Scroll Through The Years
At a meeting in Chicago, the Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners (CSBEE) is founded by 7 of the 10 state boards with engineering and surveying licensing laws.
NCSBEE approves the Model Law for
Registration of Engineers and Land Surveyors. The Council’s National Bureau of Engineering Registration is created. Headquarters are established in Columbia,
South Carolina.
NCSBEE revises the Constitution and Bylaws to create a board of directors, zones, and the position of executive secretary.
The four geographic zones hold their first interim meetings, where member boards discuss issues of common interest.
T. Keith Legaré retires after 37 years as executive secretary. When Clemson Dean of Engineering James Sams (pictured) is appointed to replace him, headquarters moves to Clemson, South Carolina.
The organization’s name is changed to the National Council of Engineering Examiners (NCEE).
The first NCEE Principles and Practice of Land Surveying (PLS) examination is administered.
The Council renames the National Bureau of Engineering Registration, which was created in 1932, as the Records Program.
All member licensing boards now use uniform national engineering examinations developed by NCEES.
The organization’s name changes to the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).
Rhode Island establishes surveying licensure laws, becoming the final U.S. state to have both engineering and surveying licensure laws.
Entering The 21st Century
The NCEES Engineering Licensure Speaker’s Kit is developed to promote the value of licensure to engineering
students and unlicensed engineers.
The NCEES Surveying Speaker’s Kit is developed with the National Society of Professional Surveyors to promote the value of licensure and the surveying profession.
The NCEES Credentials Evaluations Service is established for licensure candidates earning degrees from programs outside the United States and from domestic, non-ABET accredited programs.
The NCEES Engineering Education Award is established to connect professional practice and education.
The Council votes to transition the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) and Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) exams to a computer-based format.
Patty Mamola, P.E., of the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors is installed as the first female president of NCEES. NCEES partners with DiscoverE to lead Engineers Week for the first time.
The FE and FS exams are administered via
computer-based testing (CBT) for the first time. The FE exam format changes from a breadth and depth format to seven free standing, discipline-specific exams.
The PS exam is administered via CBT for the first time. The NCEES Surveying Education Award and Continuing Professional Competency Registry are established.
NCEES celebrates its 100-year anniversary and relocates its headquarters to Greenville, South Carolina.
Explore 100 Years of NCEES
Our History
U.S. licensure began in 1891 when California passed legislation to regulate surveying.
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Licensure Begins
The FE, FS, PE, and PS exams have endured much change over the last 100 years.
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Formation of NCEES
Created in 1920 under the original name the Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners (CSBEE) in order to improve uniformity of laws and to promote mobility of licensure throughout the country.
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The Role of NCEES
The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing professional licensure for engineers and surveyors.
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