Graduating students in Ohio EAC or TAC/ABET institutions
Procedure
To qualify as a graduating student for the NCEES April 2006 exam, you must be currently enrolled in an Ohio EAC/ABET 4-year curriculum in engineering or TAC/ABET 4-year curriculum in engineering technology or a Board-approved curriculum in surveying and plan to graduate by October 28, 2006. An approved Dean's letter from your institution must be included with your application.
The application fee is $25.00. Make your check payable to Treasurer, State of Ohio. Your notarized application, $25 check, and Dean's letter must be mailed to the Board and postmarked no later than January 23, 2006.
If the Board approves your application, we will mail you an approval letter. If the Board does not approve your application, you will receive a letter explaining why. The last Credential Review Committee meeting for the April exam is February 22, 2006. If you have not received your approval letter by February 23, contact the Board office to find out the status of your exam approval.
ELSES Deadlines
After receiving your approval letter, you will need to go online to the ELSES website and follow the Ohio-specific instructions to complete your registration for an exam. The ELSES deadlines are February 15 for proctoring, March 1 for special accommodations and March 1 for exam registration. There are no exceptions to Board or ELSES deadlines.
ELSES Administration
ELSES now administers our exams. They have all the info on calculators, exam sites, etc.
NCEES Info
NCEES makes the exam questions. They have all the info on the type and number of exam questions and they sell reference materials, etc. Your school should have reference handbooks available.