Principles & Practice of Engineering Examination Application Instructions

Examinations are given each April and October. The application deadlines are January 1st for the April exam and July 1st for the October exam.

To be eligible for the exam in Kentucky, you must fullfill the following requirements:

• Graduated from an engineering program of four years or more accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET) (engineering technology degrees are not accepted).

• Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering examination.

• Four or more years of progressive engineering experience. The experience must be gained after graduation from the EAC ABET accredited engineering program and completed by the application date. With a master's degree in engineering, the experience requirement may be reduced to three years.  Basically, we give one year of experience credit for the master's degree.  However, an applicant cannot receive more than one year of credit in the same calendar year.  Please review 201 KAR 18:072 Section 1 for further information regarding experience.

Canadian degrees accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board are acceptable. All other foreign degrees must be evaluated by NCEES Credentials Evaluations ncees.org.  The evaluation as well as your application must be received by the application deadline.

Check the "Principles & Practice of Engineering Examination" box on page one. Indicate the exam you wish to take. Kentucky offers all exams offered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering & Surveying (NCEES):

• Group I exams given each April and October: Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Computer, Environmental, Mechanical, and Structural.

• Group II exams given each April only: Architectural, Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering

• Group II exams given each October only: Agricultural, Control Systems, Fire Protection, Industrial, Metallurgical, Mining and Mineral Processing, Nuclear, and Petroleum

The test site will be Lexington or Louisville Kentucky and varies by date.  You may leave this blank.

Part I Personal Data – complete all questions except #8 and #15. Indicate which address (business or residence) the Board should use.

Part II Education and Experience – Under Education include the complete name of the institution and the degree conferred. Read the instructions for the Experience Record, which are included on the application. Be sure to provide detail, especially for the engineering experience. Inadequate descriptions of engineering work may result in denial of experience credit.

Part III References - Do not list the same people who will be verifying your work experience.

Sign and date page 4. No fees are required with the application. If approved to sit for the exam, you will receive a letter instructing you to log onto the NCEES Website to register for the exam and pay your nonrefundable exam fee. Do not register on this website until you have received an approval letter from the board office. Approximately two weeks prior to the exam, NCEES will mail admittance packets to those who have completed the registration process.

For those retaking the exam, you do not have to complete a new application. You simply log onto the aforementioned website and register for the exam.

Retake Limitation

After July 2006, an applicant who fails the same exam three times, regardless of the jurisdiction where the exam is administered, must reapply each and every time thereafter by completing the application in full and include evidence satisfactory to the board of gaining additional knowledge. Such evidence may include, but is not limited to review courses, college courses, and continuing education courses. The deadlines for reapplication are February 1 for the April exams and August 1 for the October exams. You may not register on the NCEES website until you have received an approval letter from the board office.