Ohio Student Exam Approval Overview
“Applications for registration as a professional engineer or professional surveyor shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the state board of registration for professional engineers and surveyors…”
The Board requires the latest version of its forms to be used when applying for examinations. The latest version of the Student exam approval application is PES 1011-ST (Rev. 10/2009). If your institution provides an application for you to complete, make sure it is PES 1011-ST (Rev. 10/2009) or later. When downloading the approval application from our site, you will be able to fill it in and save it on your computer.
Recent graduates or currently enrolled students of Ohio-approved institutions may apply to take the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering or NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying examination. You must complete the 2-page student application and submit a letter from an authorized representative from your institution which temporarily substitutes for an official transcript. The Board informally refers to this document as the dean's letter or dean's statement.
A recent graduate is a person who has graduated but cannot produce an official transcript 90 days before the examination. Currently enrolled students must anticipate graduation within six months after the next scheduled examination.
For the Fundamentals of Engineering examination, the Board will only consider Ohio EAC/ABET-accredited engineering curricula or Ohio TAC/ABET-accredited engineering technology curricula. For the Fundamentals of Surveying examination, the Board will only consider Ohio ABET-accredited surveying curricula or Board-approved surveying curricula.
The nonrefundable application fee is $25.00. Make your fee payable in U.S. funds to Treasurer, State of Ohio. Credit card or online payment is not available for Board exam application fees.
After verifying your eligibility, the Board will mail you an approval letter. The letter will include information on how to complete your examination registration by going online to the NCEES Exam Administration Services website.
If the Board does not approve your application you will be mailed an explanation.
IMPORTANT! A passing score does not automatically register you as an Engineer Intern or Surveyor Intern in Ohio. The Board will need your official transcript showing your engineering degree and date granted before you can be registered as an E.I. or S.I. and receive your certification.
Application Checklist
IMPORTANT! Incomplete applications will be returned.
- Photograph must be attached
- Include $25.00 nonrefundable fee
- Initial all initial boxes
- Make sure your personal information is complete
- Check exam choice
- Fill in Ohio school and ABET-accredited degree
- Check appropriate disciplinary boxes
- Sign, date and notarize application
- Include authorized dean’s statement
2010 April Deadlines and Fees
NCEES Exam Administration Services administers Ohio’s NCEES examinations twice a year in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus. The 2010 April FE and FS exams will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010.
Ohio Student Application Deadline
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Friday, January 15, 2010. This is a postmark deadline. Student applications not postmarked by January 15, 2010 cannot be accepted and will be returned.
Ohio Student Application Fee
NCEES Registration Deadline
- Friday, February 26, 2010. This is NOT a postmark deadline. This is the last day to register with NCEES for the 2010 April exam.
IMPORTANT! You must be approved by the Board for each exam cycle before you register with NCEES. Your NCEES registration fee will not be refunded if you register and are not approved by the Board.
NCEES Registration Fees
- $155.00 FE
- $200.00 FS
- $300.00 Religious accommodation
Study Materials
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 [contact information required by NCEES] and FS Supplied-Reference Formulas are available from NCEES on their website. NCEES Exam Administration Services will provide a clean 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 Board cannot suggest and does not supply study materials for NCEES exams.
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; we 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.
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