NCEES NEWS RELEASE

Release: 5-15-2009
Contact: Tim Miller, P.E., Direcor of Exam Services
tmiller@ncees.org

NCEES announces changes to architectural engineering exam

The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) is introducing new specifications for its Architectural Engineering PE exam. They will first be used for the April 2010 administration of the exam.

Exam specifications indicate knowledge areas to be tested and their relative weights of emphasis. As the developer of the exams used for engineering licensure in the United States, NCEES periodically conducts surveys of licensed engineers working in industry, government, and academia to gather information about the knowledge and skills required of professionals in a particular discipline. NCEES uses the results to update its exam specifications.

“With these surveys, we’re trying to find out what an engineer intern with four years of experience should be expected to know,” said Tim Miller, P.E., the director of exam services at NCEES. “They help us ensure NCEES licensing exams reflect current professional practice.”

The new specifications are now available on the NCEES Web site. The Architectural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (AEI of ASCE) will publish updated study materials for the exam this summer.

About NCEES
NCEES is a national nonprofit organization composed of engineering and surveying licensing boards representing all U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. An accredited standards developer with the American National Standards Institute, NCEES develops, scores, and administers the examinations used for engineering and surveying licensure throughout the United States. NCEES also provides services facilitating professional mobility for licensed engineers and surveyors. Its headquarters is located in Clemson, S.C.

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