Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects
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Contact Information
215 Centennial Mall South, Ste. 400
Lincoln, NE 68508
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 95165
Lincoln, NE 68509-5165
Phone: (402) 471-2021
Fax: (402) 471-0787
Web: Home Name search Forms
Email: nbea.office@nebraska.gov
Licenses
We track the following licenses with the Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.
Nebraska Architect License
Agency: | Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects |
Exam Required? | Yes |
Initial Registration
This section applies to architects that are applying for a license in Nebraska for the first time.
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Instructions: | The requirements for initial licensure as an architect in Nebraska are:
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Agency Fee: | $100 |
Reciprocal Registration
This section applies to architects licensed in another state that are looking for reciprocal licensure in Nebraska.
Instructions: | To be eligible for licensure by comity in Nebraska, you must have:
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Agency Fee: | $150 |
Registration Renewal
This section applies to architects that are already licensed in Nebraska and need to renew their license.
Agency Fee: | $80 |
Due: | Biennially by December 31. Licensees whose last name begins with the letter A-K renew during odd-numbered years and licensees whose last name begins with the letter L-Z renew during even-numbered years. |
Nebraska Certificate of Authorization (Architecture/Engineering)
Initial Registration
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Agency Fee: | Tiered fee structure by number of licensees:
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Turnaround: | Conditionally within one week of receipt, and firmly after the board meeting following the submission of the application. Board meetings take place every month. |
Notes: | Please note the fee is based upon the total number of licensed architects and professional engineers regularly performing services for the organization, not simply the number of Nebraska licensees employed. |
Before you Apply: | Domestic Applicants:
Foreign Applicants:
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How to Apply: | Domestic Applicants:
Foreign Applicants:
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Registration Renewal
Form: | Renewal forms are mailed a month prior to expiration. |
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Agency Fee: | Tiered fee structure by number of licensees:
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Due: | Biennially by the date of issuance. |
Original Ink: | Not required |
Notarization Required?: | Not required |
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Amendment
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Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | Within 30 days of the effective date of the change. |
Reinstatement
Notes: | Licenses expired for less than 1 year can renew with no late fees, but licenses expired for more than 1 year cannot be reinstated and the licensee must apply for a new license. |
Nebraska Professional Engineer License
Initial Registration
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Agency Fee: | $100 |
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Reciprocal Registration
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Instructions: | It is the applicant’s responsibility to submit all required applications, documents, and fees to the Board. Complete and submit the Engineer License Application either online or by paper along with the applicable filing fee; Have verification of your exam(s) passage, including the discipline of your PE Exam, and your current license sent directly to the Nebraska board from the issuing jurisdiction(s). The license verification may be submitted electronically. If not, a paper verification can be found here; f the licensing jurisdiction does not license by discipline or have a record of the PE exam discipline, verification of discipline of practice may be provided by the affidavit of an individual with knowledge of the applicant’s discipline of practice. The affidavit cannot be used to verify practice in the structural discipline. An applicant must have taken sixteen hours of structural exams or have been licensed as a Professional Structural Engineer (not just a Professional Engineer practicing in the structural discipline) for at least fifteen years in order to qualify for a structural license. Have official verification of graduation from an EAC/ABET-accredited engineering program sent directly to the Nebraska board from the granting institution. If you do not hold an EAC/ABET-accredited degree, have NCEES Credentials Evaluation send a copy of its report directly to the Nebraska Board. Upon receipt of your application, an exam on the Nebraska E&A Act and Board’s Rules and Regulations will be sent to you. This must be sent back to the Board and successfully passed prior to your license being issued. Any information requested on the application with respect to education, experience, or references may be provided by submitting an NCEES Council Record. Once all the above has been received, your application will be reviewed. If you are designated as Model Law Engineer (MLE) on your NCEES Record, and there are no issues (i.e. disciplinary actions) that the Board must review first, you may be issued a conditional license administratively by Board staff pending formal Board approval. All other applications must go to the Board for its review and approval prior to the license being issued. A conditional license may be withdrawn by the Board if it determines the applicant does not qualify for licensure for any reason. In Nebraska, licenses are discipline-specific based on the PE exam discipline. However, licensees can practice in – and seal documents related to – any discipline of engineering in which the individual has the training, education, and experience. |
Filing Method: | Mail or online |
Agency Fee: | $150 |
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Registration Renewal
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $80 |
Due: | Biennially by December 31. Licensees with last names beginning with A through K must renew their license in odd-numbered years. Those with last names beginning with letters L through Z must renew their license in even-numbered years. |
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