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Examination Information and Applications
Take-home Examination Oregon Specific Examinations
Examinations Offered Message to Veterans
Examination Schedule
Examination Applications
Comity and 1st Registration
Application Fees
Take-home Examination
All individuals applying for registration as a professional engineer, professional land surveyor, or professional photogrammetrist by examination, comity, or 1st registration are required to successfully complete the Take-home Examination.  This examination test the individual’s familiarity and comprehension of the applicable Oregon Revised Statutes (ORSs) and the Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs).
 
Note: Successful completion of the Take-home Examination is required each time an application by examination, comity, or 1st registration is made.
 
See the following OARs for detailed information: OAR 820-010-0200(5), OAR 820-010-0204(3), OAR 820-010-0205(6), OAR 820-010-0206(4), OAR 820-010-0207(5), OAR 820-010-0208(3), OAR 820-010-0212(2), OAR 820-010-0213(2), and OAR 820-010-0214(2).
 
Link to on-line Take-home Examination coming soon

Examinations Offered
 
There are different examinations offered in the Spring and Fall.
 
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Examinations:


Spring Examinations
Fall Examinations
Fundamentals of Engineering
Fundamentals of Engineering
Fundamentals of Land Surveying
Fundamentals of Land Surveying
PE - Chemical
PE - Agricultural
PE - Civil
PE - Chemical
PE - Electrical & Computer
PE - Civil
PE - Environmental
PE - Control Systems
PE - Naval Architecture & Marine
PE - Electrical & Computer
PE - Mechanical
PE - Environmental
PE - Structural (16-hour)
PE - Fire Protection
Land Surveying (6-hour)
PE - Industrial
 
PE - Mechanical
 
PE - Metallurgical & Materials
 
PE - Nuclear
 
PE - Structural (16-hour)
 
Land Surveying (6-hour)
 
Oregon Specific Examinations:

Spring Examinations
Fall Examinations
PE - Forest
PE - Acoustical
Oregon Specific Land Surveying (4-hour)
PE - California (CA) Geotechnical
Photogrammetry
Oregon Specific Land Surveying (4-hour)
Certified Water Right Examiner
 

Examination Schedule
Applications must be postmarked or hand delivered by 5:00 p.m. on the 1st day of December for the Spring examination administration or by 5:00 p.m. on the 1st day of June for the Fall examination administration. If the postmark deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal Holiday, applications are accepted until 5:00 p.m. on the preceding business day.
 
See the following OAR for detailed information: OAR 820-010-0442.
 
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Examinations:
 

Spring Examinations
Application Deadline ~ December 1st
Examination Date 2011
Examination Date 2012
Examination Date 2013
 
Fundamentals of Engineering
April 9, 2011
April 14, 2012
April 13, 2013
Fundamentals of Land Surveying
April 9, 2011
April 14, 2012
April 13, 2013
PE - Chemical
April 8, 2011
April 13, 2012
April 12, 2013
PE - Civil
April 8, 2011
April 13, 2012
April 12, 2013
PE - Electrical & Computer
April 8, 2011
April 13, 2012
April 12, 2013
PE - Environmental
April 8, 2011
April 13, 2012
April 12, 2013
PE - Naval Architecture & Marine
April 8, 2011
April 13, 2012
April 12, 2013
PE - Mechanical
April 8, 2011
April 13, 2012
April 12, 2013
PE - Structural (16-hour)
April 8-9, 2011
April 13-14, 2012
April 12-13, 2013
Land Surveying (6-hour)
April 8, 2011
April 13, 2012
April 12, 2013
 

