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October 2009 Exam Pass Rates

Monday, February 8th, 2010

The exam results are in!  Congratulations to those that passed the October 2009 administation of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam or the Principles and Practice of  Engineering (PE) exam. 
It is always interesting to look at the pass rates – you can draw your own conclusions as to why they are what they are.  The data below [...]

Examinee Management System

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

(From the NCEES publication LICENSURE EXCHANGE, February 2010, ISSN NO. 1093-541X, VOLUME 14, ISSUE 1 – PAGE 5)
Examinee management system set for October 2010 administration
New system expected to improve security and effciency
Ensuring the integrity of engineering and surveying licensure exams is an integral part of our efforts to protect the public. NCEES staff is nearing the completion [...]

Exam Item Costs

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

(From the NCEES publication LICENSURE EXCHANGE, December 2009, ISSN NO. 1093-541X, VOLUME 13, ISSUE 6 – PAGE 12)
Board of Directors approves exam item costs
The NCEES Board of Directors has approved the following amounts as reasonable valuations of each exam item for 2009–10:
FE Exam Item Cost                $2,068
 
PE Exam Item Cost—Group I        $2,820
 
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CPC Guidelines

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

(From the NCEES publication LICENSURE EXCHANGE, December 2009, ISSN NO. 1093-541X, VOLUME 13, ISSUE 6 – PAGE 10)
BY WILLIAM R. (RICK) HUETT
ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INVESTIGATOR
ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR 
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS
NCEES encourages uniformity in CPC guidelines
As an increasing number of licensing boards implement Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) requirements, the importance of uniformity among the jurisdictions [...]

NCEES Headquarters Update

Monday, December 21st, 2009

(From the NCEES publication LICENSURE EXCHANGE, December 2009, ISSN NO. 1093-541X, VOLUME 13, ISSUE 6 – PAGE 4)
JERRY T. CARTER, NCEES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The next big project always seems bigger than the last
When I became the Member Board administrator for the North Carolina Board and got that first big project, in the beginning I wondered if it could [...]

Comity Without Concessions

Monday, December 21st, 2009

(From the NCEES publication LICENSURE EXCHANGE, December 2009, ISSN NO. 1093-541X, VOLUME 13, ISSUE 6 – PAGE 1)
EVA ANGELA-ADÁN
DIRECTOR, NCEES CREDENTIALS EVALUATIONS
The NCEES Credentials Evaluations department has been busy in recent months with changes to its online application and reporting system.
The changes result from recommendations made after a recent audit of the department’s processes by an advisory [...]