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

Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors ↗

Oklahoma grants PE licensure by comity — its term for endorsement — to an out-of-state Professional Engineer in good standing: the Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors reviews the credentials in your NCEES Record instead of re-examining you. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Oklahoma requires no state jurisprudence exam for a base PE comity license (only the P.E./S.E. structural-engineer designation requires additional NCEES structural examinations). Application fee: $250 (Comity (Engineer) application fee per Oklahoma Administrative Code 245:2-1-18 (single fee; no separate certificate fee in the schedule). 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 Oklahoma's normal route for an already-licensed engineer, and the word describes what the Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors actually does: it extends professional courtesy to your existing PE license after confirming your record meets Oklahoma'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 Oklahoma, 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 Oklahoma requires one it is listed above rather than folded silently into the process.

Oklahoma grants comity licensure to an already-licensed out-of-state PE after board review; separate NCEES-Record (Form A) and non-NCEES-Record (Form B) application packages exist. The statutory board name (Title 59 O.S.) is 'State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors' (PELS); the board's current website styles it '...Professional Engineers and Surveyors.' Applications are mailed to 220 NE 28th St., Suite 120, Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma requirements at a glance

Out-of-state PE license transfer requirements for Oklahoma, verified 2026-07-21
ExamFE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Oklahoma requires no state jurisprudence exam for a base PE comity license (only the P.E./S.E. structural-engineer designation requires additional NCEES structural examinations)
Additional requirements
  • Hold an active PE license in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
  • Submit an NCEES Record (Form A comity path); non-NCEES-Record holders (Form B) must supply Verification of Licensure and Experience Verification forms
  • Hold an EAC/ABET-accredited engineering degree with qualifying progressive experience (commonly four years)
  • Meet NCEES Model Law Engineer criteria or other standards set by board statute, rule and policy (reviewed by the Executive Director or the board's designee)
Fees$250 (Comity (Engineer) application fee per Oklahoma Administrative Code 245:2-1-18 (single fee; no separate certificate fee in the schedule). Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES.)
Processing timeNo published comity turnaround; comity applications meeting Model Law criteria are reviewed by the Executive Director or the board's designee.

Step by step

  1. Confirm Oklahoma's current requirements on the Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors website — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors (application linked on this page).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
  4. Hold an active PE license in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
  5. Submit an NCEES Record (Form A comity path); non-NCEES-Record holders (Form B) must supply Verification of Licensure and Experience Verification forms.
  6. Hold an EAC/ABET-accredited engineering degree with qualifying progressive experience (commonly four years).
  7. Meet NCEES Model Law Engineer criteria or other standards set by board statute, rule and policy (reviewed by the Executive Director or the board's designee).
  8. Pay the fees ($250 (Comity (Engineer) application fee per Oklahoma Administrative Code 245:2-1-18 (single fee; no separate certificate fee in the schedule). Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES.)) and allow No published comity turnaround; comity applications meeting Model Law criteria are reviewed by the Executive Director or the board's designee..

Official links

Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors ↗Oklahoma application ↗License verification ↗

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Frequently asked questions

Does my PE license transfer to Oklahoma?

Oklahoma grants PE licensure by comity — its term for endorsement — to an out-of-state Professional Engineer in good standing: the Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors reviews the credentials in your NCEES Record instead of re-examining you. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Oklahoma requires no state jurisprudence exam for a base PE comity license (only the P.E./S.E. structural-engineer designation requires additional NCEES structural examinations). Application fee: $250 (Comity (Engineer) application fee per Oklahoma Administrative Code 245:2-1-18 (single fee; no separate certificate fee in the schedule). 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 Oklahoma?

FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Oklahoma requires no state jurisprudence exam for a base PE comity license (only the P.E./S.E. structural-engineer designation requires additional NCEES structural examinations).

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

$250 (Comity (Engineer) application fee per Oklahoma Administrative Code 245:2-1-18 (single fee; no separate certificate fee in the schedule). Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES.).

How long does the Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors take to act on a comity application?

No published comity turnaround; comity applications meeting Model Law criteria are reviewed by the Executive Director or the board's designee..

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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