Fall Examinations
Application Deadline ~ June 1st
Examination Date 2011
 
Examination Date 2012
Examination Date 2013
 
Fundamentals of Engineering
October 29, 2011
October 27, 2012
October 26, 2013
Fundamentals of Land Surveying
October 29, 2011
October 27, 2012
October 26, 2013
PE - Agricultural
October 28, 2011
October 26, 2012
October 25, 2013
PE - Chemical
October 28, 2011
October 26, 2012
October 25, 2013
PE - Civil
October 28, 2011
October 26, 2012
October 25, 2013
PE - Control Systems
October 28, 2011
October 26, 2012
October 25, 2013
PE - Electrical & Computer
October 28, 2011
October 26, 2012
October 25, 2013
PE - Environmental
October 28, 2011
October 26, 2012
October 25, 2013
PE - Fire Protection
October 28, 2011
October 26, 2012
October 25, 2013
PE - Industrial
October 28, 2011
October 26, 2012
October 25, 2013
PE - Mechanical
October 28, 2011
October 26, 2012
October 25, 2013
PE - Metallurgical & Materials
October 28, 2011
October 26, 2012
October 25, 2013
PE - Nuclear
October 28, 2011
October 26, 2012
October 25, 2013
PE - Structural (16-hour)
October 28-29, 2011
October 26-27, 2012
October 25-26, 2013
Land Surveying (6-hour)
October 28, 2011
October 26, 2012
October 25, 2013
 
Oregon Specific Examinations:
 

Spring Examinations
Application Deadline ~ December 1st
Examination Date 2011
Examination Date 2012
Examination Date 2013
 
PE - Forest
April 8, 2011
April 13, 2012
April 12, 2013
Oregon Specific Land Surveying (4-hour)
April 9, 2011
April 14, 2012
April 13, 2013
Photogrammetry
 
 
 
Certified Water Right Examiner
April 8, 2011
April 13, 2012
April 12, 2013
 

Fall Examinations
Application Deadline ~ June 1st
Examination Date 2011
 
Examination Date 2012
Examination Date 2013
 
PE - Acoustical
October 28, 2011
October 26, 2012
October 25, 2013
PE - California (CA) Geotechnical
October 28, 2011
October 26, 2012
October 25, 2013
Oregon Specific Land Surveying (4-hour)
October 29, 2011
October 27, 2012
October 26, 2013

Examination Applications

Comity and 1st Registration

Application Fees
 
Applications by Examination
Fee
Fundamentals of Engineering Examination 
$35.00
Reapplication for Fundamentals of Engineering 
$25.00
Fundamentals of Land Surveying Examination 
$35.00
Reapplication for Fundamentals of Land Surveying 
$25.00
Professional Engineering Examination
$225.00
Reapplication for Professional Engineering
$90.00
Professional Structural Engineering (16-hour) Examination $135.00
Reapplication for Structural Engineering (16-hour)
$90.00
  •   Friday; Vertical Forces (8-hour)
$90.00
  •   Saturday; Lateral Forces (8-hour)
$90.00
Professional Land Surveying Examination
$265.00
Reapplication for Professional Land Surveying (6-hour and 4-hour)
$130.00
  •   NCEES Land Surveying (6-hour)
$75.00
  •   Oregon Specific Land Surveying (4-hour) 
$55.00
Professional Photogrammetry Examination
$245.00
Reapplication for Professional Photogrammetry 
$110.00
Certified Water Right Examiner Examination
$105.00
Reapplication for Certified Water Right Examiner 
$40.00
 
Applications by Comity and 1st Registration
Fee
Professional Engineering by Comity
$375.00
Temporary Permit for Professional Engineering by Comity (Additional Fee)
$100.00
Professional Land Surveying by Comity
$375.00
  •  Oregon Specific 4-hour Law Examination (Additional Fee)
$55.00
Professional Photogrammetry by Comity
$375.00
Temporary Permit for Professional Photogrammetry by Comity (Additional Fee)
$100.00
Professional Engineering by 1st Registration
$375.00
Professional Land Surveying by 1st Registration
$375.00

Oregon Specific Examinations
 

Permitted Materials  Oregon Specific Land Surveying Syllabus 
PE - Acoustical Syllabus  Photogrammetry Syllabus
PE - California (CA) Geotechnical Syllabus Certified Water Right Examiner Syllabus 
PE - Forest Syllabus American Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodation Request 
Religious Accommodation Request  

Message to Veterans
 
If you are a veteran and you are taking (or wish to take) any examination offered by OSBEELS you may qualify for the examination(s) to be paid in whole or in part. Please contact the United States Department of Veterans Affairs office for assistance in applying for these benefits.
 
www.va.gov 

Page updated: October 04, 2011