Sept. 10, 2014: ASHRAE Supports Change to Professional Engineer Requirement
New P.E. Requirement Was Slated to Take Effect in 2020
ATLANTA — A move by United States engineering and surveying licensing boards to remove a requirement for an additional 30 credit hours for obtaining licensure as a professional engineer has been met with approval by ASHRAE.
In 2006, the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) approved language in its model law requiring the additional 30 hours — roughly the equivalent of a master’s degree — to obtain a P.E. license. The requirement was slated to take effect in 2020.