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Engineering License from Texas to Indiana: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, PLA) ↗

A PE license transfers from Texas to Indiana by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, PLA), verify your Texas license, and meet Indiana's endorsement requirements. FE (Part I) and PE (Part II, the NCEES PE exam) results transfer via your NCEES Record and are not retaken (the FE is waived if already passed elsewhere); HOWEVER Indiana requires every comity applicant to complete Part III of the Indiana PE examination — a take-home (open-book) exam on professional conduct and Indiana registration law, submitted with the application.

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Indiana grants PE licensure by comity, so a Professional Engineer licensed in Texas does not start over — but does file a full Indiana application. Your Texas license, ABET degree, qualifying experience, and FE and PE results reach the Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, PLA) through your NCEES Record; the board's task is to confirm they meet Indiana's practice act, not to re-test you. FE (Part I) and PE (Part II, the NCEES PE exam) results transfer via your NCEES Record and are not retaken (the FE is waived if already passed elsewhere); HOWEVER Indiana requires every comity applicant to complete Part III of the Indiana PE examination — a take-home (open-book) exam on professional conduct and Indiana registration law, submitted with the application. Two things govern your timeline: keeping your Texas license active and unencumbered while the Indiana application is pending, and clearing any Indiana-specific exam or statutes review before the license issues.

What changes, Texas → Indiana

Side-by-side: Texas vs Indiana (Engineering (PE)), verified 2026-07-21
Texas (current)Indiana (destination)
Application fee$75 (TBPELS PE license application fee (covers the Texas Ethics of Engineering exam); a fingerprint-based criminal-history check is also required (fee paid to the state's fingerprint vendor). Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 first board / $100 each additional, paid separately to NCEES. Renewal is $100 for two years.)$300 ($300 comity/reciprocity registration fee (864 IAC 1.1-12-1, non-refundable and non-transferable). A separate original certificate (issuance) fee applies: $50 if the registration is issued in an odd-numbered year or $100 if issued in an even-numbered year. NCEES Record transmittal is $175 first board / $100 each additional, paid to NCEES)
Processing time~8 weeks (TBPELS states an average application processing time of about two months (eight weeks) on its PE Application Process page, depending on the adequacy of the submittal; the ethics exam, NCEES Record, and fingerprint TX DPS/FBI criminal-history check must all clear before licensure (outgoing verification requests can separately take up to 30 business days).)The board does not publish a comity turnaround; comity applications are reviewed by the board for substantial equivalence to Indiana's requirements, including Part III and the reference reports
Licensing authorityTexas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (TBPELS)Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, PLA)

The destination column is what you must satisfy — Indiana sets the rules for this move.

Step by step

  1. Confirm Indiana's current requirements on the Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, PLA) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, PLA) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
  4. Hold a PE registration in another U.S. state/territory issued under requirements that do not conflict with Indiana's (education, experience, and the FE + PE exams).
  5. Complete Part III of the Indiana PE examination (take-home, open-book exam on professional conduct and Indiana registration law).
  6. Provide reference reports on the applicant's competence — at least three from registered professional engineers (Indiana's application requests five references, three of them from PEs).
  7. Have the NCEES Record made available to Indiana, or submit certification of FE/PE passage plus official college transcripts.
  8. Pay the fees ($300 ($300 comity/reciprocity registration fee (864 IAC 1.1-12-1, non-refundable and non-transferable). A separate original certificate (issuance) fee applies: $50 if the registration is issued in an odd-numbered year or $100 if issued in an even-numbered year. NCEES Record transmittal is $175 first board / $100 each additional, paid to NCEES)) and allow The board does not publish a comity turnaround; comity applications are reviewed by the board for substantial equivalence to Indiana's requirements, including Part III and the reference reports.

Official links

Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, PLA) ↗Indiana application ↗License verification ↗

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Frequently asked questions

Does Indiana accept a Texas PE license?

A PE license transfers from Texas to Indiana by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, PLA), verify your Texas license, and meet Indiana's endorsement requirements. FE (Part I) and PE (Part II, the NCEES PE exam) results transfer via your NCEES Record and are not retaken (the FE is waived if already passed elsewhere); HOWEVER Indiana requires every comity applicant to complete Part III of the Indiana PE examination — a take-home (open-book) exam on professional conduct and Indiana registration law, submitted with the application.

Do I retake the FE or PE exam moving from Texas to Indiana?

FE (Part I) and PE (Part II, the NCEES PE exam) results transfer via your NCEES Record and are not retaken (the FE is waived if already passed elsewhere); HOWEVER Indiana requires every comity applicant to complete Part III of the Indiana PE examination — a take-home (open-book) exam on professional conduct and Indiana registration law, submitted with the application.

What does the Texas-to-Indiana comity application cost?

$300 ($300 comity/reciprocity registration fee (864 IAC 1.1-12-1, non-refundable and non-transferable). A separate original certificate (issuance) fee applies: $50 if the registration is issued in an odd-numbered year or $100 if issued in an even-numbered year. NCEES Record transmittal is $175 first board / $100 each additional, paid to NCEES).

Can I keep my Texas PE license after I'm licensed in Indiana?

Yes — PE licenses stack. Keep the Texas 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.

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

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