se or pe

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se or pe?
when are you considered an se? i have passed the structural i exam and i am liscensed in va. do i use se or pe? do i need to pass s2 in order to be an se?
thanks for your help.
you're a pe.  i don't believe you're an se until after the s2.  
swivel63 is correct.  i also believe you need to get an actual se license from a state that has the structural engineer designation.  most of the time you have to pass the se1 and se2, but ca has an extra test that you have to take in addition to the 1 and 2 exams.  for example: i'm a structural engineer with a p.e. in michigan, but i plan on becoming a illinois(sp?) s.e.
to be an illinios se, don't you also have to pass the illinios pe first?  and to get the se in ill, don't you have to work for a registered se for x number of years?
i had the same question last summer.  during one of our sea meetings, the speaker was on the arizona board of technical registration and i asked that very same question.  the answer is what swivel has posted. you must have the structural license (if your state even has such a thing) before you can call yourself an se.
the funny thing here in az is that none of the az registrants who are structural licensees, do not take advantage of the se moniker, althought they can if they wished.
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$720?  ouch.  i checked the texas board website, but i didn't see mention of this.  did they give any reasoning for it going up so much?