• PS—In April 2013, the Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) exam will have new specifications and become a closed-book exam, as specified in EDP 3. The new exam specifications are attached and will be posted on the NCEES Web site after the October 2012 exam. To avoid confusing examinees, please do not publish or distribute the new specifications until after the October 2012 administration. Click here to review the exam specifications.
     When the first closed-book PS exam is administered in April 2013, it will contain NCEES supplied-reference material in the exam book, the way material is currently provided for Fundamentals of Surveying examinees. No other references will be allowed for PS examinees. A new edition of the NCEES PS Sample Questions and Solutions will be available for sale in November 2012. It will reflect the new specifications and include the supplied references. A news release will be issued in the coming weeks announcing the change from open book to closed book.

• PE Software Engineering—The Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) Software Engineering exam will be offered for the first time in April 2013. The new exam specifications are attached and will be posted on ncees.org. A news release will be issued later this week announcing the new exam. IEEE-USA (the sponsoring technical society) will publish study materials later this year. Click here to review the exam specifications.

• PE Industrial—The PE Industrial exam will have new specifications and move to a spring administration schedule in April 2013. October 2012 will be the last time this exam is offered in the fall. The new exam specifications are attached and will be posted on ncees.org. A news release will be issued later this week to announce the change from the fall to the spring. The Institute of Industrial Engineers (the sponsoring technical society) will publish revised study materials later this year. Click here to review the exam specifications.

• PE Civil—The PE Civil exam will have revised design standards for the Construction, Civil Structural, and Transportation modules starting in April 2013. The standards are attached and will be posted on the NCEES Web site after the October 2012 exam. To avoid confusing examinees, please do not publish or distribute these standards until after the October 2012 administration. Click here to review the exam specifications.