Registration Requirements

Applicants for registration are charged with having knowledge of M.G.L. c. 112, § 81D through § 81T and 250 CMR. (2) The registration process is based upon different Application Classifications, each of which has specific education and Work Experience requirements. The classification details are summarized in 250 CMR 3.04(4): Tables I and II. (3) Each person applying to be registered in the Commonwealth as a Professional Engineer or Professional Land Surveyor must first have taken and passed the NCEES sanctioned FE Exam or the NCEES sanctioned FS Exam, with the exception of applicants under classification (e) as described in 250 CMR 3.04(4): Tables I and II. (4) In the event that an individual does not pass the FE or FS Exams, the exam may be retaken as allowed by NCEES and the Board, upon notification of the Board and payment of the required fees. The Board will notify individuals of their exam results. The Board will issue Engineer- in-training certificates or Surveyor-in-training certificates to those individuals that are in compliance with 250 CMR 3.10. Before submitting an application for registration, the applicant must obtain the Work Experience and education required for a given Application Classification. Work Experience obtained after the date the application was submitted is not included in determination of experience. Once the Board has reviewed the applicant's education, Work Experience, character and experience references, college transcripts and documentation, the Board may schedule the engineering applicant for an interview; and the Board shall schedule all land surveying applicants for the mandatory oral exam. Once the Board has determined that all applicable statutory requirements have been met, the applicant will be scheduled to sit for the applicable written examinations. An application found to involve fraud, false statement(s) or misrepresentation(s) will be denied and action will be taken as prescribed in 250 CMR 7.00: Enforcement and Discipline. (9) An applicant shall be registered only after completing the following: (a) meeting all the requirements of law; (b) passing the required examinations; (c) receiving notification from the Board; and (d) paying the registration fee. Upon completion, an applicant will be issued a License to practice as a Professional Engineer or a Professional Land Surveyor and is then authorized to use the title Professional Engineer or Professional Land Surveyor in compliance with 250 CMR. (Mass. Register #1568, 02/27/2026) (10) Applicants for Comity Registration as a Professional Engineer must hold a current engineering license in another state or U.S. Jurisdiction and must submit a current NCEES Record, or Board approved equivalent, along with the application. Comity applicants must meet all Massachusetts requirements for at least one Application Classification. When an applicant for Comity Registration as a Professional Engineer meets all other requirements of Application Classification 250 CMR 3.04(4): Table I classification (e), the Board may waive the personal interview requirement. (11) Comity applicants for registration as a Professional Land Surveyor must hold a current land surveying license in another state or U.S. Jurisdiction and must pass the Massachusetts specific jurisprudence exam. Applicants for Comity Registration as a Professional Land Surveyor are required to meet all Massachusetts requirements for at least one Application Classification and must sit for an oral exam. (12) Notwithstanding other regulatory provisions in 250 CMR 3.00, the Board may enter into mutual reciprocity agreements that allow individuals licensed as engineers in foreign countries to be licensed in Massachusetts without further examination.