NCEES graduation honor cords

Current engineering and surveying students who pass the FE or FS exam prior to graduating from a participating program are eligible to receive a free NCEES honor cord to wear at their graduation ceremony.

To receive a cord, students must select the appropriate option during the exam registration process and receive notification of passing results on the exam at least 21 days before their graduation date. All honor cords are sent directly to a designated on-campus contact at participating schools for distribution. NCEES will only provide participating schools with a list of students who select to receive an honor cord, have a graduation date in their record that matches the graduation date being distributed, AND pass the exam 21 days prior to graduation. A current list of participating schools is available below.

InstitutionCityStateFEFS
Anderson UniversityAndersonINX
Arizona State UniversityTempeAZX
Arkansas State UniversityJonesboroARX
Auburn UniveristyAuburnALXX
Brigham Young UniversityProvoUTX
Brigham Young University IdahoRexburgIDX
Bob Jones UniversityGreenvilleSCX
Bradley UniversityPeoriaILX
California Polytechnic State University, HumboldtArcataCAX
California Polytechnic State University, PomonaPomonaCAX
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoCAX
California State University, FullertonFullertonCAX
California State University, Long BeachLong BeachCAX
California State University, NorthridgeNorthridgeCAXX
California State University, SacramentoSacramentoCAX
Campbell UniversityBuies CreekNCX
Case Western Reserve UniversityClevelandOHX
Central Washington UniversityEllensburgWAX
Clarkson UniversityPotsdamNYXX
Clemson UniversityClemsonSCX
Coastal Carolina UniversityConwaySCXX
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand JunctionCOX
Colorado School of MinesGoldenCOXX
Colorado State UniversityFort CollinsCOX
Dartmouth CollegeHanoverNHX
Doane UniversityCreteNEXX
Earlham CollegeRichmondINX
East Carolina UniversityGreenvilleNCX
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtownPAX
Fairfield UniversityFairfieldCTX
Fairmont State UniversityFairmontWVX
Ferris State UniversityBig RapidsMIX
Florida A&M UniversityTallahasseeFLX
Florida State UniversityTallahasseeFLX
Fresno State UniversityFresnoCAX
George Fox UniversityNewburgORXX
Gonzaga UniversitySpokaneWAX
Grand Valley State UniversityGrand RapidsMIX
Harding UniversitySearcyARX
Idaho State UniversityPocatelloIDX
John Brown UniversitySiloam SpringsARX
Kansas State UniversityManhattanKSX
Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfieldMIX
Liberty UniversityLynchburgVAX
Louisiana State UniversityBaton RougeLAX
Louisiana Tech UniversityRustonLAX
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos AngelesCAX
Loyola University MarylandBaltimoreMDX
Manhattan CollegeThe BronxNYX
Marshall UniversityHuntingtonWVX
McNeese State UniversityLake CharlesLAX
Mercer UniversityMaconGAX
Minnesota State University, MankatoMankatoMNX
Mississippi State UniversityMississippi StateMSX
Missouri S&TRollaMOX
Missouri State UniversitySpringfieldMOX
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewarkNJXX
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityGreensboroNCXX
North Carolina State UniversityRaleighNCX
North Dakota State UniversityFargoNDX
Northeastern UniversityBostonMAX
Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaffAZX
Norwich UniversityNorthfieldVTX
Ohio Northern UniversityAdaOHX
Ohio UniversityAthensOHXX
Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmondOKX
Oklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOKX
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolkVAX
Oral Roberts UniversityTulsaOKX
Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath FallsORXX
Oregon State UniversityCorvallisORX
Penn State UniversityUniversity ParkPAXX
Penn State University BerksReadingPAXX
Point Park UniversityPittsburghPAX
Portland State UniversityPortlandORXX
Purdue UniversityWest LayfaetteINX
Purdue University NorthwestHammondINXX
Quinnipiac UniversityHamdenCTX
Roger Williams UniversityBristolRIX
Saint Frances UniversityLorettoPAX
Saint Martin's UniversityLaceyWAX
San Diego State UniversitySan DiegoCAX
Santa Clara UniversitySanta ClaraCAX
Seattle UniversitySeattleWAX
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid CitySDXX
South Dakota State UniversityBrookingsSDX
Southern University and A&M CollegeBaton RougeLAX
Southern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondaleILX
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsvilleILXX
Southern Methodist UniversityDallasTXX
Southern Utah UniversityCedar CityUTX
St. Cloud State UniversitySt. CloudMNX
Stony Brook UniversityStony BrookNYX
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUticaNYX
Tennessee Tech UniversityCookevilleTNX
The College of New JerseyEwingNJX
The George Washington UniversityWashingtonDCX
The University of ToledoToledoOHX
The University of TulsaTulsaOKX
The University of UtahSalt Lake CityUTX
Trine UniversityAngolaINX
Tulane UniversityNew OrleansLAX
