NCEES: SE Exam Times Extending by 60 Minutes
TO: Member Board Administrators
FROM: J. Lehmon Dekle, P.E., Chief Officer of Examinations
RE: Notice of Future Changes to NCEES Exams and Supporting Materials
This memo provides Member Boards the 1-year notice required by the NCEES Manual of Policy and Position Statements, Exam Development Policy (EDP) 7.
Spring 2026 Exam Changes
• PE Electrical and Computer: Electronics, Controls, and Communications—The PE Electrical and Computer: Electronics, Controls, and Communications exam will be administered with new specifications in April 2026. The specifications will be posted on the NCEES website in October 2025.
• PE Environmental—The PE Environmental exam will be administered with new specifications in April 2026. The specifications will be posted on the NCEES website in October 2025.
• PE Structural Engineering Depth sections—The total time for PE Structural Engineering Vertical Depth and Lateral Depth sections will become 6.5 hours. This adds 60 minutes of exam time and includes a tutorial and a scheduled break. Updated specifications will be posted on the NCEES website in October 2025.
As a reminder, the following changes are in place for the Fall 2025 exam administration.
Fall 2025 Exam Changes
• PE Electrical and Computer: Power—The PE Electrical and Computer: Power exam will be administered with new specifications in October 2025. The specifications will be posted on the NCEES website in April 2025.
• PE Electrical and Computer: Computer Engineering—The PE Electrical and Computer: Computer Engineering exam will be administered with new specifications in October 2025. The specifications will be posted on the NCEES website in April 2025.
• PE Mechanical: HVAC and Refrigeration—The PE Mechanical: HVAC and Refrigeration exam will be administered with new specifications in October 2025. The specifications will be posted on the NCEES website in April 2025.
• PE Mechanical: Machine Design and Materials—The PE Mechanical: Machine Design and Materials exam will be administered with new specifications in October 2025. The specifications will be posted on the NCEES website in April 2025.
• PE Mechanical: Thermal and Fluid Systems—The PE Mechanical: Thermal and Fluid Systems exam will be administered with new specifications in October 2025. The specifications will be posted on the NCEES website in April 2025.
• PE Mining and Mineral Processing—The PE Mining and Mineral Processing exam will be administered with new specifications in October 2025. The specifications will be posted on the NCEES website in April 2025.
• PE Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering—The PE Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering exam will be administered with new specifications in October 2025. The specifications will be posted on the NCEES website in April 2025.