Engineering License from Ohio to Arizona: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Arizona State Board of Technical Registration (AZBTR) ↗
A PE license transfers from Ohio to Arizona by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration (AZBTR), verify your Ohio license, and meet Arizona's endorsement requirements. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Arizona has no state-specific engineering exam and no jurisprudence exam.
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Licensure by endorsement
Arizona grants PE licensure by comity, so a Professional Engineer licensed in Ohio does not start over — but does file a full Arizona application. Your Ohio license, ABET degree, qualifying experience, and FE and PE results reach the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration (AZBTR) through your NCEES Record; the board's task is to confirm they meet Arizona's practice act, not to re-test you. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Arizona has no state-specific engineering exam and no jurisprudence exam. Two things govern your timeline: keeping your Ohio license active and unencumbered while the Arizona application is pending, and clearing any Arizona-specific exam or statutes review before the license issues.
What changes, Ohio → Arizona
| Ohio (current) | Arizona (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee | $415 (Engineering reciprocity (comity) application fee from the board's published fee schedule; a $50 PE final registration fee is due on issuance and renewal is $40 per biennium. Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES.) | $325 ($325 combined application and initial registration fee ($100 application + $225 registration, the same structure AZBTR uses for other individual registrations), payable by check/money order/credit card to AZBTR; the same amount applies to the Reciprocity/Endorsement, Universal Licensure, and Traditional pathways. Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 first board / $100 each additional, paid separately to NCEES. See verification note re: a $445 figure recorded in a prior draft) |
| Processing time | The board publishes no comity turnaround on a directly accessible page; comity applications are reviewed administratively once the out-of-state verification/NCEES Record is received (NCEES Record completion itself averages 2-3 weeks). | No published turnaround; board staff (and/or volunteer registrant reviewers) verify the application and forward it to the full Board only in rare instances. An application is not reviewed until administratively complete (all verifications received) |
| Licensing authority | Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors | Arizona State Board of Technical Registration (AZBTR) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Arizona sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Arizona's current requirements on the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration (AZBTR) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration (AZBTR) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Reciprocity/Endorsement pathway: hold an NCEES Model Law Engineer (MLE) designation and an active license in another jurisdiction, plus four years of experience after that licensure.
- Applicants without an MLE can still qualify through the Traditional pathway (eight years of combined engineering education/experience with the FE and PE passed).
- Arizona residents licensed elsewhere may use an expedited Universal Licensure pathway.
- Demonstrate competency in the branch of engineering sought through education, examination, or experience.
- Pay the fees ($325 ($325 combined application and initial registration fee ($100 application + $225 registration, the same structure AZBTR uses for other individual registrations), payable by check/money order/credit card to AZBTR; the same amount applies to the Reciprocity/Endorsement, Universal Licensure, and Traditional pathways. Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 first board / $100 each additional, paid separately to NCEES. See verification note re: a $445 figure recorded in a prior draft)) and allow No published turnaround; board staff (and/or volunteer registrant reviewers) verify the application and forward it to the full Board only in rare instances. An application is not reviewed until administratively complete (all verifications received).
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Frequently asked questions
Does Arizona accept a Ohio PE license?
A PE license transfers from Ohio to Arizona by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration (AZBTR), verify your Ohio license, and meet Arizona's endorsement requirements. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Arizona has no state-specific engineering exam and no jurisprudence exam.
Do I retake the FE or PE exam moving from Ohio to Arizona?
FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Arizona has no state-specific engineering exam and no jurisprudence exam.
What does the Ohio-to-Arizona comity application cost?
$325 ($325 combined application and initial registration fee ($100 application + $225 registration, the same structure AZBTR uses for other individual registrations), payable by check/money order/credit card to AZBTR; the same amount applies to the Reciprocity/Endorsement, Universal Licensure, and Traditional pathways. Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 first board / $100 each additional, paid separately to NCEES. See verification note re: a $445 figure recorded in a prior draft).
Can I keep my Ohio PE license after I'm licensed in Arizona?
Yes — PE licenses stack. Keep the Ohio 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.
- Arizona BTR — Engineer Applicants (reciprocity/endorsement & universal-licensure pathways) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Arizona BTR — Engineer Registration Instructions (application + initial registration fee $325) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Arizona BTR — Fee Schedule (R4-30-106 service fees; licensing fees authorized by A.R.S. 32-124) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NCEES — Records Program (comity transmittal fees) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Ohio State Board of Registration for PE&S - Board Fees ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Ohio Admin. Code 4733-13-01 - Comity and temporary registration ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Ohio Rev. Code 4733.19 - Reciprocity ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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