Model Law Structural Engineer
Several states have separate licensure for structural engineers, indicated by use of the S.E. title. If you are a structural engineer who meets certain criteria, you can add the Model Law Structural Engineer designation to your NCEES record. The MLSE designation indicates to state licensing boards that you have met all Model Law provisions for structural engineers.
If you already hold an NCEES record, log in to your NCEES account and request a review to determine your eligibility for MLSE status. There is an additional $50 fee for obtanining this designation.
How can I qualify for the MLSE designation?
- Hold an active NCEES record
- Obtain a degree from an EAC/ABET-accredited program (must include 18 semester hours of structural analysis and design, nine of which are structural design)
- Pass the NCEES FE exam
- Pass 16 hours of qualifying structural engineering licensure exams*
- Complete four years of structural engineering work
- Maintain a record free of disciplinary action
- the NCEES Structural II exam plus another NCEES structural exam taken prior to January 1, 2011
- a 16-hour, state-written exam taken prior to 2004
- the NCEES Structural II exam plus an 8-hour state-written exam
- the 16-hour NCEES PE Structural exam taken after January 1, 2011