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Overview

Comity is the process where a currently licensed professional surveyor or professional engineer may apply for an Ohio license based on their license in another state or U.S. jurisdiction. The Board does not automatically grant an Ohio license because an individual is licensed in another jurisdiction.

Comity applicants must have passed the Fundamentals exam and Principles and Practice exam. Applicants must have an appropriate accredited degree and a minimum of four to eights years appropriate experience.

In addition, P.S. comity applicants will need to schedule and pass the Ohio-specific 2-hour professional surveying examination [Click here for information on the OHPS].

Professional Surveyor [see Professional Engineer]

Ohio provides two application choices for P.S. comity.

1 P.S. standard comity application

The standard 4-page P.S. comity application includes two additional forms. PES 1031-OH is the verification request you will need to send to the Board(s) where you passed your exams and were initially licensed. We will not be able to review your application until we have received the completed verification request(s).

Form 1014 is a surveying worksheet which needs to be completed by those without a B.S. in surveying.

The standard comity form requests personal information, photo, proof of higher education (including transcripts), surveying work experience, supervisor information and references.

2 P.S. NCEES comity application

The NCEES P.S. comity application is ONLY for professional engineer comity applicants who have an NCEES council record. IMPORTANT! The State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors does NOT know if you have an NCEES council record. It’s your responsibility to verify your council record status with NCEES before submitting this application to the Board. Submit an Authorization for Transmittal of Council Record to NCEES and include a copy of the transmittal request with your Ohio application. Your application will be reviewed after receiving your council record from NCEES.

The NCEES P.S. comity application includes one additional form. Form 1014 is a surveying worksheet which needs to be completed by those without a B.S. in surveying.

Download PES 2012 temporary permit application

P.S. temporary permit application

PES 2012-PS (Rev. 02/2008) 1 page
P.S. temporary permit application

A temporary permit application must be accompanied with a permanent application for comity registration or it cannot be processed. If the temporary permit is granted it will extend until the Board has acted on the application for registration as a professional engineer in Ohio by comity.

If the Board determines that an application for comity registration does not meet the requirements of Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4733, the temporary permit will be immediately revoked.

P.S. comity application downloads

1 P.S. standard comity 6 pages

Download PES 1011 standard comity application

2 P.S. NCEES comity 3 pages

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STATE OF OHIO
ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS BOARD
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COLUMBUS OH 43215-5905

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