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Principles and Practice of Surveying first-time approval in Ohio 

Non-ABET degree evaluation required

REMINDER… 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].

Go to our Degree evaluation page for Board policies and procedures.


Overview

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

To qualify for the PS in Ohio, you need an accredited bachelor or graduate degree in a Board-approved curricula. You need to have passed the Fundamentals of Surveying exam. You need to completely fill out all four pages of ENG 1011.
In addition, you may need to fill out ENG 1014.

The fee is $25.00, made payable to Treasurer, State of Ohio. If your application is incomplete, it will be returned.
Download form
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 April application, registration fees

Ohio fees

 Application $25.00 
 Final registration [1] $30.00 

NOTE [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 or PS exam.
  ELSES registration fees

 FE TBD 
 FS TBD 
 PE TBD 
 PE Structural II TBD 
 PS TBD 
 + Religious accommodation TBD 
 + Proctoring [3] TBD 

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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 FE and FS are closed-book examinations. You cannot bring any reference materials to an NCEES FE or FS examination. The FE Supplied-Reference Handbook and FS Supplied-Reference Formulas are available from NCEES on their website. ELSES will provide a copy of the FE Supplied-Reference Handbook for FE examinees at the exam site. The FS Supplied-Reference Formulas are included in the morning and afternoon examination booklets.

The PE and PS are open-book examinations.

Contact ELSES

Go to the Ohio ELSES page

ELSES
280 SENECA CREEK RD
PO BOX 1687
CLEMSON SC 29633-1687

Web pages

> ELSES Ohio page
> ELSES home

Email

> ELSES online feedback form

Telephone

(877) 536-7729 U.S. TOLL FREE
(864) 654-6966 FAX
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Go to the NCEES exam info page

NCEES
280 SENECA CREEK RD
PO BOX 1687
CLEMSON SC 29633-1687

Web pages

> NCEES exam page
> NCEES home

Email

> NCEES online feedback form

Telephone

(800) 250-3196 U.S. TOLL FREE
(864) 654-6033 FAX
  Gray spacer   2008 April exam deadlines

Engineering and Land Surveying Examination Services [ELSES] administers Ohio's NCEES examinations twice a year. The 2008 April PE and PS exams will be administered in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus on Friday, April 11, 2008. The 2008 April FE and FS exams will be administered in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus on Saturday, April 12, 2008.

Ohio deadlines


Application

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

2007 October attendee deadline exception [1]

Saturday, January 12, 2008

[NOTE 1]
If you did not attend a 2007 October exam and your name is not on our list of 2007 October attendees, your deadline remains Wednesday, December 12, 2007.

ELSES deadlines

Proctoring [2]

TBD

Application registration,
ADA accommodation and religious accommodation


TBD

[NOTE 2]
With the single exception of candidates currently serving in active duty in the U.S. armed services, Ohio's State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors does not approve or accept exam proctoring.

2008 April PE exams

The following are the only PE exams to be held in April. Go to the NCEES website for a description of each.

• Architectural
• Chemical
• Civil
• Electrical and Computer
• Environmental
• Mechanical
• Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
• Structural I
• Structural II

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.

Contact the Board

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ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS BOARD
50 W BROAD ST STE 1820
COLUMBUS OH 43215-3301

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