> This undermines the profession, at loss to the public It does? I've seen really good engineering done by people who don't even have degrees in engineering (o

> This undermines the profession, at loss to the public It does? I've seen really good engineering done by people who don't even have degrees in engineering (or degrees at all, for that matter). Contrariwise, utter disasters by people who were supposed to be incredibly professional. For the most part, being a PE is about liability, and the technical stuff is there for show. It has nothing to do with "undermining the profession", it's all about who can sue whom when something falls over.