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NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF EXAMINERSFOR ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS4601 Six Forks Rd Suite 310Raleigh, NC 27609(919) 791-2000www.ncbels.orgENGINEERING EXAMINATION INFORMATIONFUNDAMENTALS (Exam I)PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE (Exam II)2006 Saturday, April 22, 2006 2006 Friday, April 21, 2006Saturday, October 28, 2006 Friday, October 27, 20062007 Saturday, April 21, 2007 2007 Friday, April 20, 2007Saturday, October 27, 2007 Friday, October 26, 20072008 Saturday, April 12, 2008 2008 Friday, April 11, 2008Saturday, October 25, 2008 Friday, October 24, 20081. WRITTEN EXAMINATIONSThe applicant for licensure as a Professional Engineer in North Carolina is required to successfully complete the EngineeringFundamentals Examination (Examination I) and the Engineering Principles and Practice Examination (Examination II).Each examination consists of eight (8) hours of written work. An applicant is required to pass each of these examinations prior tolicensure. Applicants are advised that examination details are subject to change at any time. Detailed instructions will beprovided at the examination time and site.FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION (Exam I)CLOSED BOOK EXAMINATION - Only NCEES supplied reference materials distributed at the examination site arepermitted in the examination room. Battery-operated, silent, non-printing calculators may be used.Morning: Part I is four (4) hours long and is composed of 120 one-point multiple-choice questions. All answers are recorded bymarking appropriate spaces on a separate answer sheet. The morning session is common to all disciplines and includes thefollowing subject areas: Chemistry, Computers, Dynamics, Electric Circuits, Engineering Economics, Ethics, Fluid Mechanics,Materials Science/Structure of Matter, Mathematics, Mechanics of Materials, Statics and Thermodynamics.Afternoon: Part II is four (4) hours long and is composed of 60 two-point multiple-choice questions administered in thefollowing five disciplines: Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical and Environmental with a general engineeringsection for all remaining disciplines.Examinees will work all questions in the morning session and all questions in the afternoon section they have chosen.PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE EXAMINATION (Exam II)OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION - Only handbooks, textbooks or bound reference material may be taken into theexamination room.This examination is offered in the individual engineering disciplines. See “Handbook” on website for listing of specificdisciplines and when offered.

2. EXAM SPECIFICATIONS AND DESIGN STANDARDSSpecifications for the various discipline exams as well as Structural and Transportation design standards are available on the website of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying at www.ncees.org. NCEES review materials forexaminations are also available at the NCEES website. Applicants who do not have Internet access may contact the Board officeand request written copies of this information.3. GENERALEach candidate will be required to sign a statement that they will neither copy nor divulge any examination problem or solution,and that any violation thereof will be sufficient grounds for invalidating the candidates' examination.4. MATERIALS PERMITTED IN EXAMINATION ROOM1. Devices or materials that might compromise the security of the examination or examination process are not permitted.Beginning with the April 2004 examination administration, NCEES will begin strictly enforcing materials that are allowed inexamination rooms. Calculators with communication or text editing capabilities will be banned from all NCEES exam sites.These include, but are not limited to, the following models: HP 48GX, HP 49G, TI-83Plus and TI-83 Plus Silver Edition,TI-89, TI-92 and Voyage 200. For additional information on specific calculators contact NCEES Web site atwww.ncees.org.2. Non-communicating, battery operated, silent, non-printing calculators are permitted.3. Calculating and computing devices having a QWERTY keypad arrangement similar to a typewriter or keyboard are notpermitted. Such devices include but are not limited to palmtop, laptop, handheld, and desktop computers, calculators,databanks, data collectors, and organizers. Calculators with alphanumeric keypads are permitted.4. Communication devices, such as pagers and cellular phones are not permitted.5. EXAMINATION RESULTS:Since examinations are given nationally and scored by a central examination service, results are normally received 8-12 weeksafter the examination. The Board will notify each applicant in writing of the results - either “pass” or “fail.” Numerical gradeswill not be furnished to the applicant.6. REEXAMINATIONS:An applicant who has failed an examination will be accepted for reexamination and seated upon written request and submissionof the required fee. The deadline dates for such requests are January 2 for the Spring Examination and August 1 for the FallExamination. An applicant who has had a total of three (3) unexcused absences or failures for the examination shall only beeligible after submitting a new application with appropriate application fee, and be considered by the Board for reexamination atthe end of 12 months. After the end of the 12-month period, the applicant may take the examination no more than once everycalendar year.7. INITIAL OR NEW APPLICATIONS:Initial or new applications which require review by the Board must be completed, including all supporting documents, andreceived in the Board office not later than the following dates:JANUARY 2 FOR BOARD REVIEW PRIOR TO THE APRIL EXAMINATIONAUGUST 1 FOR BOARD REVIEW PRIOR TO THE OCTOBER EXAMINATION8. RETURNED CHECKS:Returned checks are subject to a $25.00 processing charge.(August 03)