Engineering License from Georgia to Kansas: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Kansas State Board of Technical Professions (KSBTP) ↗
A PE license transfers from Georgia to Kansas by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Kansas State Board of Technical Professions (KSBTP), verify your Georgia license, and meet Kansas's endorsement requirements. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Kansas requires no state-specific engineering exam, but it does NOT recognize the NCEES Model Law Engineer (MLE) designation, so every comity applicant must file the full long-form reciprocity application.
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Licensure by endorsement
Kansas grants PE licensure by comity, so a Professional Engineer licensed in Georgia does not start over — but does file a full Kansas application. Your Georgia license, ABET degree, qualifying experience, and FE and PE results reach the Kansas State Board of Technical Professions (KSBTP) through your NCEES Record; the board's task is to confirm they meet Kansas's practice act, not to re-test you. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Kansas requires no state-specific engineering exam, but it does NOT recognize the NCEES Model Law Engineer (MLE) designation, so every comity applicant must file the full long-form reciprocity application. Two things govern your timeline: keeping your Georgia license active and unencumbered while the Kansas application is pending, and clearing any Kansas-specific exam or statutes review before the license issues.
What changes, Georgia → Kansas
| Georgia (current) | Kansas (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee | $100 ($100 Professional or Structural Engineer Application by Comity fee (non-refundable) per the board's official fee schedule, plus a $5 processing fee for each online submission; transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES) | $250 (Kansas application fee for a license by reciprocity per K.A.R. 66-15-1; biennial active-license renewal is $70; transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board paid to NCEES) |
| Processing time | ~4 weeks (The Georgia SOS How-To Guide states comity applications are generally processed within about 20 business days (~4 weeks) of a complete application, evaluated in order received; a deficiency notice restarts the 20-day count) | KSBTP publishes no comity turnaround; the long-form reciprocity review requires full board evaluation of education, experience, and references |
| Licensing authority | Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Georgia PELS Board) | Kansas State Board of Technical Professions (KSBTP) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Kansas sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Kansas's current requirements on the Kansas State Board of Technical Professions (KSBTP) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Kansas State Board of Technical Professions (KSBTP) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Hold an active PE license issued by another U.S. jurisdiction.
- File the long-form application for licensure by reciprocity (the MLE short-form path is not accepted in Kansas).
- Educational qualifications when the original license was issued must have met the Kansas requirements in effect on that date (K.A.R. 66-9-7).
- Submit references and documentation of engineering experience; maintain a clean disciplinary record.
- Pay the fees ($250 (Kansas application fee for a license by reciprocity per K.A.R. 66-15-1; biennial active-license renewal is $70; transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board paid to NCEES)) and allow KSBTP publishes no comity turnaround; the long-form reciprocity review requires full board evaluation of education, experience, and references.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Kansas accept a Georgia PE license?
A PE license transfers from Georgia to Kansas by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Kansas State Board of Technical Professions (KSBTP), verify your Georgia license, and meet Kansas's endorsement requirements. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Kansas requires no state-specific engineering exam, but it does NOT recognize the NCEES Model Law Engineer (MLE) designation, so every comity applicant must file the full long-form reciprocity application.
Do I retake the FE or PE exam moving from Georgia to Kansas?
FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Kansas requires no state-specific engineering exam, but it does NOT recognize the NCEES Model Law Engineer (MLE) designation, so every comity applicant must file the full long-form reciprocity application.
What does the Georgia-to-Kansas comity application cost?
$250 (Kansas application fee for a license by reciprocity per K.A.R. 66-15-1; biennial active-license renewal is $70; transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board paid to NCEES).
Can I keep my Georgia PE license after I'm licensed in Kansas?
Yes — PE licenses stack. Keep the Georgia license active (its renewal and continuing-education/PDH clock run separately) and you hold both. Engineers working near state lines or nationally routinely carry several PE licenses at once, all sourced from a single NCEES Record.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- KSBTP — Engineers (licensing) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- KSBTP News — PE Reciprocity Requires Long Form (MLE no longer recognized) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- K.A.R. 66-15-1 — Fees (reciprocity $250; original $60; biennial renewal $70) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- K.A.R. 66-9-7 — Education standard for reciprocity applicants ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NCEES — Records Program (comity licensure) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Georgia PELS Board — Fee Schedule (Rev. 3-4-2024): PE/SE Application by Comity $100 + $5 online processing ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Georgia SOS — How-To Guide: Professional Engineer Licensure ($100 comity fee; ~20 business days) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NCEES — Georgia now requires NCEES Record for comity licensure ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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