California PE (P&P) Exam, Seismic and Surveying, and Application

EIT Certification:
1.) EIT Application: http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/pubs/forms/eit-lsitapp.pdf

EIT Application Contact: (916) 263-1436, BPELSG.EIT.LSIT.GIT@dca.ca.gov

Fingerprinting: (916) 263-2325, BPELSG.Fingerprint.Questions@dca.ca.gov,

Patty Smith: (916) 263-2398, Patty.Smith@dca.ca.gov

Business Services Analyst: Vicki Kereszt, 916-263-2235

Licensure/Certification Qualifications and Applications:

(916) 263-2222 or BPELSG.Application.Information@dca.ca.gov

Registered PE Civil:
Vacant (Civil Engineer) - (916) 263-2222

NCEES Contact:
280 Seneca Creek Road
Seneca, South Carolina 29678
Toll Free: 800-250-3196
Phone: 864-654-6824

8am-5pm M-F

Live Scan OC Locations:

https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/locations?county=Orange&order=field_livescan_rolling_fee&sort
=desc

Costa Mesa Police Department:

99 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(714)754-5033

1st Choice Live Scan:

1st Choice Live Scan
102 W 1st Street
Tustin, CA 92780.
(949) 733-1393
afdastaa@yahoo.com

PE Registration:
1.) Can I take the register for the PE exam without my EIT certification? If I submit my EIT
application today, how long will it take before I can receive my EIT certification?
2.)
Questions:
1.) Examinees will only use ASD (Allowable Strength Design) method, except strength design
Section 9.3.5 may be used for walls with out-of-plane lkaods

2.) Is there a due date for submitting the application?

3.) Do all the application documents get submitted with the application, including: references,
etc…?

4.) What is the order of operations of: P&P, application, seismic and surveying state-specific,
and ethics exam? P&P -> application. 60 days to score it, application->state-specific
exams, 60 days to approve application, and then take exam quarter after application
approved.

5.) What does “offered on a continuous quarterly basis” but “you may only sit for each exam
once per quarter” mean? When can I take the exam, and is it offered in person or online?
Where do I sign up?

6.) Do the exams get sent in for free and separate from the application forms?

Study Resources:
http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=374222

Questions:
1.) General Application Questions:
Q: After how much time beyond the renewal date is my license still valid?

Q: Should I try another career that doesn’t require my PE license, or travel for an extended period of time
(beyond the 2 year renewal period), can I still pay renewal dues and retain my license?

Q: Are there any continuing education requirements to maintain the California civil PE license?

Q: If, after obtaining my PE, I did not pay dues or do anything for beyond 5 years after it has expired,
would I need to take the PE exam again, or would I just need to re-apply?

Q: is there a “final filing date” that the application needs to be postmarked by (as seen in the application:
http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/pubs/forms/perefsfrm.pdf)?

Q: What is the general timeline that I am looking at from the day that I take the PE on April 13, 2018, to
when I officially get my license? When could I take the survey and seismic exams, and how long from
those would I be able to submit my application and how long until it would be approved?

Q: What is the fee breakdown for everything from fingerprinting to application fee, to exam fees?

Q: Why do we pay fees to the board in the first place?

Q: How does the fingerprinting work, when do we do it, and where, and how much does it cost? Do we
need to do it if we already did it for the EIT?
2.) Engagement Record/References Questions:
Regarding my past work experience, by the time of the Spring, 2018 exam on April, 13, 2018, I will have:
a.) 9 months of civil engineering internship experience, before my completion of my B.S. degree
b.) 6 months of full-time civil engineering experience between my B.S. and my M.S.
c.) 1 year and 2 months full-time mechanical engineering experience working at NASA JPL
d.) 6 months of full-time civil/structural engineering experience after my M.S.

Q: Which of the above could count for my 12 months experience for the PE application?

Q: Do I need to include all of these experiences as my Engagement Record, and do I need to include at
least 1 reference from each, and does the licensed engineer have to be specifically of the civil discipline,
and do they have to have been responsible in charge of me?

My preferred choice for my 4 references would be: 1.) coworker during b.), 2.) supervisor of d.), 3.)
coworker of d.), and 4.) coworker of d.).

Q: Would this be okay to neglect a.) and c.) and take three of my references from d.)?

3.) Exams Supplementary to the P&P Exam (Take-Home, Seismic, and Surveying):
Q: How/where/when do I sign up and pay for the seismic and survey exams, and when are they offered?
Can I take it right after the PE?

Q: If I didn’t pass the seismic or survey exam, when is the next time I could take them?

Q: How do I sign up for the take-home exam, and where do I get it/is it this?:
http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/applicants/pe_takehome.pdf

Q: Where can I find study materials/how can I study for the take home exam/what will it cover?

Q: If I didn’t pass the take-home exam, would I just repeat the exact same test, or would it be different?