Welcome to the SE Board! (Post Count: 4)

[drwhoops]

A home for three more P&P SE exams. 

[leggo PE]

And then who knows how many CBT exams… I wonder if they will truly be offered on a continuous basis.

[Assistant to the RM]

Wasn't sure whether to post this in a PE forum or SE, but I think my question is mainly relevant to the SE exams. I am a Civil PE and am looking into applying for licensure in Hawaii. I understand they distinguish between Civil and Structural, and it seems my field falls under Structural - designing temporary concrete formwork and shoring structures.

For PE - Structural discipline, their website says "Hawaii accepts passage of the PE CIVIL exam in lieu of passage of the SE I exam." My understanding is the 16 hour exam is no longer called "SE I" and SE II", but it is Lateral and Vertical (8 hours each). It seems by separating the topics there is probably no equivalency to the Civil PE any more, and both exams would be required for Hawaii. I plan to contact the Hawaii board, just thought I'd check here as well.

[Blybrook PE]

Mar 19, 2023 19:35:17 GMT -5 Assistant to the RM said:

Wasn't sure whether to post this in a PE forum or SE, but I think my question is mainly relevant to the SE exams. I am a Civil PE and am looking into applying for licensure in Hawaii. I understand they distinguish between Civil and Structural, and it seems my field falls under Structural - designing temporary concrete formwork and shoring structures.

For PE - Structural discipline, their website says "Hawaii accepts passage of the PE CIVIL exam in lieu of passage of the SE I exam." My understanding is the 16 hour exam is no longer called "SE I" and SE II", but it is Lateral and Vertical (8 hours each). It seems by separating the topics there is probably no equivalency to the Civil PE any more, and both exams would be required for Hawaii. I plan to contact the Hawaii board, just thought I'd check here as well.

Hawaii has both civil and structural licensure. Civil engineers are limited to roads and non critical infrastructure less than 4' above grade. A Structural license is required for anything equal to or greater than 4' above grade.

If I remember correctly, if you received your civil pe prior to the early 90's then you could potentially grandfather in for the structural license. If not, then the 16 hour exam is required to obtain the SE designation. They might require a civil license for a minimum of 2 years prior to approving the SE designation. My old supervisor was working on his application a few years back for a project. Never heard if it was approved or not.

Good luck.