> The other major blocker is that the Professional Engineer licensure process requires "four years of progressive engineering experience under a PE" (see https://www.nspe.org/resources/licensure/what-pe). There being few, if any, software PEs, there is something of a chicken-and-egg problem.
Agreed, this is a big issue.
Also, it requires that the school have a specific accreditation that is unusual for Computer Science. My school has it but it didn't have it until 3 years after I graduated because it was so new. Although I had to take all the same courses as the eventually accredited version. (my year was the first year to do so but it takes a few years to get the accreditation)
So I'm not sure if I'm even eligible to take it because of that.
Not just accreditation (many schools have that), it needs a specific type that is for engineering.
Either way, as someone pointed out. It is a process. It won't happen overnight.
Agreed, this is a big issue.
Also, it requires that the school have a specific accreditation that is unusual for Computer Science. My school has it but it didn't have it until 3 years after I graduated because it was so new. Although I had to take all the same courses as the eventually accredited version. (my year was the first year to do so but it takes a few years to get the accreditation)
So I'm not sure if I'm even eligible to take it because of that.
Not just accreditation (many schools have that), it needs a specific type that is for engineering.
Either way, as someone pointed out. It is a process. It won't happen overnight.