Re-Examination Information
Retaking an NCEES Exam
If you need to retake an NCEES exam, you do not need to submit a Re-Exam Application to the Board or notify the Board that you need to retake the NCEES exam. You must register with NCEES to retake the exam in accordance with NCEES registration policies. To register with NCEES, log in to your MyNCEES account.
Retaking the State-Specific Civil Engineer Exams, State-Specific Professional Land Surveyor Exam, or the Professional Geologist California Specific Exam (CSE)
If you need to retake the state-specific Civil Engineer exams, state-specific Professional Land Surveyor exam, or the Professional Geologist California Specific exam (CSE) you must use the online BPELSG Connect portal to submit the request and pay the exam fee(s) prior to receiving an Authorization to Test (ATT) notice. Review the applicable submittal instructions below.
Legacy Applicants Initial Exam Registration in BPELSG Connect:
These instructions apply to applicants that did not submit their initial application in BPELSG Connect and have never submitted a request to take an exam in BPELSG Connect. If you submitted your initial application in BPELSG Connect and/or in the past have requested to take an exam in BPELSG Connect, please skip to the instructions below in the next section titled “Exam Requests in BPELSG Connect”.
You will use the “Re-Exam Request” button on your user dashboard to start the process. In order to successfully submit the request, you must enter your correct Board applicant/candidate ID number (this is a Board specific number; not your NCEES ID number). Please refer to prior correspondence from the Board before calling the Board to obtain the ID number. The ID number can be found on your prior exam results and is typically five (5) to six (6) digits in length; however, some applicants may have a shorter number. In addition to entering the correct applicant/candidate ID number, you must also meet the following criteria:
- Have an active application with the Board. If you have not sat for one or more of the required exams within the last two (2) years, you may be considered inactive, and you may be required to submit a new application to the Board.
- Have fulfilled the fingerprinting requirement. If you have not met the fingerprinting requirement, visit the Fingerprinting FAQs for detailed information and instructions.
- Civil Engineer and Professional Land Surveyor applicants must have passed the Laws and Rules Exam (Take Home Exam).
- Enter your correct Date of Birth (DOB) when prompted.
Please be advised that you will not see your initial application on your dashboard; you will only see your state-specific exam eligibility after you submit the Re-Exam Request.
Follow all instructions in BPELSG Connect to complete the request and make a payment. After payment, you will receive Authorization to Test (ATT) notice(s) via email with instructions on how and when to schedule your exam(s). Contact the Board if you do not receive your ATT(s) after payment is made.
If you believe you are eligible, but you are not able to submit a request in BPELSG Connect, you may contact the Board for assistance.
Please see the following for discipline specific information related to retaking an exam, including important discipline specific timeframes:
Applying for Licensure as a Civil Engineer
Applying for Licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor
Applying for Licensure as a Geologist or Geophysicist
Exam Requests in BPELSG Connect:
These instructions apply to applicants that have submitted an initial application in BPELSG Connect or a past request to take an exam in BPELSG Connect.
Click the “Request Exam” link listed under the “Action” column already listed on your dashboard. Follow all instructions in BPELSG Connect to complete the request and make a payment. After payment, you will receive Authorization to Test (ATT) notice(s) via email with instructions on how and when to schedule your exam(s). Contact the Board if you do not receive your ATT(s) after payment is made.
Please be aware that you will not be able to submit a request to retake an exam until you have received your exam results.
Please see the following for discipline specific information related to retaking an exam, including important discipline specific timeframes:
Applying for Licensure as a Civil Engineer
Applying for Licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor
Applying for Licensure as a Geologist or Geophysicist
Retaking the Geotechnical Engineer, Traffic Engineer, Certified Engineering Geologist (CEG), Certified Hydrogeologist (CHG), or the Professional Geophysicist (PGP) Exams
If you need to retake the Geotechnical Engineer, Traffic Engineer, Certified Engineering Geologist (CEG), Certified Hydrogeologist (CHG), or Professional Geophysicist (PGP) exam you need to submit the appropriate Re-Exam Form (listed below) and exam fee to the Board via mail prior to being authorized by the Board to schedule to retake the exam. If you were never approved to sit for an exam, you are not eligible to use a Re-Exam Form; you are considered a new applicant and must meet the requirements for new applicants (please view the Applicants page for further information). The Re-Exam Form must be typed and printed (handwritten forms are not accepted) and signed in ink by hand (electronic or digital signatures are not accepted). If you did not submit fingerprints with a prior application to the Board, you must submit fingerprints before the Board can process your Re-Exam Form (view the Fingerprinting FAQs for further information). Applicants are encouraged to submit the Re-Exam Form as soon as they receive their exam results indicating a failed result, but do not submit a Re-Exam Form to the Board before you have received your exam results.
Please see the following for discipline specific information related to retaking an exam, including important discipline specific timeframes:
Applying for Licensure as a Geotechnical Engineer
Applying for Licensure as a Traffic Engineer
Applying for Licensure as a Geologist or Geophysicist
Final Filing Dates for CEG, CHG, PGP Exams
Retaking the ASBOG Fundamentals of Geology (FG) and/or Practice of Geology (PG) Exams
Applicants previously approved to take the ASBOG FG and/or PG exam(s) do not need to submit a Re-Exam Application to the Board, create a BPELSG Connect account (only applicants that need to retake the Professional Geologist California Specific Exam must create a BPELSG Connect account; see above for instructions), or contact the Board in any way to retake the exam(s) that they were previously approved for. Applicants will pay exam fees and seat fees directly to ASBOG’s exam vendor Prometric/Iso-Quality Testing (IQT) and sign up for the exam(s) through Prometric/Iso-Quality Testing (IQT) upon email notification. Prometric/Iso-Quality Testing (IQT) will send an email to all eligible exam candidates in early February for the spring exam and in late August for the fall exam (from the following email address: registrations@isoqualitytesting.com). Please do not contact ASBOG or Prometric/Iso-Quality Testing (IQT) regarding your eligibility; wait for your email notification. If you believe that you are eligible, but you do not receive your email notification in the timeframe described above, you may contact the Exam Unit at (916) 999-3644 or BOEXAM@dca.ca.gov. Be sure to check your SPAM and junk email boxes before contacting the Board. For additional information about the exams, please read ASBOG’s Candidate Handbook and ASBOG's website ; however, please do not contact ASBOG.
