Engineering License from Missouri to New York: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does New York accept a Missouri PE license?
A PE license transfers from Missouri to New York by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the New York State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology (NYSED Office of the Professions), verify your Missouri license, and meet New York's endorsement requirements. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; endorsement requires that your original license was issued upon a written examination equivalent to New York's, and there is no state jurisprudence exam; note that New York will not accept professional experience self-endorsed by the applicant, so the NCEES Record must be verified before transmission.
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Verdict
Licensure by endorsement
New York grants PE licensure by comity, so a Professional Engineer licensed in Missouri does not start over — but does file a full New York application. Your Missouri license, ABET degree, qualifying experience, and FE and PE results reach the New York State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology (NYSED Office of the Professions) through your NCEES Record; the board's task is to confirm they meet New York's practice act, not to re-test you. Two things govern your timeline: keeping your Missouri license active and unencumbered while the New York application is pending, and clearing any New York-specific exam or statutes review before the license issues.
What's different between Missouri and New York
Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into New York. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.
- Route, each way
Missouri to New York (this page): Licensure by endorsement.
New York to Missouri (the reverse move): Licensure by endorsement.
The route is the same in both directions.
- Does coming from Missouri matter?
Coming from Missouri does not change the answer: every origin (the other 49 states and DC) gets the same result for a move into New York.
- Application fee
New York lists $377 for an out-of-state applicant and Missouri lists $200 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.
- Exam rules on record
New York and Missouri carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.
- New York (this move): FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; endorsement requires that your original license was issued upon a written examination equivalent to New York's, and there is no state jurisprudence exam; note that New York will not accept professional experience self-endorsed by the applicant, so the NCEES Record must be verified before transmission
- Missouri (the reverse move): FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Missouri requires no separate state jurisprudence or law exam for comity
What changes, Missouri → New York
| Missouri (current) | New York (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee | $200 (Missouri comity application fee (check or money order payable to the Missouri Board for Professional Engineers; nonrefundable per 20 CSR 2030-6.010). Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES) | $377 (NY fee for licensure and first registration is $377 (the same fee applies to the endorsement pathway); transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES) |
| Processing time | Board publishes no comity turnaround; it states completed applications are processed in order of receipt and that a specific licensure date cannot be projected. NCEES-Record applications are held until the Record is received | The NYSED Office of the Professions does not publish a comity/endorsement processing time on its engineering pages |
| Licensing authority | Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects (APELSLA) | New York State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology (NYSED Office of the Professions) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — New York sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm New York's current requirements on the New York State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology (NYSED Office of the Professions) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the New York State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology (NYSED Office of the Professions) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Hold a PE license or certificate from another U.S. state or jurisdiction issued upon a written examination equivalent to New York's.
- Meet all New York licensure requirements except examination, including professional education and satisfactory experience.
- Submit Form 1 and have NCEES transmit your verified NCEES Record to the Department (or file Form 2 certification of education and Form 3 verification of out-of-state licensure and examination).
- Be of good moral character.
- Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I keep my Missouri PE license after I'm licensed in New York?
Yes — PE licenses stack. Keep the Missouri 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.
- NYSED Office of the Professions — Engineering License Requirements (endorsement) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NYSED Office of the Professions — Engineering License Application Forms ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NCEES — Records Program (comity licensure) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Missouri APELSLA — PE Licensure by Comity (requirements) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Missouri APELSLA — Application for Licensure as a PE by Comity, Form 375-0130 ($200 fee) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NCEES — Records Program (comity transmittal fees) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by the License Reciprocity Editorial Team · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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