An NCEES Credentials Evaluation compares a licensure candidate’s college-level education to the NCEES Engineering Education Standard to evaluate if it is comparable to a typical US-based engineering degree. If your college-level coursework meets the standard, your evaluation report will indicate this. If it does not, your report will indicate any areas of deficiency.

The NCEES Engineering Education Standard reflects generally agreed-upon educational qualifications for entering the profession.

Most applicants are referred to the NCEES Credentials Evaluation Service by a state licensing board. It is designed primarily for candidates who have earned a degree outside of the United States and are pursuing licensure through one of the state boards.

NCEES Records Program applicants who do not have an EAC/ABET-accredited degree must have their education evaluated by the NCEES Credentials Evaluation Service, which is the only service accepted by all state licensing boards. The completed evaluation will become a part of your NCEES Record.

You do not need an evaluation if your degree was EAC/ABET-accredited at the time of your graduation.

All applicants must provide the following from all universities attended and for all college-level coursework and degrees earned.

• Official academic transcript
• Official diploma or certificate of graduation
• Official course descriptions

No. Applicants must submit all required documentation and it must be verified before they will be eligible to purchase an evaluation.

Once all of your documents have been received and verified, you will have the option to purchase a Credentials Evaluation from your MyNCEES dashboard.

A credentials evaluation is typically completed within 15 business days from the date of purchase.

Yes. You can monitor the status of your application through your MyNCEES account. To monitor the receipt of your documentation, select update education from you profile, which is located in the drop-down menu next to your username at the top of the screen. The status of each document will be noted below the appropriate school entry. When all documents have been received and verified, you will have the option to purchase an evaluation from your MyNCEES dashboard.

Yes. All official documents in the native language must be accompanied by literal English translations, which must be completed by a certified translation service

Yes. You must provide the required documentation for all schools. Delays in processing your application will occur if all universities, colleges, and technical schools attended are not listed. You must include graduate work, U.S. degrees, evening school, community college courses, CLEP exams, and any other education for which academic credit is given.

No. Do not list training courses for which no academic credit is given. Examples include short courses and Army, Navy, or Air Force service schools.

Yes. Your evaluation will not be completed until all necessary official transcripts are received. Official transcripts must be received directly from the institution. They will not be accepted from any other source. This includes those in a sealed envelope that you may have in your possession.

Yes. Transcripts must include the specific topics and/or titles of all courses taken. Courses that do not have a title will be placed in the “other” category during the evaluation process.

NCEES will accept photocopies of your original academic transcript if it is received directly from the institution and is officially attested/verified as a true copy by the appropriate school authority. To accomplish this, send a copy of your transcript and a completed copy of the Transcript Request Form to the university’s registrar or controller of exams and have them verify and stamp the copy as a true copy. The institution must include the completed Transcript Request Form in the return package to NCEES. NCEES will use the postmark and original completed Transcript Request Form for document verification.

Official transcript requests are part of the Credentials Evaluation application process. Follow the instructions and prompts within the system as appropriate.

Provide the institution with a postage paid envelope addressed to NCEES Credentials Evaluations Service. Make sure you include your MyNCEES account number. The institution must include the completed Transcript Request Form in the return package. NCEES will use the postmark and original completed Transcript Request Form for document verification.

If you have to have someone receive the documents in person on your behalf, the package must include the official documents, the original completed Transcript Request Form, and it must be mailed directly to NCEES Credentials Evaluation Service from the institution or city. NCEES will use the postmark and original completed Transcript Request Form for document verification.

Yes. If official documents cannot be provided in English, a translation from a certified translation company is required. Copies of foreign education documents are not acceptable. Original language documents must still arrive to NCEES directly from the institution.

In order to verify your degree, your official diploma or certificate of graduation must include the title of the degree, the discipline of the degree, and the date the degree was conferred.

No. If your official transcript includes the title of your degree, the discipline of the degree, and the date the degree was conferred, it does not need to be submitted.

Yes. NCEES will accept a color copy of the diploma from you as long as it is notarized by a U.S. or Canadian Notary Public. The notary stamp and contact information must be viewable. You may mail the document to NCEES or scan it into a PDF and send it as an attachment to a help ticket within MyNCEES. Be sure to select Education Evaluation and Subject Diploma when submitting your help ticket.

Yes. If official documents cannot be provided in English, a translation from a certified translation company is required. Both the native language document and the translated version must be submitted.

Provisional certificates are accepted within one year of graduation only.