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In article <May.3.00.55.09.1989.3427@paul.rutgers.edu> Thomas M. Hundt writes:
>
>In the statutes book (this is the NJ version I have, I assume other states
>are similar) it states that one must have worked under a licensed
>Professional Engineer for a certain amount of time before being eligible
>to take the PE test and get licensed.
>
>Now, as a graduating EE I doubt that if I work for a typical
>computer/electronics company such as say, HP, that my boss would be a
>professional engineer.  Does this mean I can never get a PE license?
>
From the "Plain Language Pamphlet" distributed by the California
Board of Registration:

         . . . four of your references should be registered in the
         branch for which you are applying, although the Board may
         waive the requirement that they all be registered in your
         branch if, in your work environment, there are not sufficient
         registered engineers in your branch.

They don't cite any law or statute for this, although they do for most
of the plain language in the pamphlet, so it may be something that
the board does on its own.

I obtained my PE license in DC, and had never worked under a PE (and
still haven't).  I would read the fine print, and contact your state
board if you are in this quandry.  They are used to handling special
cases, such as comity (reciprocity) and non-degreed applicants.