Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists
NEW AND IMPORTANT UPDATES
- NOTICED APRIL 7, 2026 - On March 26, 2026, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the Board’s Fees regulation and filed the action with the Secretary of State. This regulatory action amends Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 407 and 3005 to increase fees charged by the Board for an initial license, examinations, renewal of a license, delinquency fees, and retired license. This regulatory action will become effective on July 1, 2026. For more information please visit our Rulemaking page.
- ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 17, 2026 - NCEES is seeking industrial and systems engineers to participate in a series of two anonymous online surveys: FE Industrial and Systems exam, and PE Industrial and Systems exam.
Each survey is estimated to take 20–30 minutes.
· PE Industrial and Systems Exam Survey Link: https://ncees.org/IndustrialPAKS
Systems survey will be open until June 12, 2026.
The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE.org) has agreed to award a professional development hour (PDH) for time spent taking the surveys. The survey results will remain anonymous, but each survey will allow you to opt in by entering an email address where your PDH certificate can be sent.
For more information, contact NCEES Exam Development Engineers Cheryl Warren, Ph.D., P.E., for the FE survey, or William Bowen, P.E., for the PE survey at help@ncees.org. - ADDED DECEMBER 24, 2024 - Please allow 4-6 months in Technical Review for Civil Professional Engineer (PE) applications. This time frame applies to all Civil PE applicants, including Comity and Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam Waiver applicants. The Board is actively working on resolving the backlog. We appreciate your patience in this matter.
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- Phone: (916) 999-3600
- Address: 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95833-2944