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TBPELS Law and Rules
Texas Engineering Practice Act And Rules Concerning The Practice of Engineering and Surveying.

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When is a P.E. Required on a building project?
TBPELS developed a flowchart to determine if a Professional Engineer is required when a Texas project involves the design, erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair of, or the creation of plans and specs for a building. Use this one page diagrammatic to make sure your project is in compliance with the Texas Engineering Practice Act. It is a great reference for engineers, plan reviewers, city and county officials, and owners.

Diagrammatic

Customer Service Report

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Contract Report

PDF Document

Annual Financial Report (AFR)

PDF Document

Internal Audit Annual Report

PDF Document

Purchasing Contract Handbook

PDF Document

Energy Conservation Plan

PDF Document

Strategic Plan

PDF Document

Report on Employee Compensation

PDF Document

Engineering Rosters / Lookup: EIT, PE, Firm

Engineering Rosters

Surveying Roster / Lookup: SIT, RPLS, LSLS, Firm

Surveying Rosters

Complaint Form

PDF Document

Compact With Texans

Web Document

When Is A Texas Licensed Engineer Required For A Project?
Click on the link to view and print out a diagrammatic flow chart of the process used to evaluate this question.

PDF Document

Continuing Education Compliance Flowchart
This flowchart outlines the renewal and audit process.

PDF Form

Continuing Education Self-Study Worksheet
Retain With Your Records For Audit Purposes.
Do not send this worksheet with your renewal.

PDF Form

Continuing Education Logsheet
Use This Logsheet To Record Your Cep Hours.

PDF Form

ECHO Online Profile System
Use ECHO To: Update your address, change employer, verify CEP, renew, or change to inactive status

P.E. Inactive Status Form
Use This Form To Apply For Inactive Status.

PDF Form

P.E. Reactivation Of Licensure Form
Use This Form To Change Status To Active.

PDF Form

P.E. Change Of Address, Employer, Name or Duplicate Certificate Request

PDF Form

Criminal History Form

PDF Form

Seal Instructions for Seal Vendor

PDF Form

Blank P.E. Seal
Jpg File Of Blank P.E. Seal. Customize This Document For Your P.E. Seal Once Licensed.

Image File

How to Apply for Licensure as a Professional Engineer in Texas (Video Series)

Staff produced a series of new instructional videos to assist applicants.

Youtube Playlist

THERE ARE 2 OPTIONS TO APPLY FOR A P.E. LICENSE
OPTION 1
ONLINE APPLICATION
Use this system to submit the four page PE application, Ethics Exam and pay the application fee.

Note: There are other forms which must still be manually submitted.
Those forms are:
Supplementary Experience Record Form
Reference Statements
Verification Form (If Applicable). Those forms are available below.

OPTION 2
PAPER FORMS (below)
Fill out forms online, print and then submit with a check to the address on the forms.

P.E. Application Checklist
Printout And Use To Keep Track Of Application Components

PDF Form

P.E. Application Packet
This Packet Contains All The Forms Necessary For Licensure.
Individual Forms Are Available Below.

PDF Form

P.E. Application Form

PDF Form

Criminal History Form

PDF Form

Ethics Exam (Online)

HTML Form

Ethics Exam Answer Sheet (Paper)

PDF Form

Ethics Exam Questions (Paper)

PDF Form

TBPELS Law and Rules Document - Necessary for the Ethics Exam
Texas Engineering Practice Act And Rules Concerning The Practice of Engineering and Professional Engineering Licensure

PDF Document

Supplementary Experience Record Form

PDF Form, Word Form

Instructions And Example Of A Supplementary Experience Record

PDF Form

Reference Statement Instruction

PDF Form

Reference Statement Form

PDF Form

Application Form For Licensure As An Engineering Educator

PDF Form

Verification Of Licensure And/Or Examinations
Can be used to verify exams taken outside of Texas. If you took your exam in Texas you do not need this form.

NCEES - Note: You must have a MyNCEES account in order to use this system. Registration is free.

Form to Print and Mail

International Temporary License Application Form
For Engineers Licensed In Australia, Mexico Or Canada

PDF Form

Foreign Degree Evaluation And TOEFL Information

PDF Form , Internet Form

Verification Of Licensure And/Or Examinations
Can be used to verify exams taken outside of Texas. If you took your exam in Texas you do not need this form.

NCEES - Note: You must have a MyNCEES account in order to use this system. Registration is free.

Form to Print and Mail

ENGINEERING FIRM ONLINE APPLICATION
Use this system to submit the application and pay the registration fee.

Internet Form

Engineering Firm Paper Application For Registration
Refer to the following FAQ if you have any questions regarding this form: Firm FAQ

PDF Form

ECHO (Electronic Cash Handling Online)
Use ECHO to change/add/remove firm address, branches, PEs, officers, and renew your firm registration.

Engineering Firm Change of Address, Name or Duplicate Certificate Request

Internet Form

Surveying Firm Registration Form

PDF Document

Surveying Branch Form

PDF Document

Surveying Firm Closure Form

PDF Document

Surveying Firm Change of Information

PDF Document

Online Application for Engineer-In-Training Certification

Online Application

Paper Application For Engineer-In-Training Certification

PDF Form

EIT Change Of Address, Employer, Name or Duplicate Certificate Request

PDF Form

EIT Verification Form

PDF Form

NCEES Verification Form
Can be used to verify exams taken outside of Texas. If you took your exam in Texas you do not need this form

https://account.ncees.org/

Note: You must have a MyNCEES account in order to use this system. Registration is free.

Engineer-In-Training Certificate Renewal Form

PDF Form

FS Exam (S.I.T. Application)

PDF Document

S.I.T. Application

PDF Document

Reference Waiver Form

PDF Document

Surveyor Course Checklist

PDF Document

S.I.T. Certificate Request

PDF Document

S.I.T. Renewal

PDF Document

R.P.L.S. or Reciprocal Application

PDF Document

RPLS Application Checklist
Printout And Use To Keep Track Of Application Components

PDF Document

TSSE Payment Submission Form

PDF Document

Criminal History Form

PDF Form

Land Surveyor Supplementary Experience Record Form

PDF Form

Instructions And Example Of A Supplementary Experience Record

PDF Form

Land Surveyor Reference Statement Instruction

PDF Form

Land Surveyor Reference Statement Form

PDF Form

RPLS Inactive Status Application

PDF Document

RPLS Reactivation Form

PDF Document

Seal Instructions for Vendor

PDF Document

R.P.L.S. Seal Artwork

Jpg file of blank R.P.L.S. seal. Customize this document for your R.P.L.S. seal once registered.

Image File

L.S.L.S. Seal Artwork

Jpg file of generic LSLS seal to be used with RPLS seal.

Image File

L.S.L.S. General Information

PDF Document

L.S.L.S. Study Guide

PDF Document

L.S.L.S. Application

PDF Document

L.S.L.S. Reference Form

PDF Document

Change of Information/Name Change/Duplicate Cert Form

PDF Form

L.S.L.S. Update Application

PDF Document

License Verification

Contact NCEES at: https://account.ncees.org/login