Engineering License from Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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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Licensure by endorsement
Mississippi grants PE licensure by comity, so a Professional Engineer licensed in Ohio does not start over — but does file a full Mississippi application. Your Ohio 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 Ohio 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, Ohio → Mississippi
| Ohio (current) | Mississippi (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.) | $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 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; 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 authority | Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors | 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
- Confirm Mississippi's current requirements on the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Hold current PE licensure in another U.S. jurisdiction.
- 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).
- Hold an ABET-accredited BS engineering degree (or a CEAB/NCEES-evaluated equivalent); an engineering technology degree alone is not eligible.
- Have passed the FE exam (with EI enrollment) and the PE exam.
- 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Mississippi accept a Ohio PE license?
A PE license transfers from Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Ohio-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 Ohio PE license after I'm licensed in Mississippi?
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.
- MS Board of Licensure for PE & Surveyors — Comity PE (NCEES Record) application instructions (PDF) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- MS Board — Fee Schedule (2026, effective 06-02-26) (PDF) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- MS Board — Fee Schedule page ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NCEES — Records Program (comity licensure) ↗ (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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