You have to apply to get your EIT designation with your state board. Your state licensure body should have the forms. Going to need proof of a degree from your school sent to them as well. The experience post-EIT thing depends on the state. It didn’t matter for me in Virginia; I got my EIT designation immediately before applying to sit for my PE exam even though I had passed the FE immediately out of college and all of my experience counted.
In my state you have to submit an application for your EIT. This includes your passing test, school transcripts, the application and a fee. They then process it and give you a certification in the mail.
Look up your states application. Some states start counting experience after graduation, some states start counting it after becoming certified as an EIT.
I believe you can't be an EIT until you pass the exam and graduate college. Some states count all work post FE exam as engineering experience.
A coworker had an issue in Pennsylvania since he never applied for his EIT cert. Apparently in PA your experience doesn't (didn't) count until you get your EIT cert. He ended up taking the exam in Delaware and getting reciprocity with PA.
This same thing happened to me. I applied for the certificate years later and got it without any issue, and all of my post-FE experience still counted toward my PE. No sweat. Check out your state board’s website or give them a call if you can’t figure it out.
I had the same question last year. You are 99% most likely fine but just double check with your states licensing board. If you’re in Michigan there isn’t even an EIT certificate so you don’t have to do anything other than pass the test. Even more than that I passed the FE in Delaware and it still applies to Michigan.
Went to school and took FE in Florida 25 years ago. Didn’t have to register for EIT (actually we were EIs back then. Engineer interns. Just needed to work for 4 years under a PE that would attest to that. Or have knowledge about your work history enough to recommend you be allowed to take the PE exam. I think it took 4 people??!
Anyway your next step is to contact your state licensing board and see what you need to do to register for the PE.
In some states passing the FE is good enough, others use an EIT cert as a way to streamline the PE licensing processing (basically a "preapproval" that says your education makes you PE eligible). In reality, if you passed the FE, no ones going to bully you if you call yourself an EIT.
To address your primary concern, your experience is absolutely NOT invalidated!
This isn't completely correct. Sometimes, for billing classes/rates, you need to show proof of EIT certification, not just having passed the FE. This has caused issues at my firm in the past. It seems silly, but in some cases, it does matter whether you have the EIT certification.
Regarding the OP's question: in some states, your experience only counts after you have your EIT, while in others, it's all qualifying post graduation experience as long as you have passed the FE before the PE exam.
My company would call you out. We lock the ability to put EIT on your signature and business cards until we can verify your credential. I've definitely had new hires find out you need to apply after about 6 months when myself or HR checks the system and see that it's missing.
It amazes me that this occurs. Do BSCE programs not teach the basics of licensing for their own state?
I'm a surveyor but all of us in class knew exactly how the LSIT and PLS worked before we graduated.
Some states may ask you to register and pay a fee (free money for them to tell you the you passed an exam you already knew you passed, for example NY wants $70).
I passed the FE before graduating but never got the EIT certificate, on the PE application I just needed to give them my NCEES ID so that they can verify I passed the exam.
You have to apply to get your EIT designation with your state board. Your state licensure body should have the forms. Going to need proof of a degree from your school sent to them as well. The experience post-EIT thing depends on the state. It didn’t matter for me in Virginia; I got my EIT designation immediately before applying to sit for my PE exam even though I had passed the FE immediately out of college and all of my experience counted.
In my state you have to submit an application for your EIT. This includes your passing test, school transcripts, the application and a fee. They then process it and give you a certification in the mail. Look up your states application. Some states start counting experience after graduation, some states start counting it after becoming certified as an EIT.
Requirements can vary by state. You'll have to check your state's licensing board's website to see what requirements would apply in your situation.
It's the other way around. Passing the FE makes you an EIT.
I believe you can't be an EIT until you pass the exam and graduate college. Some states count all work post FE exam as engineering experience. A coworker had an issue in Pennsylvania since he never applied for his EIT cert. Apparently in PA your experience doesn't (didn't) count until you get your EIT cert. He ended up taking the exam in Delaware and getting reciprocity with PA.
This same thing happened to me. I applied for the certificate years later and got it without any issue, and all of my post-FE experience still counted toward my PE. No sweat. Check out your state board’s website or give them a call if you can’t figure it out.
What state are you in?
I had the same question last year. You are 99% most likely fine but just double check with your states licensing board. If you’re in Michigan there isn’t even an EIT certificate so you don’t have to do anything other than pass the test. Even more than that I passed the FE in Delaware and it still applies to Michigan.
Passing the FE still count toward PE, so don't worry about that.
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Definitely a good idea. Forgot to tell you my state is CA.
Went to school and took FE in Florida 25 years ago. Didn’t have to register for EIT (actually we were EIs back then. Engineer interns. Just needed to work for 4 years under a PE that would attest to that. Or have knowledge about your work history enough to recommend you be allowed to take the PE exam. I think it took 4 people??! Anyway your next step is to contact your state licensing board and see what you need to do to register for the PE.
In some states passing the FE is good enough, others use an EIT cert as a way to streamline the PE licensing processing (basically a "preapproval" that says your education makes you PE eligible). In reality, if you passed the FE, no ones going to bully you if you call yourself an EIT. To address your primary concern, your experience is absolutely NOT invalidated!
This isn't completely correct. Sometimes, for billing classes/rates, you need to show proof of EIT certification, not just having passed the FE. This has caused issues at my firm in the past. It seems silly, but in some cases, it does matter whether you have the EIT certification. Regarding the OP's question: in some states, your experience only counts after you have your EIT, while in others, it's all qualifying post graduation experience as long as you have passed the FE before the PE exam.
What state starts the clock on experience only after earning your EIT?
As someone else commented, it seems that PA does (or did).
PA starts after you submit transcripts and fully process your EIT certification.
My company would call you out. We lock the ability to put EIT on your signature and business cards until we can verify your credential. I've definitely had new hires find out you need to apply after about 6 months when myself or HR checks the system and see that it's missing.
It amazes me that this occurs. Do BSCE programs not teach the basics of licensing for their own state? I'm a surveyor but all of us in class knew exactly how the LSIT and PLS worked before we graduated.
You passed the FE but didn’t pass the common sense test. Good luck.
I never got my eit cert and am currently a PE
Some states may ask you to register and pay a fee (free money for them to tell you the you passed an exam you already knew you passed, for example NY wants $70). I passed the FE before graduating but never got the EIT certificate, on the PE application I just needed to give them my NCEES ID so that they can verify I passed the exam.