Exam changes for April 2013

The following exam changes will take place with the April 12 and 13, 2013, exam administration. You can find out more details by clicking on the links in the bullets below.

• The Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) exam will have new specifications and will now be a closed-book exam. Examinees will be provided with surveying reference material on exam day. No other references will be allowed for PS examinees. A new edition of the NCEES PS Sample Questions and Solutions is available.
• The Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) Software Engineering exam will be offered for the first time.
• The PE Industrial exam will have new specifications and move to a spring administration. October 2012 was the last time this exam was offered in the fall administration.
• The PE Civil exam will have revised design standards for the Construction, Civil Structural, and Transportation modules. The design standards for these civil engineering areas have been updated for 2013.