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So if this professional degree thing goes into effect, would it make a difference if you got a MS in CivE versus a MEng in CivE?
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As with all engineering licensing issues, the details will depend on the specific policies adopted by state boards. These will undoubtedly vary from state to state, as they do today.
The exact title or discipline of your master's degree probably won't matter to most state boards. What will more likely matter is whether or not it is ABET accredited.
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if I read things correctly, you don't even need a master's technically. You just need 30 credits beyond the standard 120 credits for a bachelors.
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That's what NCEES is proposing. However, individual state boards will be free to enact their own modifications. For example, the Georgia state board has reportedly decided that if they enact the BS+30 requirements, they will only accept an MS degree to fulfill the +30 part.
There is now a bill in the Nebraska legislature that would legally implement BS+30 for engineering licensure. If it passes, then the BS will officially become obsolete as a professional degree for licensed engineers in that state. Info on Nebraska and Georgia is
here.
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