NCEES NEWS – May 26, 2011 NCEES has reached an agreement with the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists to administer exams in that state. Nearly 8,000 candidates, spread over five exam sites in the state, are expected at the next exam administration, which is scheduled for October 28–29.
( From the NCEES publication LICENSURE EXCHANGE, June 2010, ISSN NO. 1093-541X, VOLUME 14, ISSUE 3 – PAGE 8 ) Researching Closed-Book Policy for PE and PS Exams In order to address security concerns and computer-based testing issues, the EPE and EPS committees were charged with recommending a transition plan to move open-book exams to closed-book exams [...]
(From the NCEES publication LICENSURE EXCHANGE, June 2010, ISSN NO. 1093-541X, VOLUME 14, ISSUE 3 – PAGE 7) Key changes ahead for NCEES exams Policies and procedures introduced to increase security and improve exam offerings TIM MILLER, P.E. NCEES Director of Exam Services The October 2010 exam administration brings some important changes, including the introduction of new [...]
Perhaps you have wondered exactly when you should apply for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE aka “Engineer-in-Training” (EIT)) or Profesional Engineer (PE) exam. For example, if you want to take the exam in October 2010, when should you submit your application? The short answer is “it depends on your state” – but it really is never [...]
NCEES NEWS RELEASE NCEES Seeks Chemical Professional Engineer Volunteers May 21, 2010 NCEES is currently seeking volunteers who are licensed professional chemical engineers to participate in a standard-setting study for the updated PE Chemical exam. Selected volunteers will review the PE Chemical exam that will be administered in April 2011 and rate the difficulty of [...]
Status of the Agricultural Engineering Exam Perhaps you may have thought the number of those taking the professional agricultural engineering exam each year in October is small, but you probably didn’t realize just how few actually take the test each year. NCEES requires that there be at least 50 first-time takers of an exam within any [...]
