Ohio PE license requirements

Ohio doesn’t allow early PE taking: you apply to the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors for approval only after completing your experience (four years with an EAC/ABET engineering degree, eight with an engineering technology degree), gained under the full-time supervision of a PE. Kentucky’s board warns that Ohio may require you to retake a PE you passed before having the required experience.

Sources: Ohio Department of Higher Education licensure chart, university licensure guides and Kentucky board PE instructions, checked October 11, 2026. Confirm the current process with the Ohio board.

PE exam fee

$400

Paid to NCEES

Early PE

Not allowed

Experience first

Experience (ABET degree)

4 years

Before applying to sit

Experience (technology degree)

8 years

Before applying to sit

Key details

Item	Ohio
Licensing board	Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
Before booking the PE	Complete experience; apply to the board; register with NCEES after approval
Supervision	Experience under the full-time supervision of a professional engineer
PE taken early elsewhere	May have to be retaken, per Kentucky’s board; check with Ohio
FE exam	ABET graduates and final-year students register directly with NCEES
Foreign degrees	NCEES credentials evaluation required

All states

PE requirements

Official source & community discussion

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