50-State Engineering Licensing Compliance Guide
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Utah Engineering Industry Licensing

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Licensing requirements for engineering industry firms and individuals in Utah.

This page provides an overview of engineering industry licensing in Utah for individuals and firms. You will find state requirements, application fees, filing instructions, and more. For assistance with licensing, please contact us to learn about our software and managed license services.

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Utah Engineering Company Licenses

Utah Engineering Firm License

Not required



Engineering Firm licensure is not required on the State level in Utah.

Firm licenses are not issued at the state level, however, a licensed individual must oversee all engineering work. Firms should consult board rules and state statutes before doing business.

More information: Utah Department of Commerce - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Law:

Utah Code Ann § 58-22-101 et seq.

Eligible Entity Types:
  • Business Corporations
  • Professional Corporations
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Professional Limited Liability Companies
  • Partnerships
Ownership Requirements:

Business Corporations:

  • Officers and directors need not be licensed, but the firm's practice of engineering in Utah must be overseen by a principal who is a licensed engineer.

Professional Corporations:

  • All shareholders, officers, and directors must be licensed in a professional service performed by the firm.

Limited Liability Companies:

  • Members and managers need not be licensed, but the firm's practice of engineering in Utah must be overseen by a principal who is a licensed engineer.

Professional Limited Liability Companies:

  • All members and managers must be licensed in a professional service performed by the firm.

Partnerships:

  • Partners need not be licensed, but the firm's practice of engineering in Utah must be overseen by a principal who is a licensed engineer.

Utah Geology Firm License

Not required



Geoscience Firm licensure is not required on the State level in Utah.

More information: Utah Department of Commerce - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing

Utah Land Surveying Firm License

Not required



Land Surveying Firm licensure is not required on the State level in Utah.

Firm licenses are not issued at the state level, however, a licensed individual must oversee all surveying work. Firms should consult board rules and state statutes before doing business.

More information: Utah Department of Commerce - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing

Individual Licenses

Utah Individual Engineering Licenses

Utah Professional Engineer License

Agency:Utah Department of Commerce - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Exam Required?Yes
Allow Digital Signatures?Yes
Digital Signature Guidelines:

(f) Electronically generated signatures are acceptable.

(g) It is the responsibility of the licensee to provide adequate security when documents with electronic seals and electronic signatures are submitted. Sheets subsequent to the cover of specifications are not required to be sealed, signed and dated.

Utah Admin Code R156-22-601

Allow Digital Sealing?Yes
Digital Sealing Guidelines:

(e) A seal may be a wet stamp, embossed, or electronically produced.

Utah Admin Code R156-22-601

Initial Registration

Form:

Professional Engineer Application

Instructions:

The following requirements must be met:

Education (one of the following)

Bachelor degree or higher from an EAC/ABET or CEAB accredited engineering program;
Foreign degree in an engineering program deemed equivalent by an NCEES Credentials Evaluation;
Post-graduate degree from an engineering program when obtained from an institution which offers the same specific EAC/ABET or CEAB accredited bachelors or masters engineering program.
Experience and Examination

Complete the experience requirements as outlined in R156-22-302e;
Pass the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE) and
Pass the NCEES Priciples of Practice of Engineering Exam (PE).
 

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$121

Required Attachments:
  • If you are applying with a current NCEES Council Record, in addition to the items required for all applicants, you must:
    • Request that NCEES submit your current Council Record to Utah. To obtain an NCEES Council Record, contact
      NCEES at 1-864-654-6824, 1-800-250-3196, or www.ncees.org.
  • If you are applying for a Utah license without a council record and do not qualify for licensure by endorsement, in
    addition to the items required for all applicants, you must provide:
  • Verification of meeting licensure education requirements through one of the methods below:
  • Official transcripts documenting completion of an EAC/ABET accredited program. Transcripts are
    considered official when mailed directly to DOPL from the school or when delivered in a sealed envelope
    with the school's stamp/seal on the envelope flap. Transcripts may also be sent via secure email from the
    school's registrar office to b5@utah.gov.
  • NCEES Credential Evaluation: If your engineering education program was completed in a foreign country,
    contact NCEES Credentials Evaluations at www.ncees.org or 1-800-464-7650. Please have NCEES send
    your evaluation directly to DOPL.
  • Verification of Engineering Experience as a Principal. Licensed Practice as a Principal: If you have been
    licensed as an engineer and practiced as a principal for 5 of the last 7 years in another state, submit the
    “Verification of Engineering Experience as a Principal” form. You must also have the state(s) you are
    verifying principal experience from submit verification of your license to Utah.
  • Verification of passing the NCEES FE and PE. If you passed the NCEES FE and/or the NCEES PE exam in another
    state, you must request an official verification of your scores and license (if applicable) to be sent directly to Utah. If
    you tested in Utah, we will be able to access your scores directly from NCEES.
  • One of the items below:
    • Verification of licensure in another state verifying licensure for the time documented on your Verification of
      Experience as a Principal.
    •  Verification of Experience form documenting one of the pathways listed below. All employers must complete
      a separate form. If your experience was obtained as a licensed engineer in another state, you must submit
      verification of your licensure from that state.
    • 4 years of supervised work experience if you hold an EAC/ABET accredited bachelor’s degree;
    •  3 years if you hold an EAC/ABET accredited master’s degree and your undergraduate degree was earned in an
      EAC/ABET accredited program;
    • 2 years if you hold a doctorate degree in engineering and your undergraduate degrees were earned in an
      EAC/ABET accredited program

