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The PE exam in Texas

You usually need the board’s approval first: TBPELS reviews your application, and only then can you pay NCEES and book the Texas PE exam. Texas EITs are the exception and can register for the PE before they have four years of experience. You also pass the open-book Texas Ethics of Engineering exam.

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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

What does Texas require for the PE exam and license?

  • A degree: an EAC/ABET engineering bachelor’s, a TAC/ABET engineering technology bachelor’s, or a board-approved combination of a science bachelor’s and a graduate engineering degree.
  • Experience: at least 4 years with an accredited engineering degree, 8 years with a non-accredited degree, earned before you apply.
  • The FE and PE exams, or waivers.
  • The Texas Ethics of Engineering exam, open book, usually sent with the application.
  • Three references from licensed PEs, or five if you ask for an exam waiver.

Applying and getting approved

  1. Check your education, pass the FE (or request a waiver) and check your experience, in that order. The board says not to anticipate experience.
  2. Submit the application with the ethics exam, transcripts and references.
  3. Wait for administrative and then technical review. The board puts the average at about two months.
  4. If approved, register and pay with NCEES. You aren’t registered automatically.

Applications with too little experience are turned down with no refund.

Texas EITs and retakes

If you’re a Texas EIT, you may register for the PE before you have 4 years of experience. EIT status is optional and lasts eight years. Once approved, you can attempt the PE as often as you need, within NCEES’s limits.

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Texas board fees

FeeAmount
PE license application$75
EIT registration$15

These go to TBPELS, on top of NCEES’s exam fees.

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Sources: Texas TBPELS and 4 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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