News & Updates
- Advisory Ruling Pursuant 250 CMR 2.09 RE: Use of the title "Engineer"
- Policy Bulletin Regarding Digital Signatures and Handwritten Signatures
- Advisory Ruling RE: Stamping Each Page of Multi-Page Plans
- Notice Regarding Temporary Permits for Land Surveyors
- The Joint Committee of Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors on Professional Practice
Frequently Asked Questions about Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
By the Division of Professional Licensure
- How do I know if I meet the requirements to apply for a license as Professional Engineer?
- How can I obtain an application for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Engineer-in-Training and Surveyor-In-Training?
- How can I obtain study guides for the examinations?
- How often are the Examination held?
- How do I renew my Professional Engineers or Land Surveyor license(s)?
- How do I notify the Board of an address change or name change?
- How can I obtain a copy of the Massachusetts General Laws for this Board?
- How do I obtain verification of my examination/registration to apply to another state/jurisdiction?
- I would like to review my recent or previous examination?
- How many times can I take the examinations?
- I would like to check the status of my pending application?
- I wish to form a Professional/Foreign Corporation.
- How can I obtain information pertaining to Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Societies?
- My license has been expired for over two years, can I still renew it?
How can I obtain an application for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Engineer-in-Training and Surveyor-In-Training?
For all applications, please contact Professional Credential Services, Inc. (PCS) at:
Professional Credential Services, Inc. (PCS)
P.O. Box 198689
Nashville, TN 37219
web site: www.pcshq.org
How can I obtain study guides for the examinations?
Contact the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) at:
P.O. Box 1686
Clemson, South Carolina 29633
tel. 1-800-250-3196
or (864) 654-6827
web site: www.ncees.org
How often are the Examination held?
The examinations are offered twice a year usually in the spring and fall.
How do I renew my Professional Engineers or Land Surveyor license(s)?
Licenses are renewable June 30th of every even-numbered year. Renewals are mailed out approximately 6 weeks prior to the expiration date. It is the responsibility of the licensee to notify the Board if they fail to receive a renewal notice.
How do I notify the Board of an address change or name change?
In order to notify the Board of an address change, please visit our On-Line Address Change Form.
How can I obtain a copy of the Massachusetts General Laws for this Board?
Please visit the General Laws of Massachusetts web pages at www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/index.htm
How do I obtain verification of my examination/registration to apply to another state/jurisdiction?
Send a verification form or letter of request along with a fee of $15.00 to the Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02114. You're your check or money orders payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Please be sure to indicate which exam(s) you are requesting verification of and the year in which it was taken. Please also provide any former name under which you may have been tested and/ or registered.
I would like to review my recent or previous examination?
Please be advised the Board has adopted the following policy: In order to protect the security of the examination questions no review of the examinations will be allowed.
How many times can I take the examinations?
Candidates will be allowed to repeat the 'Fundamentals' examination as often as they wish, (they will be required to pay the examination fee).
Candidates will be allowed two opportunities to take the 'Principles and Practice' examinations. After two failures, a candidate wishing to take the examination again will be required to submit to the Board documentation that demonstrates to the Board's satisfaction that additional education, knowledge or experience have been gained which addresses prior deficiencies in the application or examination; an updated Application Experience Page"; and any additional documentation of acceptable engineering or surveying experience that will assist the Board in its review of the updated application. Please refer to 250 CMR 3.04 (10)
I would like to check the status of my pending application?
Please contact Professional Credential Services, Inc. (PCS) at:
Professional Credential Services, Inc. (PCS)
P.O. Box 198689
Nashville, TN 37219
web site: www.pcshq.org
I wish to form a Professional/Foreign Corporation.
To form a Corporation for Professional Engineering and/or Land Surveying, you must contact the Secretary of State's Office at 617-727-2850 for application and information.
How can I obtain information pertaining to Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Societies?
Please contact:
- American Council of Engineering
Companies of Massachusetts
The Engineering Center
One Walnut Street
Boston, MA 02108-3616
Tel: (617) 227-5551
Email: acec/ma@engineers.org
Web: www.engineers.org
- Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE
The Engineering Center
One Walnut Street
Boston, MA 02108-3616
Tel: (617) 227-5551
Email: bsces@engineers.org
Web: www.engineers.org
- Massachusetts Society of
Professional Engineers (MSPE)
The Engineering Center
One Walnut Street
Boston, MA 02108-3616
Tel: (617) 227-5551
Email: mspe@engineers.org
Web: www.mspe.com
- Massachusetts Association of Land Surveyors
and Civil Engineers (MALSCE)
The Engineering Center
One Walnut Street
Boston, MA 02108-3616
Tel: (617) 227-5551
Email: malsce@engineers.org
Web: www.engineers.org
My license has been expired for over two years, can I still renew it?
No, if your license has been expired for more than two years you are no longer eligible to just renew that license, rather you must now apply for reinstatement. Reinstatement applications may be found here.