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Principles and Practice of Engineering first-time approval in Ohio

Non-ABET degree evaluation required

In order to be considered for Ohio examination approval, the Board requires all non-ABET accredited degrees to be evaluated by the Center for Professional Engineering Education Services [CPEES], an affiliate of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying [NCEES].

IMPORTANT! Your previously-approved, non-ABET degree may need to be evaluated before you can be approved for a reexamination. Go to our Degree evaluation policy page for policies and procedures.

Overview

You are a first-time Principles and Practice of Engineering [PE] candidate if you have not been approved by the Board to take the PE, even though you may have previously applied for the PE in Ohio.

To qualify for the PE exam in Ohio, you need to have passed the FE exam. In addition, you need four years engineering experience (EAC/ABET degrees) or eight years engineering experience with an engineering technology degree or an engineering degree not accredited by EAC/ABET. The Board may credit up to two years engineering experience before graduation, but after the second year; this cannot exceed calendar time (e.g., if took five years to get B.S. degree, you can’t get more than one year of experience credit while in college.)

The fee is $25.00, made payable to Treasurer, State of Ohio. If your application is incomplete, it may be returned.

After verifying your eligibility, the Board will mail you an approval letter. The letter will include instructions on how to complete your examination registration by going online to the Engineering and Land Surveying Examination Services [ELSES] website. If the Board does not approve your application, you will be mailed an explanation.

2008 October deadlines, fees

Engineering and Land Surveying Examination Services [ELSES] administers Ohio's NCEES examinations twice a year in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus. The 2008 October PE and PS exams will be offered on Friday, October 24, 2008. The 2008 October FE and FS exams will be offered on Saturday, October 25, 2008.

Ohio application deadline, fees

Friday
June 27, 2008

Application	$25.00
Final registration [1]	$30.00

[1] The final registration fee will be requested by the Board after the exam results have been released in order to register those who passed their PE exam.

ELSES registration deadline, fees

Friday
September 5, 2008

PE	$255.00
PE Structural II	$745.00
Welding OHIO ONLY	$190.00
+ Religious accommodation	$300.00

Calculator policy

The Board's calculator policy is the same as the NCEES calculator policy. There are no exceptions.

Study materials

The Board cannot suggest and does not supply study materials for NCEES exams.

The PE is an open-book examination.

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Download PE approval application packet

PES 1011-PE ONLY
(Rev. 03/2008) 5 PAGES

PES 1013-OH ONLY
(Rev. 03/2008) 1 PAGE

Complete 5-page packet

Download PES 1011-PE approval application packet

Application checklist

IMPORTANT! Incomplete applications will be returned. Make sure your photograph is attached; the fee is enclosed; all initial boxes are initialed; your personal information is complete; the higher education, verification information, references and experience sections are complete; the disciplinary boxes are checked; and the application is signed and notarized.

2008 October PE disciplines offered

The following are the only PE disciplines offered in October. Go to the NCEES exam page for descriptions and additional information.

• Agricultural
• Chemical
• Civil
• Control Systems
• Electrical and Computer
• Environmental
• Fire Protection
• Industrial
• Mechanical
• Metallurgical and Materials
• Mining and Mineral
• Nuclear
• Petroleum
• Structural I
• Structural II
• Welding OHIO ONLY

Exam qualifications are not determined by Board staff

REMINDER…While the Board staff can and does answer your exam questions by email, fax and telephone, the Board staff cannot determine if you are qualified to take an NCEES exam. Your qualifications are reviewed by the Board's panel of experts after you have applied.

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