Licensure & Ethics
Professional engineers have fulfilled the education and experience requirements and passed the rigorous exams that, under state licensure laws, permit them to offer engineering services directly to the public. PEs take legal responsibility for their engineering designs and are bound by a code of ethics to protect the public health and safety.
Engineer Interns or Engineers in Training are graduates from an engineering program approved by a state's licensure board who have also successfully completed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam. Achieving EI or EIT status is the first step towards becoming a PE.
In addition to licensure, NSPE promotes ethical standards for engineers, across all disciplines, and has an established Code of Ethics for Engineers as well as resources such as articles, videos, case studies relating to ethical practice, and an ethics hotline for its members to call with questions.
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