Reciprocal Registration

Form:

Professional Engineer Application

Instructions:
  • Applicants applying by endorsement
    • You may qualify for licensure by endorsement if you can provide official verification of licensure in a state, district, or territory of the United States with a similar scope of practice to the license classification being applied for.
    • To determine if your state qualifies for licensure by endorsement, please click here If you qualify for licensure by endorsement, please submit an official Verification of License from the state you are coming from. The verification form can be found here .
  • Applicants not applying by endosresment
    • Education (one of the following)
      • Bachelor degree or higher from an EAC/ABET or CEAB accredited engineering program;
      • Foreign degree in an engineering program deemed equivalent by an NCEES Credentials Evaluation;
      • Post-graduate degree from an engineering program when obtained from an institution which offers the same specific EAC/ABET or CEAB accredited bachelors or masters engineering program.
      • Experience and Examination
      • Complete the experience requirements as outlined in R156-22-302e.
      • Pass the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE) and the Priciples of Practice of Engineering Exam (PE).
Filing Method:

Mail or online 

Agency Fee:

$121

Registration Renewal

Form:

Professional Engineer Renewal

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$73

Due:

By March 31 of odd-numbered years.

Original Ink:Not required
Notarization Required?:Not required

Utah Professional Geologist License

Agency:Utah Department of Commerce - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Allow Digital Signatures?No
Digital Signature Guidelines:

The board has no provision allowing for use of digital signatures.

Allow Digital Sealing?Yes
Digital Sealing Guidelines:

(e) A seal may be a wet stamp, embossed, or electronically produced.

Utah Admin Code R156-76-601

Initial Registration

Form:

Professional Geologist

Agency Fee:

$165

Reciprocal Registration

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$138

Due:

By March 31 of odd-numbered years.

Utah Professional Land Surveyor License

Agency:Utah Department of Commerce - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing

Initial Registration

Form:

Professional Land Surveyor Application

Agency Fee:

$121

Reciprocal Registration

Registration Renewal

Form:

Professional Land Surveyor Renewal

Agency Fee:

$74

Due:

By March 31 of odd-numbered years.

Utah Professional Structural Engineer License

Agency:Utah Department of Commerce - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Exam Required?Yes
Allow Digital Signatures?Yes
Digital Signature Guidelines:

(f) Electronically generated signatures are acceptable.

(g) It is the responsibility of the licensee to provide adequate security when documents with electronic seals and electronic signatures are submitted. Sheets subsequent to the cover of specifications are not required to be sealed, signed and dated.

Utah Admin Code R156-22-601

Allow Digital Sealing?Yes
Digital Sealing Guidelines:

(e) A seal may be a wet stamp, embossed, or electronically produced.

Utah Admin Code R156-22-601

Initial Registration

Form:

Professional Structural Engineer Application

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$120

Reciprocal Registration

Registration Renewal

Form:

Professional Structural Engineer Renewal

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$73

Due:

By March 31 of odd-numbered years.

Original Ink:Not required
Notarization Required?:Not required

Learn about engineering licensing in other states:

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri
Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania
Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Design Firm - Engineering firm registration is sometimes grouped with architecture and land surveying on a single “design firm” application form.

EI (Engineering Intern) - A term also used to describe an Engineer in Training.

EIT (Engineer in Training) - A professional designation granted upon having completed at least 3 years of school at an ABET-accredited university and having passed the FE exam.

FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) - An exam testing on basic engineering principles that is required to become an engineer in training.

PE (Professional Engineer or 'Principles and Practice in Engineering') - Means either Professional Engineer or refers to the Principles and Practice in Engineering exam that is a prerequisite for an engineering license.

Reciprocity - When a licensed engineer in one state can provide documentation (often an NCEES Record) to more easily apply for a license in another jurisdiction.

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
Accrediting board that sets standards for university programs in a variety of applied science disciplines.

American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)
Engineering, architecture, and land surveying advocacy group.

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Organization that provides continuing education, professional conferences, and advocacy efforts to the civil engineering community.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Mechanical engineering organization that focuses on education and professional development.

Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC)
Reviews accreditation requirements and makes final decisions regarding the accreditation process.

National Council of Examiners for Engineering & Surveying (NCEES)
Develops, administers, and scores the exams used for engineering licenses.

National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
NSPE is an advocacy group for professional engineers.

Revised February 20, 2023. Complete data last reviewed February 20, 2023.
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