Okay, you're licensed in a state that doesn't have a college education requirement. And another state has one. If you have been licensed since before the second state required a degree....do some states allow some kind of reciprocity based on that? Does North Carolina? Does anyone know?
I did look up something on "comity" in the NC laws, but didn't really see that addressed.
Thanks in advance,
Tom
It's my understanding that you must meet the requirements in the areas you want to be licensed, but in some states the requirements don't involve a degree before a current date. It's worth noting that the state board generally has the power to make exceptions as well, so I would try to contact them and present your case.
thank you mn. I agree with you, but I wondered if anyone here has already had experience with this. I have also heard that the NC board can be somewhat nonresponsive (although I don't know first-hand) so seeing if anyone has tried that, might help.
Larry P might have an idea.
see if you can get a name of someone on the board, then call them up at work.
> see if you can get a name of someone on the board, then call them up at work.
No, please don't do that. Our board of examiners has staff whose job it is to answer these questions. Bothering board members at work isn't a good idea.
Larry P
Tom,
You would be a good addition to the list of licensees here.
As for your question, the best source of information is to go directly to the people whose job it is to administer these things daily.
North Carolina Board of Examiners
for Engineers and Surveyors
4601 Six Forks Rd., Suite 310
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
Telephone Number (919) 791-2000
Ask the receptionist who needs to help you address the question and I am sure she will put you in touch with the right person.
It is 5:00 pm here so it is too late to call today. If you prefer using email, you can send the information request to:
Laverne Barbour, Student Engineering/Surveying Applications [email protected]
I would also cc her boss Board Executive Director Andrew Ritter [email protected]
Larry P
I would hope that's said in jest. Ex Parte conversations are a bad start to any process..
Thanks Larry. I appreciate it. I posted here in case someone had already been through that sort of effort. But I thought I would call anyway. Thanks for the contact information. (and by the way, I wouldn't call a board member at his/her job outside of if they were a friend of mine. I don't know how terrible it would be, but that wouldn't feel right to me).
Trust me it would be terrible!
I'm not sure which state it was that I was researching at the time, but they had gone from an time/experience requirement to education/time requirement. When I talked to the Executive Director, I was told that if my original license was effective prior to them requiring a 4 year degree, I would be able to sit for their state specific test.
Good luck.
West Virginia
3.6.b.1. The board shall require a comity applicant, licensed after 2004, to obtain the education requirements as stated in W.Va. Code §30-13A-1 et seq. for that applicant’s qualifications to be considered substantially equivalent.
Missed it by that much (18 days)
When did you get licensed in MD?
> When did you get licensed in MD?
January 18, 2005.
I wrote to the board to see if they interpreted the law as "date of original license issue" or "date of the exam cycle" since I passed the October 2004 exam. They replied it was the former rather than the later.
Larry, I emailed them both just as you suggested. Their response was very quick and answered my questions clearly. For the record they do have comity, and it sounds like I can qualify to examine there without a degree. I think I'll start studying and seeing what I can do. I may want to move there to help take care of my 87 y.o. mom.
Any advice on study material would be appreciated. I believe there are older posts NC State-specific as well so I think I'll do a search.