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Good afternoon,

I am working on a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering. I was wondering if anyone knew if this can be applied towards a Professional Engineering License in NY. Having a master's degree allows for the number of years of experience required to decrease to 3 years instead of 4. I have been doing research on this and the NCEES website only mentions a "master's degree in engineering" but I'm not sure if the master's degree has to be a Master of Engineering or does this include a Master of Science in an Engineering degree. I contacted NYSED but I got an automated response explaining they are experiencing high volumes of email correspondence. If anyone knows or knows of someone that I can contact directly for a faster response, that would be very helpful!

Regards,

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Berenice Oseguera
bosegue00@...
(914)954-1305
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I think MS does count towards experience. I myself have an M.S. and I am applying within the accelerated time frame for a P.E.

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Aditya Deshmukh EIT,A.M.ASCE
Staff Geotechnical Professional
Lansdale PA
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Find your state board's website and check.  Every state varies, and laws can also change.

There might be a workaround, but you'd still have to check with the board. For example, I live in PA and have a masters degree. PA did not give you a year towards your PE with a master's degree at the time I took the exam (2008).

So, I took my PE exam in Ohio since they did allow it (and the testing center was closer than the one in Maryland, which also allowed it). Then, when I hit the extra year of experience (still required in PA), I applied for reciprocity in PA (among other states) and it was granted. 


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Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
engineersrising.com
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I believe a "Masters degree in Engineering" would refer to any Masters-level university degree (MS, ME, etc.) in an engineering discipline.  I have an MS in structural engineering and licenses in multiple states including NY, and as far as I can tell it has always been an accepted as satisfying the requirements for a "Masters degree in Engineering".

Hope this helps and good luck on your PE!

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Cliff Jones, S.E., P.E.,M.ASCE
Jensen Hughes
Portland OR
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My M.S. was also accepted as satisfying the requirements. The M.E. is generally less stringent of a degree to obtain as there is not a full blown thesis involved, but as far as I know, this also satisfies the requirements. I believe the intention is to ensure a Master's in a field unrelated to engineering cannot be used as engineering experience. It seems intuitive, but needs to be said.

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Rachel Holder PE, CFM, A.M.ASCE
City of San Antonio
San Antonio TX
(210)207-0335
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-17-2019 10:00
From: Cliff Jones
Subject: Master's degree and P.E. license

I believe a "Masters degree in Engineering" would refer to any Masters-level university degree (MS, ME, etc.) in an engineering discipline.  I have an MS in structural engineering and licenses in multiple states including NY, and as far as I can tell it has always been an accepted as satisfying the requirements for a "Masters degree in Engineering".

Hope this helps and good luck on your PE!

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Cliff Jones Ph.D.,P.E.,M.ASCE
Jensen Hughes
Portland OR
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NYSED form 2 mentions ABET, therefore its more likely they do not differentiate between the MS an M.Eng. Its a bit difficult to differentiate between the two, some say one is more technical than the other. 

Instead of calling send them an Email.

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Ricky Bhola EIT,A.M.ASCE
SUNNYSIDE NY
(646)338-2764
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