North Dakota PE license requirements

In North Dakota, licensure is handled by the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. The PE registration fee in North Dakota’s administrative code is $200 (recently raised from $150), on top of NCEES’s $400 exam fee, and the board may include code-of-ethics questions. The FE needs no board application; ask the board whether the PE needs approval or can be taken before your experience is complete.

Sources: North Dakota Administrative Code ch. 28-02.1-10 (examinations and fees) and licensing guides, checked October 11, 2026. Confirm the PE process with the board.

PE exam fee

$400

Paid to NCEES

PE registration fee

$200

Per ND Admin. Code

Experience

4 years

Typical, per licensing guides

Ethics questions

Possible

Board may require

Key details

Item	North Dakota
Licensing board	North Dakota State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Exams	Taken when offered by NCEES
FE exam	Register directly with NCEES; no board application
PE approval / early PE	Not stated in the sources we found; ask the board
Fees	PE registration $200; PE and land surveyor dual $375

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PE requirements

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