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Transfer Your Engineering License to Minnesota: Reciprocity & Endorsement (2026)

Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) ↗

Minnesota grants PE licensure by comity — its term for endorsement — to an out-of-state Professional Engineer in good standing: the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) reviews the credentials in your NCEES Record instead of re-examining you. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record (or are verified via account.ncees.org) and are not retaken; Minnesota has no separate state jurisprudence or law exam for engineers. Application fee: $75–$195 (Comity/EEE application fee is $75; upon approval the license fee is $120 (= $195 total). Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES).

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Comity is Minnesota's normal route for an already-licensed engineer, and the word describes what the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) actually does: it extends professional courtesy to your existing PE license after confirming your record meets Minnesota's practice act, rather than re-examining you. The lever that makes this smooth is your NCEES Record — NCEES compiles your transcripts, experience, references, and FE/PE results and transmits them straight to Minnesota, and a Model Law Engineer designation speeds many boards further. One prerequisite is absolute: your current license must be active and unencumbered, so clear any open disciplinary matter before you file.

Read the exam line on this page closely before you assume the move is exam-free. Most boards add nothing to the FE and PE, but a few require a state-specific examination — seismic, surveying, or a statutes-and-rules review — that comity does not waive, and where Minnesota requires one it is listed above rather than folded silently into the process.

Comity licensure under Minn. Rules ch. 1800; the Board of AELSLAGID licenses engineers via the Comity route (already-licensed out-of-state PE) or the EEE (Education/Examination/Experience) route for applicants who did not obtain all experience before passing the PE exam. No state-specific exam. Underlying standard is an ABET-accredited engineering degree plus four years of qualifying experience

Minnesota requirements at a glance

Out-of-state PE license transfer requirements for Minnesota, verified 2026-07-21
ExamFE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record (or are verified via account.ncees.org) and are not retaken; Minnesota has no separate state jurisprudence or law exam for engineers
Additional requirements
  • Hold an active PE license in another U.S. jurisdiction
  • Submit an NCEES Record, or otherwise provide FE/PE exam score verification, proof of out-of-state licensure, and education verification (transcripts or an education evaluation)
  • Meet the underlying standard: an ABET-accredited engineering degree plus 4 years of qualifying engineering experience (one year = at least 12 months and 2,000 hours)
Fees$75–$195 (Comity/EEE application fee is $75; upon approval the license fee is $120 (= $195 total). Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES)
Processing timeThe Board does not publish a specific comity turnaround; completed comity applications are reviewed on a rolling basis (NCEES Record completion itself averages 2-3 weeks). EEE applicants have three years from the original application date to complete experience documentation or must reapply

Step by step

  1. Confirm Minnesota's current requirements on the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) website — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) (application linked on this page).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
  4. Hold an active PE license in another U.S. jurisdiction.
  5. Submit an NCEES Record, or otherwise provide FE/PE exam score verification, proof of out-of-state licensure, and education verification (transcripts or an education evaluation).
  6. Meet the underlying standard: an ABET-accredited engineering degree plus 4 years of qualifying engineering experience (one year = at least 12 months and 2,000 hours).
  7. Pay the fees ($75–$195 (Comity/EEE application fee is $75; upon approval the license fee is $120 (= $195 total). Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES)) and allow The Board does not publish a specific comity turnaround; completed comity applications are reviewed on a rolling basis (NCEES Record completion itself averages 2-3 weeks). EEE applicants have three years from the original application date to complete experience documentation or must reapply.

Official links

Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) ↗Minnesota application ↗License verification ↗

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Frequently asked questions

Does my PE license transfer to Minnesota?

Minnesota grants PE licensure by comity — its term for endorsement — to an out-of-state Professional Engineer in good standing: the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) reviews the credentials in your NCEES Record instead of re-examining you. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record (or are verified via account.ncees.org) and are not retaken; Minnesota has no separate state jurisprudence or law exam for engineers. Application fee: $75–$195 (Comity/EEE application fee is $75; upon approval the license fee is $120 (= $195 total). Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES).

Do I retake the FE or PE exam to get licensed in Minnesota?

FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record (or are verified via account.ncees.org) and are not retaken; Minnesota has no separate state jurisprudence or law exam for engineers.

What does PE licensure in Minnesota cost an out-of-state applicant?

$75–$195 (Comity/EEE application fee is $75; upon approval the license fee is $120 (= $195 total). Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES).

How long does the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) take to act on a comity application?

The Board does not publish a specific comity turnaround; completed comity applications are reviewed on a rolling basis (NCEES Record completion itself averages 2-3 weeks). EEE applicants have three years from the original application date to complete experience documentation or must reapply.

Sources

Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.

Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21

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