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Jans named Distinguished Engineer by South Dakota State University

June 12, 2012

NCEES President Dale Jans, P.E., was named Distinguished Engineer at the 2012 South Dakota State University College of Engineering awards banquet. This annual award is presented to SDSU alumni with…

NCEES announces changes to FE exam

June 8, 2012

Engineering, Exams, FE Exam, News

The current specifications for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam will change in January 2014 in conjunction with the exam’s transition to computer-based testing (CBT). At that time, the FE…

Florida Atlantic University wins 2012 NCEES Engineering Award

June 6, 2012

Awards, Education, Engineering, Engineering Award, News, Outreach

NCEES is pleased to announce that the Florida Atlantic University Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geomatics Engineering is the grand prize winner of the 2012 NCEES Engineering Award for Connecting…

NCEES seeks surveyor volunteers

May 8, 2012

Exams, FS Exam, News, Surveying

NCEES is seeking volunteers who are licensed professional surveyors or surveyor interns to participate in a standard-setting study for the Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) exam. To qualify, volunteers must have…

NCEES seeks engineer volunteers

May 8, 2012

Engineering, Exams, FE Exam, News

NCEES is seeking volunteers who are licensed professional engineers or engineer interns to participate in a standard-setting study for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. To qualify, volunteers must have…

New developments in aftermath of Deepwater Horizon disaster emphasize role of licensure in ethical engineering practice

May 3, 2012

Engineering, Licensure, News

With the arrest of former BP engineer Kurt Mix putting the Deepwater Horizon disaster back in the headlines, it is important to remember the vital role that the licensing of…

NCEES introduces PE exam for software engineering

May 2, 2012

Engineering, Exams, News, PE exam

NCEES is preparing to launch its latest Principles and Practice of Engineering exam, which will be used by engineering licensing boards across the United States. NCEES will begin offering a…

PE Industrial exam moving to spring administration

May 1, 2012

Engineering, Exams, News, PE exam

Following the October 2012 administration of its PE Industrial exam, NCEES is moving the exam to an April administration. The first offering of the exam with this new schedule will…

NCEES leads NAE technical session on licensure

April 19, 2012

Engineering, Licensure, News

Three NCEES past presidents recently represented the organization at the 2012 National Academy of Engineering Convocation of Professional Engineering Societies. Gene Corley, Ph.D., P.E., S.E.; Jon Nelson, P.E.; and David…

Credentials Evaluations policy amended to expand service

March 22, 2012

Education, Engineering, International, News

The NCEES board of directors recently approved an amendment to the policy that governs the NCEES Engineering Standard to expand access to its credentials evaluations service. NCEES uses this standard…