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ANSI recognizes Model Law Surveyor standard

November 4, 2009

The American National Standards Institute recently approved the Model Law Surveyor (MLS) standard developed by NCEES. This standard outlines the requirements for attaining licensure as a professional surveyor. Its criteria…

NCEES unveils new Agricultural PE exam specifications

October 26, 2009

Engineering, Exams, News, PE exam

NCEES has introduced new specifications for its Agricultural PE exam, effective with the October 2010 exam administration. Exam specifications indicate knowledge areas to be tested and their relative weights of…

NCEES approves new PE exam in software engineering

September 10, 2009

Engineering, Exams, Licensure, News, PE exam

The NCEES Board of Directors has approved the development of a new PE exam for software engineers. The decision came during the board’s August 11 meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, in…

At annual meeting, NCEES continues to address additional education requirements

August 28, 2009

Education, Engineering, Licensure, News

At its 2009 Annual Meeting in Louisville, NCEES delegates continued to address issues related to the additional education requirement for engineering licensure that, upon adoption by any specific state-level jurisdiction,…

Court awards damages to NCEES in exam theft case

July 9, 2009

Exams, News

The U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico has ruled in favor of NCEES in a civil suit involving damages exceeding $1 million. The judgment resulted from the case of a…

NCEES sees growth in engineering licensure exam candidates

June 23, 2009

Engineering, Exams, Licensure, News

The number of candidates attempting NCEES exams has risen in recent years, with a particularly sharp increase in candidates sitting for the Principles and Practice of Engineering examinations this year.…

NCEES inks funding arrangement with National Museum of Surveying

June 17, 2009

News, Outreach, Surveying

The NCEES Board of Directors has agreed to provide funding for the National Museum of Surveying, which is planning to open this year in a new location in downtown Springfield,…

NCEES revising structural engineering exam

March 25, 2009

Engineering, Exams, News, SE Exam

NCEES will introduce a new 16-hour Structural Engineering exam in April 2011. The exam will replace the current Structural I and Structural II exams, which will be administered for the…

Executive director’s update on additional education requirement for engineering licensure

March 19, 2009

Education, Engineering, Licensure, News

The issue of higher education requirements for engineering licensure candidates continues to be the focus of the Council’s deliberations as we move toward this spring’s zone meetings. The Engineering Education…

FAMU-FSU wins 2009 NCEES Engineering Award

March 17, 2009

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

NCEES is pleased to announce that the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Florida A&M University–Florida State University is the grand prize winner of the 2009 NCEES Engineering Award…