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Engineering License from Wisconsin to Georgia: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Georgia PELS Board) ↗

A PE license transfers from Wisconsin to Georgia by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Georgia PELS Board), verify your Wisconsin license, and meet Georgia's endorsement requirements. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Georgia has no separate state jurisprudence or law exam for comity.

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Georgia grants PE licensure by comity, so a Professional Engineer licensed in Wisconsin does not start over — but does file a full Georgia application. Your Wisconsin license, ABET degree, qualifying experience, and FE and PE results reach the Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Georgia PELS Board) through your NCEES Record; the board's task is to confirm they meet Georgia's practice act, not to re-test you. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Georgia has no separate state jurisprudence or law exam for comity. Two things govern your timeline: keeping your Wisconsin license active and unencumbered while the Georgia application is pending, and clearing any Georgia-specific exam or statutes review before the license issues.

What changes, Wisconsin → Georgia

Side-by-side: Wisconsin vs Georgia (Engineering (PE)), verified 2026-07-21
Wisconsin (current)Georgia (destination)
Application fee$55 (Wisconsin PE reciprocity/credential application fee is $55 (paid via the online LicensE portal). Transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid to NCEES. The biennial renewal fee is billed separately.)$100 ($100 Professional or Structural Engineer Application by Comity fee (non-refundable) per the board's official fee schedule, plus a $5 processing fee for each online submission; transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES)
Processing timeDSPS presents a completed reciprocity application to the Professional Engineers Section for review at its next scheduled meeting; no fixed turnaround is published, so timing depends on the board's meeting schedule.~4 weeks (The Georgia SOS How-To Guide states comity applications are generally processed within about 20 business days (~4 weeks) of a complete application, evaluated in order received; a deficiency notice restarts the 20-day count)
Licensing authorityExamining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, Professional Land Surveyors, and Registered Interior Designers — Professional Engineers Section (Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services)Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Georgia PELS Board)

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

Step by step

  1. Confirm Georgia's current requirements on the Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Georgia PELS Board) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Georgia PELS Board) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
  4. Hold an active PE license in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction based on comparable qualifications (NCEES Model Law Engineer status expedites review).
  5. Have NCEES transmit a completed NCEES Record to the Georgia PELS Board (Georgia requires the NCEES Record for comity licensure).
  6. Provide a secure and verifiable document establishing lawful presence (Georgia SAVE requirement).
  7. Show no record of disciplinary action against any license held.
  8. Pay the fees ($100 ($100 Professional or Structural Engineer Application by Comity fee (non-refundable) per the board's official fee schedule, plus a $5 processing fee for each online submission; transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES)) and allow ~4 weeks (The Georgia SOS How-To Guide states comity applications are generally processed within about 20 business days (~4 weeks) of a complete application, evaluated in order received; a deficiency notice restarts the 20-day count).

Official links

Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Georgia PELS Board) ↗Georgia application ↗License verification ↗

Related guides

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Frequently asked questions

Does Georgia accept a Wisconsin PE license?

A PE license transfers from Wisconsin to Georgia by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Georgia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Georgia PELS Board), verify your Wisconsin license, and meet Georgia's endorsement requirements. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Georgia has no separate state jurisprudence or law exam for comity.

Do I retake the FE or PE exam moving from Wisconsin to Georgia?

FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; Georgia has no separate state jurisprudence or law exam for comity.

What does the Wisconsin-to-Georgia comity application cost?

$100 ($100 Professional or Structural Engineer Application by Comity fee (non-refundable) per the board's official fee schedule, plus a $5 processing fee for each online submission; transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES).

Can I keep my Wisconsin PE license after I'm licensed in Georgia?

Yes — PE licenses stack. Keep the Wisconsin 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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