullerton
• California State University, Long Beach
• California State University, Los Angeles
• California State University, Northridge
• California State University, Sacramento
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of California, Davis
• University of California, Irvine
• University of California, Los Angeles
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Carroll College
• Case Western Reserve University
• University of Missouri-Columbia
• University of Missouri-Kansas City
• University of Missouri-St. Louis
• Montana State University - Bozeman
• Morgan State University
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• University of Nevada-Las Vegas
• University of Nevada-Reno
• University of New Hampshire
• University of New Haven
• New Jersey Institute of Technology
• New Mexico State University
• University of New Mexico
• University of New Orleans
• State University of New York at Buffalo
• City University of New York, City College
• North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• North Carolina State University at Raleigh
• North Dakota State University
• University of North Dakota
• University of North Florida
• Northeastern University
• Northern Arizona University
• Northwestern University
• Norwich University
• University of Notre Dame
• Ohio Northern University
• The Ohio State University
• Ohio University
• Oklahoma State University
• The University of Oklahoma
• The Catholic University of America
• University of Central Florida
• Christian Brothers University
• University of Cincinnati
• The Citadel
• Clarkson University
• Clemson University
• Cleveland State University
• University of Colorado at Boulder
• University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
• Colorado State University
• Columbia University
• University of Connecticut
• The Cooper Union
• Cornell University
• University of Dayton
• University of Delaware
• University of Detroit Mercy
• University of the District of Columbia-Van Ness Campus
• Drexel University
• Duke University
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
• University of Evansville
• Florida A & M University/Florida State University (FAMU-FSU)
• Florida Atlantic University
• Florida Institute of Technology
• Florida International University (University Park)
• University of Florida
• George Mason University
• The George Washington University
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Gonzaga University
• University of Hartford
• University of Hawaii at Manoa
• University of Houston
• Howard University
• Idaho State University
• University of Idaho
• University of Illinois at Chicago
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Iowa State University
• University of Iowa
• Jackson State University
• The Johns Hopkins University
• Kansas State University
• The University of Kansas
• University of Kentucky
• Lafayette College
• Lamar University
• Lawrence Technological University
• Lehigh University
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette
• Old Dominion University
• Oregon Institute of Technology
• Oregon State University
• University of the Pacific
• Pennsylvania State University
• University of Pittsburgh
• Polytechnic University
• Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
• Portland State University
• University of Portland
• Prairie View A & M University
• Princeton University
• University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
• Purdue University at West Lafayette
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• University of Rhode Island
• Rice University
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Rowan University
• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• Saint Martin's University
• San Diego State University
• San Francisco State University
• San Jose State University
• Santa Clara University
• Seattle University
• University of South Alabama
• University of South Carolina
• South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
• South Dakota State University
• University of South Florida
• University of Southern California
• Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
• Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
• Southern Methodist University
• Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
• Stanford University
• Stevens Institute of Technology
• Syracuse University
• Temple University
• University of Tennessee at Knoxville
• Tennessee State University
• Tennessee Technological University
• Texas A & M University
• Texas A & M University - Kingsville
• University of Texas at Arlington
• University of Texas at Austin
• University of Texas at El Paso
• The University of Texas at San Antonio
• Texas Tech University
• The University of Toledo
• Tri-State University
• Tufts University
• Tulane University
• United States Air Force Academy
• Louisiana State University and A&M College
• Louisiana Tech University
• University of Louisville
• Loyola Marymount University
• University of Maine
• Manhattan College
• Marquette University
• University of Maryland College Park
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• University of Massachusetts Lowell
• The University of Memphis
• Merrimack College
• University of Miami
• Michigan State University
• Michigan Technological University
• University of Michigan
• Minnesota State University, Mankato
• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• Mississippi State University
• University of Mississippi
• Missouri University of Science and Technology
• United States Coast Guard Academy
• United States Military Academy
• Utah State University
• University of Utah
• Valparaiso University
• Vanderbilt University
• University of Vermont
• Villanova University
• Virginia Military Institute
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• University of Virginia
• Washington State University
• Washington University
• University of Washington
• Wayne State University
• West Virginia University
• West Virginia University Institute of Technology
• Western Kentucky University
• Western Michigan University
• Widener University
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• University of Wyoming
• Youngstown State University



Licensed engineers enjoy significant influence over their regulation.but since Engineers in private practice and Engineers employed in government service often face some ethical issues,thus One American engineering society, the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) has sought to extend professional licensure and a code of ethics across the field regardless of practice area or employment sector.

For more details you can go through this URL

http://wiki.ask.com/Civil_engineer


From this website I got this Info

"In the United States, registration or licensure of Professional Engineers is performed by the individual states. Each registration or license is valid only in the state where it is granted. Many Professional Engineers maintain licenses in several states for this reason, and comity between states can make it easy to obtain a license in one state based on licensure in another state without going through the full application process. The licensing procedure varies but the general process is:
Graduate with a degree from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology accredited four-year university program in engineering.
Complete a standard Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) written examination, which tests applicants on breadth of understanding of basic engineering principles, and optionally some elements of an engineering specialty. Completion of the first two steps typically qualifies for certification in the U.S. as an Engineer-In-Training (EIT), sometimes also called an Engineer Intern (EI).
Accumulate a certain amount of engineering experience. In most states the requirement is four years, but in others the requirement is lower.
Complete a written Principles and Practice in Engineering ('PE') examination, testing the applicant's knowledge and skills in a chosen engineering discipline (civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, etc.), as well as engineering ethics.
For standardization, the EIT and PE exams are written and graded by a central organization, NCEES. However each state's Board of Professional Engineers individually sets the requirements to take the tests, as well as the passing scores. For example, in some states applicants must provide professional references from several PEs before they can take the PE test.
All 50 states and the District of Columbia have engineering boards that are represented by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), which administers both the FE and PE examinations.
Degree requirements in the United States are evolving. Effective 1 January 2020, the NCEES model will require additional credits beyond a bachelor of science in engineering. The type of creditable activities that will satisfy the additional educational requirement are under development by NCEES. This has received some support from civil engineers.
There is a fairly large range in exam pass rates for these exams (FE and PE), but the pass rate for repeat test takers is significantly lower."