Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists

NEW AND IMPORTANT UPDATES

ANNOUNCED JULY 10, 2026 – The Civil Seismic Principles Exam will continue the test to the 2022 California Building Code and ASCE 7-16 for the remainder of 2026. The 2025 California Building Code and ASCE 7-22 will be implemented on the 2027 Civil Seismic Principles Exam.
ADDED July 7, 2026 – The materials for the July 16–17, 2026 meeting of the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists are now available.
ADDED July 3, 2026 – The Official Notice and Agenda for the July 16–17, 2026 meeting of the Board are now available.
ADDED June 12, 2026 – The 2026 Spring Bulletin for the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists is now available on the Board's website.
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.