Engineer-in-training

Licensing requirements

Before you apply for an Engineer-in-training certificate, you must have one of the following:

• A bachelor’s degree in an approved engineering curriculum.
• Senior standing in an approved engineering curriculum.
• 4 years of experience (education, work experience, or both).

How to apply

If you have a degree or senior standing in an approved engineering curriculum

1. Complete the Engineer-in-Training Registration Application Short Form.
2. Mail your completed application with all the supporting documentation and a check or money order for the exam application fee (payable to the Department of Licensing) to:
   
   Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
   Department of Licensing
   PO Box 35001
   Seattle, WA 98124-3401
3. If you have graduated, ask your school to send us an official transcript at the address above. Photocopies aren’t acceptable.

If you’re using work experience

1. Complete the Engineer-in-Training Registration Application Long Form:
   • Send pages 1–2 with a check or money order for the exam application fee (payable to the Department of Licensing) to:
     
     Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
     Department of Licensing
     PO Box 35001
     Seattle, WA 98124-3401
   • Send pages 3–5 (Experience Description and Verification) to the people who are verifying your work experience. They’ll send the finished form directly to us when they’re done.
2. If you want your education considered toward requirements, ask your school to send an official transcript (not a photocopy) to us at:
   
   Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
   Department of Licensing
   PO Box 9025
   Olympia, WA 98507

What happens after you submit your application

We evaluate your application and documentation, and send you an email telling you one of the following:

• You’ve been approved for the Fundamentals of Engineering (EIT) exam.
• or
• We need additional information to process your application.

If you’re approved for the exam, the letter will include the information you need to schedule your exam with the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).