Examination Reference Materials
References for All Disciplines
- Professional Engineers Act (Business and Professions Code sections 6700-6799)
- Professional Land Surveyors Act (Business and Professions Code sections 8700-8805)
- Rules of the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists (Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 400- 476)
- Tips for Examinees for the 2012 Examinations
- Information about the Calculator Policies - Updated for the 2013 Examinations
Exam Specifications for all NCEES Professional Engineer Exams
The Eight-Hour Mechanical Engineering Exam format is multiple choice. For information, follow this link to Principles and Practice of Engineering Examinations on the NCEES web site.The Eight-Hour Electrical Engineering Exam format is multiple choice. Beginning with the April 2009 examinations, the Electrical Engineering exam will consist of three separate exams divided by subdiscipline. The three subdisciplines are Electrical and Computer - Computer Examination; Electrical and Computer - Electrical and Electronics Examination; and Electrical and Computer - Power Examination. Candidates will be required to specify on their applications which one of these subdiscipline exams they wish to take. For information about the new exams, follow this link to Principles and Practice of Engineering Examinations on the NCEES web site. The Eight-Hour Civil Engineering Exam format is multiple choice. For information, follow this link to Principles and Practice of Engineering Examinations on the NCEES web site.
- The Special Civil Engineer Exams consists of two separate examinations: the Seismic Principles exam and the Engineering Surveying exam. Each exam format is multiple choice. Each exam is 2.5 hours in length.
- Special Civil Examination (Seismic Principles & Engineering Surveying): Reference List
NOTE: The Special Civil Seismic Principles Examination is developed using the 2010 California Building Code (CBC), which is based on the 2009 International Building Code (IBC). - Special Civil Engineering Surveying Test Plan
- Special Civil Seismic Principles Test Plan
- Special Civil Examination (Seismic Principles & Engineering Surveying): Reference List
- Traffic Engineer Exam
- Traffic Engineering Examination Reference List - NEW for the October 2012 exam
- Traffic Engineering Test Plan
- Geotechnical Engineer Exam
NOTE: Beginning with the October 2009 administration, the Geotechnical Engineer examination will be all multiple choice; there will be no design/essay problems on the examination. The examination will continue to use the existing test plan. More information about the examination will be added to this website as it becomes available.
- Geotechnical Engineer Examination Reference List - NEW for October 2012
- Geotechnical Engineer Examination Test Plan
- Structural Engineer Exams
- Information about the National PE Structural II Examination is available from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying (NCEES). The NCEES toll-free telephone number is: 1-800-250-3196.
- All Other Professional Engineer Exams
- For information regarding use of codes or standards for any other professional engineer examination offered by this Board, contact the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying (NCEES). The NCEES toll-free telephone number is: 1-800-250-3196.
References for Professional Land Surveyor Examination
- Land Surveying Examination Reference List - New for April 2013
- General Information Regarding the New Format of the Professional Land Surveying Examination
- California State-Specific Professional Land Surveying examination: Test Plan
- National (6-hour) Professional Land Surveyor Test Plan/Examination Specifications (from www.ncees.org)
- National (6-hour) Professional Land Surveyor Study Materials (from www.ncees.org)
References for Engineer-in-Training and Land Surveyor-in-Training Examinations
- EIT Study Materials (including the Reference Handbook) (from www.ncees.org)
- EIT Exam Specifications (from www.ncees.org)
- LSIT Exam Specifications (from www.ncees.org)
- LSIT Study Materials (from www.ncees.org)
