NCEES updates specifications for Civil PE exam

NCEES has updated the specifications for the Transportation depth module of its Civil PE exam, effective with the April 2010 exam administration. The updated specifications are available in the Exams section of the NCEES Web site.
Exam specifications list the knowledge areas tested and their relative weights of emphasis. Clarifications to the Transportation module specifications are found in Section V, Other Topics.

“The section hasn’t changed fundamentally,” said Tim Miller, P.E., director of exam services at NCEES. “We just wanted to fine-tune it to better explain what kinds of questions examinees can expect on the exam.”

The Civil PE exam is a breadth and depth examination. All examinees work the same breadth portion in the morning, covering all five areas of civil engineering. In the afternoon, examinees select one depth module concentrating on a single practice area. Transportation is one of the five depth module options.

Contact: Susan M. Cline, P.E., Exam Development Engineer