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoSan JuanPRXX
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirminghamALX
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsvilleALX
University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanksAKX
University of AkronAkronOHX
University of ArkansasFayettevilleARX
University of Arkansas Community College at MorriltonMorriltonARX
University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle RockARX
University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticelloARX
University of BuffaloBuffaloNYX
University of California, IrvineIrvineCAX
University of California San DiegoSan DiegoCAX
University of Colorado BoulderBoulderCOX
University of Colorado DenverDenverCOX
University of DelawareNewarkDEX
University of Detroit MercyDetroitMIX
University of GeorgiaAthensGAX
University of HartfordWest HartfordCTX
University of HawaiiHonoluluHIX
University of IowaIowa CityIAX
University of KansasLawrenceKSX
University of KentuckyLexingtonKYX
University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayetteLAX
University of LouisvilleLouisvilleKYX
University of MaineOronoMEX
University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherstMAX
University of MemphisMemphisTNX
University of Minnesota DuluthDuluthMNX
University of Minnesota Twin CitiesMinneapolisMNXX
University of MississippiUniversityMSX
University of MissouriColumbiaMOX
University of Missouri–Kansas CityKansas CityMOX
University of Missouri–St. LouisSt. LouisMOX
University of Nebraska-LincolnLincolnNEX
University of Nebraska OmahaOmahaNEX
University of Nevada, Las VegasLas VegasNVX
University of New HampshireDurhamNHX
University of New OrleansNew OrleansLAX
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotteNCX
University of North DakotaGrand ForksNDX
University of North FloridaJacksonvilleFLXX
University of Notre DameNotre DameINX
University of OklahomaNormanOKX
University of PittsburghPittsburghPAX
University of PortlandPortlandORX
University of Puerto Rico AguadillaAguadillaPRXX
University of Puerto Rico AreciboAreciboPRXX
University of Puerto Rico BayamónBayamónPRXX
University of Puerto Rico PoncePoncePRXX
University of Puerto Rico MayagüezMayagüezPRXX
University of Rhode IslandKingstonRIX
Uniersity of South AlabamaMobileALX
University of South CarolinaColumbiaSCX
University of South Carolina AikenAikenSCXX
University of TennesseeKnoxvilleTNX
University of Tennessee ChattanoogaChattanoogaTNX
University of Tennessee MartinMartinTNX
University of Texas ArlingtonArlingtonTXX
University of Texas El PasoEl PasoTXX
University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburgTXX
University of Texas San AntonioSan AntonioTXX
University of VermontBurlingtonVTX
University of Washington BothellBothellWAX
University of Washington SeattleSeattleWAX
University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadisonWIX
University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlattevilleWIX
University of WyomingLaramieWYX
Utah Tech UniversitySaint GeorgeUTX
Utah Valley UniversityOremUTX
Valparaiso UniversityValparaisoINX
Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleTNX
Vermont State University Randolph CampusRandolph CenterVTX
Villanova UniversityVillanovaPAX
Washington State University, BremertonBremertonWAX
Washington State University EverettEverettWAX
Washington State University, PullmanPullmanWAX
Washington State University Tri-CitiesRichlandWAX
Washington State University VancouverVancouverWAX
Washington UniversitySt. LouisMOX
Wayne State UniversityDetroitMIXX
Weber State UniversityOgdenUtahX
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBostonMAX
Western Colorado UniversityGunnisonCOX
West Virginia UniversityMorgantownWVX
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckleyWVX
Western Kentucky UniversityBowling GreenKYXX
Western Michigan UnversityKalamazooMIX
Widener UniversityChesterPAXX
Wilkes UniversityWilkes-BarrePAX
York CollegeYorkPAX

Graduation Honor Cords FAQs

No. If you do not pass the exam, NCEES will not provide your school with that information. Schools will only be provided with a list of students who select to receive an honor cord and pass the exam.

Extra cords are sent to each participating program. Contact your on-campus coordinator and verify your exam results for them via email through your MyNCEES account.

Yes. If you did not opt in during the registration process, log in to your MyNCEES account and click the appropriate option on the exam card shown on your dashboard. Graduation cords are ordered for students who have opted-in. Quantities are limited beyond this number. Students are encouraged to opt-in as soon as possible or during the exam registration process.

FE honor cords are a combination of red and silver and include a silver FE exam charm to attach to one of the tassels.

FS honor cords are a combination of red and black and include a silver FS exam charm to attach to one of the tassels.

No. NCEES is only able to distribute cords through participating programs at this time.