Licensures: Mechanical, Civil, Computer, and Electrical Eng. Degrees

# Bachelor Degree Licensures in Mechanical, Civil, Computer, and Electrical Engineering

BYU-Idaho offers accredited engineering degree programs recognized by the ABET and state professional licensing boards.

BYU-Idaho engineering degree programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. ABET is the leading accreditation body for college and university engineering programs as well as programs in applied science, computing, and engineering technology.

In the United States, engineers are licensed at the state level by professional licensing boards. In general, the licensure process requires three steps:

1. The candidate for licensure must pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. This exam is designed for recent college graduates and students who are close to finishing an undergraduate engineering degree from an EAC/ABET-accredited program.
2. In most states, the candidate must gain four years of relevant work experience under a licensed Professional Engineer. Some states allow graduate engineering degrees or other special circumstances to substitute for a portion of the required work experience, but the general principle of requiring relevant and progressive work experience as part of the licensure process exists in some form in all states.
3. The candidate must take the Principals and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam, which is designed to test for a minimum level of competency in a particular engineering discipline. Sitting for the PE exam also requires letters of recommendation from licensed Professional Engineers with direct knowledge of the candidate's ability and fitness for licensure.

There are some exceptions to this general process, many of which vary on a state-by-state basis. However, the first step in the process--the FE exam--is a national exam, and a passing result in any state is generally accepted nationwide. There are now some states that allow the early taking of the PE exam. As of July 2018, those states are: Arizona, California, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

For additional information contact Physical Sciences Engineering Advising.

Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

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| | ****Status for Licensure**** | ****Engineering**** | | |
| ****U.S. States & Territories**** | ****(Meets, Does Not Meet )**** | ****State Agency Link**** | ****Telephone Number**** | ****Date Reviewed**** |
| Alabama (AL) | Meets | Alabama.gov | (334) 242-5568 | Dec. 2025 |
| Alaska (AK) | Meets | Alaska State Board Of Registration For Architects, Engineers, And Land Surveyors | (907) 465-1676 | Dec. 2025 |
| Arizona (AZ) | Meets | Arizona State Board of Technical Registration | (602) 364-4930 | Dec. 2025 |
| Arkansas (AR) | Meets | State Board Of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors | (501) 682-2824 | Dec. 2025 |
| California (CA) | Meets | Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists | (866) 780-5370 | Dec. 2025 |
| Colorado (CO) | Meets | Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors | (303) 894-7800 | Dec. 2025 |
| Connecticut (CT) | Meets | Department of Consumer Protection | (860) 713-6142 | Dec. 2025 |
| Delaware (DE) Land Surveyors | Meets | Division of Professional Regulation (DPR) | (302) 744-4500 | Dec. 2025 |
| Delaware (DE) Engineers | Meets | Delaware's Engineering Licensing Board | (302) 323-4588 | Dec. 2025 |
| District of Columbia (DC) | Meets | District of Columbia Society of Professional Engineers | (202) 442-4320 | Dec. 2025 |
| Florida (FL) Surveyors and Mappers | Meets | Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | (850) 488-2221 | Dec. 2025 |
| Florida (FL) Engineers | Meets | Florida Board of Professional Engineers | (850) 521-0500 | Dec. 2025 |
| Georgia (GA) | Meets | Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board | (844) 753-7825 | Dec. 2025 |
| Hawaii (HI) | Meets | Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs | (808) 586-2702 | Dec. 2025 |
| Idaho (ID) | Meets | Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses | (208) 373-7210 | Dec. 2025 |
| Illinois (IL) Engineers | Meets | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | (217) 524-3210 | Dec. 2025 |
| Illinois (IL) Structural Engineering | Meets | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | (217) 524-3210 | Dec. 2025 |
| Indiana (IN) Land Surveyors | Meets | Indiana Professional Licensing Agency | (317) 234-3022 | Dec. 2025 |
| Indiana (IN) Engineers | Meets | Indiana Professional Licensing Agency | (317) 234-3022 | Dec. 2025 |
| Iowa (IA) | Meets | Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing | (515) 725-9021 | Dec. 2025 |
| Kansas (KS) | Meets | Kansas State Board of Technical Professions | (785) 296-3053 | Dec. 2025 |
| Kentucky (KY) | Meets | National Society of Professional Engineers of Kentucky | (800) 573-2680 | Dec. 2025 |
| Louisiana (LA) | Meets | Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board | (225) 925-6291 | Dec. 2025 |
| Maine (ME) Land Surveyors | Meets | Maine - The Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation (OPOR) | (207) 624-8522 | Dec. 2025 |
| Maine (ME) Engineers | Meets | State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers | (207) 287-3236 | Dec. 2025 |
| Maryland (MD) Engineers | Meets | Maryland Department of Labor | (410) 230-6010 | Dec. 2025 |
| Massachusetts (MA) | Meets | Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors | (617) 727-9957 | Dec. 2025 |
| Michigan (MI) Surveyor | Meets | Michigan - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs | (517) 241-0199 | Dec. 2025 |
| Michigan (MI) Engineers | Meets | Michigan - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs | (517) 241-0199 | Dec. 2025 |
| Minnesota (MN) | Meets | Minnesota Board of AELSLAGID | (651) 296-2388 | Dec. 2025 |
| Mississippi (MS) | Meets | Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors | (601) 359-6160 | Dec. 2025 |
| Missouri (MO) | Meets | Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance | (573) 751-0047 | Dec. 2025 |
| Montana (MT) | Meets | Montana Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors | (406) 841-2360 | Dec. 2025 |
| Nebraska (NE) Land Surveyors | Meets | State Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors | (402) 471-2566 | Dec. 2025 |
| Nebraska (NE) Engineers and Architects | Meets | State of Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects | (402) 471-2021 | Dec. 2025 |
| Nevada (NV) | Meets | Nevada Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (NVBPELS) | (775) 688-1231 | Dec. 2025 |
| New Hampshire (NH) | Meets | New Hampshire - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification | (603) 271-2219 | Dec. 2025 |
| New Jersey (NJ) | Meets | New Jersey Division Of Consumer Affairs | (973) 504-6460 | Dec. 2025 |
| New Mexico (NM) | Meets | New Mexico Board Of Licensure For Professional Engineers & Professional Surveyors | (505) 476-4565 | Dec. 2025 |
| New York (NY) | Meets | New York State Education Department ("SED") Office of the Professions ("OP") | (518) 474-3817 | Dec. 2025 |
| North Carolina (NC) | Meets | The North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors | (919) 791-2000 | Dec. 2025 |
| North Dakota (ND) | Meets | North Dakota State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors | (701) 258-0786 | Dec. 2025 |
| Ohio (OH) | Meets | Ohio - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors | (614) 466-365 | Dec. 2025 |
| Oklahoma (OK) | Meets | Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors | (405) 521-2874 | Dec. 2025 |
| Oregon (OR) | Meets | Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying | (503) 362-2666 | Dec. 2025 |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | Meets | State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists | (717) 783-7049 | Dec. 2025 |
| Rhode Island (RI) Land Surveyors | Meets | STATE OF RHODE ISLAND,Design Professionals | (401) 462-9348 | Dec. 2025 |
| Rhode Island (RI) Engineers | Meets | STATE OF RHODE ISLAND,Design Professionals | (401) 462-9592 | Dec. 2025 |
| South Carolina (SC) | Meets | Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) | (803) 896-4422 | Dec. 2025 |
| South Dakota (SD) | Meets | South Dakota Dept Of Labor & Regulation | (605) 394-2510 | Dec. 2025 |
| Tennessee (TN) | Meets | Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineer Examiners | (615) 741-3221 | Dec. 2025 |
| Texas (TX) | Meets | The Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors | (512) 440-7723 | Dec. 2025 |
| Utah (UT) | Meets | Utah Division of Professional Licensing | (801) 530-6628 | Dec. 2025 |
| Vermont (VT) Engineers | Meets | State of Vermont Engineers | (802) 828-5434 | Dec. 2025 |
| Vermont (VT) Land Surveyors | Meets | State of Vermont - Surveyors | (802) 828-5434 | Dec. 2025 |
| Virginia (VA) | Meets | Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation | (804) 367-8506 | Dec. 2025 |
| Washington (WA) | Meets | Board of Registered Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors | (360) 664-1575 | Dec. 2025 |
| West Virginia (WV) Engineers | Meets | Virginia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers | (304) 558-3554 | Dec. 2025 |
| West Virginia (WV) Surveyors | Meets | West Virginia - Board of Profesional Surveyors | (304) 765-0315 | Dec. 2025 |
| Wisconsin (WI) | Meets | State of Wisconsin - Department of Safety and Professional Services | (608) 266-2112 | Dec. 2025 |
| Wyoming (WY) | Meets | Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors | (307) 777-6155 | Dec. 2025 |
| Puerto Rico (PR) | Meets | Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico | (787) 722-2122 | Dec. 2025 |
| Virgin Islands (VI) | Meets | Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS | (340) 713-3522 | Dec. 2025 |
| American Samoa (AS) | Does Not Meet | American Samoa | | Dec. 2025 |
| Guam (GU) | Meets | Peals.org | (671) 646-3115 | Dec. 2025 |
| Marshall Islands (MH) | Does Not Meet | unavailable | | Dec. 2025 |
| Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) | Does Not Meet | unavailable | | Dec. 2025 |
| Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) | Meets | Northern Mariana Islands- BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING | (670) 664-4809 | Dec. 2025 |
| Palau (PW) | Does Not Meet | unavailable | | Dec. 2025 |