Georgia PE license requirements

Since July 1, 2025, Georgia lets you take the PE before completing your experience: Senate Bill 125 removed the old rule that you needed four years of experience first. Licensure still requires an accredited engineering degree, the FE and PE exams, and about four years of qualifying experience. Licensing is handled by the Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

Sources: Georgia PELS board policy statements, ACEC Georgia and a law-firm summary of SB 125, checked October 11, 2026. Georgia’s board is moving out from under the Secretary of State’s office, so check the current board website for forms and fees.

PE exam fee

$400

Paid to NCEES

Early PE

Allowed

Since July 1, 2025 (SB 125)

Experience

~4 years

Before licensure

Decoupled

35th state

Per ACEC Georgia

Key details

Item	Georgia
Licensing board	Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (becoming an independent board)
Early PE	Allowed after meeting education requirements (O.C.G.A. § 43-15-8 as amended)
Experience	About 4 years before licensure; co-op experience can count up to 6 months, per board policy
Structural engineers	Board policy requires the 16-hour NCEES Structural exam for some structural comity applicants; a new structural engineer license category was also created
Continuing education	Tracked on a new statewide platform

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PE requirements

Official source & community discussion

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