Professional Engineering & Land Surveying

Advisory Notices:

NCEES will e-mail you 2-3 weeks before the examination(s) with a link to download and print your Examination Authorization Notice. Read it carefully. You will be required to present this document along with a valid government issued photo ID upon arrival at the exam site.
When the results of the NCEES examinations (FE, PE, FS, PS) have been validated, NCEES will send an e-mail informing you that your results can be accessed through your My NCEES account. The results of the New York State Specific Land Surveying Exam will be mailed to each candidate.

The October 2012 Examination Administration Application Filing Deadline for the Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination - PE (Part B) is May 1, 2012. Applications received after this deadline cannot be guaranteed. You are strongly encouraged to submit applications at the earliest possible date.
The deadline for the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination - FE (Part A) is June 1, 2012.
The deadline for the Fundamentals of Surveying - FS (Part 1), Principles and Practice of Surveying - PS (Part 2) and the New York State Specific (Part 3) examinations is June 1, 2012.

NEW EXAMINATION SCHEDULING PROCEDURES:

To schedule and pay the fee for the examination(s) for which you have been approved (made eligible) by the New York State Board for Engineering and Land Surveying, you are now required to register through the NCEES website at www.ncees.org. Information will be provided on the NCEES website regarding the registration and payment for the October examination administration beginning in June.
As you register through NCEES, the NCEES registration system will connect you to Castle’s scheduling system so that you may submit the scheduling fee to Castle Worldwide, Inc., the testing company contracted by the NYSED to administer the examination.
Registration is expected to open June 15th on the NCEES website www.ncees.org. The deadline for this registration and payment process is September 6, 2012; there are NO extensions. Please remember it is your responsibility to complete this registration and payment process by the deadline.

Chapter 550 of the Laws of 2011 amends the Business Corporation Law and the Education Law to authorize a new type of professional service corporation - "Design Professional Service Corporation", or "D.P.C." Unlike existing business structures, design professional service corporations have the flexibility of offering an ownership interest in the corporation to non-licensees. This new law requires that greater than 75% of the stock be owned by licensed design professionals, greater than 75% of the directors and officers be licensed design professionals, and that the largest single shareholder be a licensed design professional or, with certain restrictions, an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The president, chief executive officer and the chair of the board of directors also must be licensed design professionals.

You may wish to visit our website for additional information at http://www.op.nysed.gov/corp/pcorpdpc.htm.

The amendments expand acceptable continuing education activities to include professional service on a committee or task force that addresses technical and/or regulatory issues relating to the professional practice of engineering and/or land surveying. The amendments also require that licensees earn at least one continuing education credit during each triennial registration period by participating in an approved continuing education course or educational activity that focuses substantially on ethics relating to professional practice. Detailed information on these changes is available under our Continuing Education - Questions and Answers, specifically questions Nos. 14, 16, 17, and 18.

Last Updated: March 12, 2012