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Engineering License from Michigan to Mississippi: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors ↗

A PE license transfers from Michigan to Mississippi by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, verify your Michigan license, and meet Mississippi's endorsement requirements. Both the FE and PE (PPE) exams must have been passed; results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken. Mississippi has no state-specific PE exam or jurisprudence exam (a Mississippi Section exam applies only to Professional Surveyor applicants, not engineers).

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Mississippi grants PE licensure by comity, so a Professional Engineer licensed in Michigan does not start over — but does file a full Mississippi application. Your Michigan license, ABET degree, qualifying experience, and FE and PE results reach the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors through your NCEES Record; the board's task is to confirm they meet Mississippi's practice act, not to re-test you. Both the FE and PE (PPE) exams must have been passed; results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken. Mississippi has no state-specific PE exam or jurisprudence exam (a Mississippi Section exam applies only to Professional Surveyor applicants, not engineers). Two things govern your timeline: keeping your Michigan license active and unencumbered while the Mississippi application is pending, and clearing any Mississippi-specific exam or statutes review before the license issues.

What changes, Michigan → Mississippi

Side-by-side: Michigan vs Mississippi (Engineering (PE)), verified 2026-07-21
Michigan (current)Mississippi (destination)
Application fee$75–$115 (Per the Michigan State License Fee Act (MCL 338.2213): a $35 application processing fee plus a license fee of $40 per year, prorated for the time remaining in the biennial cycle (up to $80), so the amount due at initial licensure by endorsement runs roughly $75-$115. Biennial renewal is $80. (Statute lowers these to a $30 application processing fee and $20/year license fee after Sept 30, 2027.) Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 first board / $100 each additional, paid separately to NCEES)$75 (PE application (initial or comity) is $75 per the Board's 2026 fee schedule (effective June 2, 2026); a small credit-card/e-check convenience fee applies at online payment. A $25 processing fee applies only to paper applications where online submission is available (comity is filed online). Biennial renewal is $70; exam/licensure verification is $50 for comity licensees. Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 first board / $100 each additional, paid separately to NCEES)
Processing timeLARA/Board publishes no comity turnaround; out-of-state (endorsement) applications are reviewed by the Board of Professional Engineers. NCEES Record completion itself averages 2-3 weeksNo published turnaround; an application review committee usually meets at the end of each month to approve completed comity applications, and licensure is issued at that time. Mississippi does not issue temporary permits and does not allow any unlicensed practice while an application is pending
Licensing authorityMichigan Board of Professional Engineers (Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Professional Licensing)Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors

The destination column is what you must satisfy — Mississippi sets the rules for this move.

Step by step

  1. Confirm Mississippi's current requirements on the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
  4. Hold current PE licensure in another U.S. jurisdiction.
  5. Submit an NCEES Record; after review the Board may request experience-verification forms (at least 4 years) and character references (5 total, at least 3 from PEs, with one reference dated within the last 12 months).
  6. Hold an ABET-accredited BS engineering degree (or a CEAB/NCEES-evaluated equivalent); an engineering technology degree alone is not eligible.
  7. Have passed the FE exam (with EI enrollment) and the PE exam.
  8. Pay the fees ($75 (PE application (initial or comity) is $75 per the Board's 2026 fee schedule (effective June 2, 2026); a small credit-card/e-check convenience fee applies at online payment. A $25 processing fee applies only to paper applications where online submission is available (comity is filed online). Biennial renewal is $70; exam/licensure verification is $50 for comity licensees. Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 first board / $100 each additional, paid separately to NCEES)) and allow No published turnaround; an application review committee usually meets at the end of each month to approve completed comity applications, and licensure is issued at that time. Mississippi does not issue temporary permits and does not allow any unlicensed practice while an application is pending.

Official links

Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors ↗Mississippi application ↗License verification ↗

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Frequently asked questions

Does Mississippi accept a Michigan PE license?

A PE license transfers from Michigan to Mississippi by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, verify your Michigan license, and meet Mississippi's endorsement requirements. Both the FE and PE (PPE) exams must have been passed; results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken. Mississippi has no state-specific PE exam or jurisprudence exam (a Mississippi Section exam applies only to Professional Surveyor applicants, not engineers).

Do I retake the FE or PE exam moving from Michigan to Mississippi?

Both the FE and PE (PPE) exams must have been passed; results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken. Mississippi has no state-specific PE exam or jurisprudence exam (a Mississippi Section exam applies only to Professional Surveyor applicants, not engineers).

What does the Michigan-to-Mississippi comity application cost?

$75 (PE application (initial or comity) is $75 per the Board's 2026 fee schedule (effective June 2, 2026); a small credit-card/e-check convenience fee applies at online payment. A $25 processing fee applies only to paper applications where online submission is available (comity is filed online). Biennial renewal is $70; exam/licensure verification is $50 for comity licensees. Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 first board / $100 each additional, paid separately to NCEES).

Can I keep my Michigan PE license after I'm licensed in Mississippi?

Yes — PE licenses stack. Keep the Michigan 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.

Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21

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