FIRST-TIME CANDIDATE PROCEDURE
Applicants seeking licensure by examination should review the qualifications below before applying. Applications are available for those who wish to begin the licensure process by examination.
Step 1. The PE examination application, application fee and all supporting documentation must be sent to PCS. PCS will review the application for completeness and will issue a discrepancy letter to applicants for whom an incomplete application has been received. Completed applications are forwarded to the Pennsylvania State Board for an eligibility review. Board applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. The Board does not guarantee any examination date. Candidates who wish to sit for a particular examination date must submit their completed examination application and all supporting documentation to PCS by the deadline of December 1st for the April examination or by the deadline of July 1st for the October examination. The Board will send you an approval letter (by mail or email) stating that you have been approved to take the examination and will include instructions on how to schedule and pay for the examination with PCS.
Step 2. All applicants create an account online with NCEES. If you have not already done so, please visit www.ncees.org. Continue to step 3.
Step 3. Register online with NCEES by the NCEES registration deadline. You will select your exam and site information at this time. Only Board-approved applicants proceed to step 4. If you have not been approved by the Pennsylvania Board by the scheduling deadline, you are not eligible to schedule and must wait until the next exam cycle to schedule with PCS.
Step 4. Board-approved applicants will receive an email from PCS allowing them to schedule and pay for their examination. Fees will not be transferred to future examinations for any reason. No postponements.
RE-EXAM CANDIDATE PROCEDURE
1. All applicants must be approved by the Pennsylvania Board. All applicants proceed to step 2.
2. All applicants create an account online with NCEES. If you have not already done so, please visit
www.ncees.org. Continue to step 3.
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Register online with NCEES by the NCEES registration deadline. You will select your exam and site information at this time. Only Board-approved applicants proceed to step 4.
4. Within 2 business days of registering with NCEES, applicants will receive an email from PCS with a link to schedule and pay for an exam. If you do not see the email in your Inbox, please check your Spam or Junk folder before emailing your PCS coordinator for the link; see the Contact Information page for your coordinator’s email address. Exams must be scheduled and paid for by the scheduling deadline.
