Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS
Title 110 - BOARD OF ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS
Chapter 2 - INITIAL LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
Section 110-2-4 - Examination Requirements

Universal Citation: 110 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 2 § 4

Current through May 7, 2025

2.4.1 Candidates for initial licensure must pass the NCEES FE Examination, the NCEES PE Examination, and the Nebraska E&A Act Examination.

2.4.1.1 The Board will follow NCEES policies and schedules for taking and retaking FE and PE Examinations.

2.4.1.2 The Board will determine applicant eligibility for the PE Examination, and forward eligibility information to NCEES.

2.4.1.3 The Board will accept the examination result as determined by NCEES.

2.4.1.4 If there is any reported examination irregularity on the part of an applicant, the Board will investigate the allegation and take appropriate action.

2.4.1.5 Passage of the FE or PE Examinations will be determined by the NCEES pass/fail standards in place at the time the examination was taken.

2.4.1.6 For security reasons, items in the examination will not be available for review by the examinee.

2.4.1.7 An applicant's failure to attend an examination for which he or she has been scheduled will forfeit the application fee, except as otherwise determined by NCEES policies.

2.4.1.8 Proctoring of the FE or PE Examinations will be done in accordance with NCEES rules and policies.

2.4.2 All applicants for the PE Examination must have passed the FE Examination.

2.4.3 The PE Examination

2.4.3.1 The PE Examinations are given in disciplines offered by NCEES, except that the Board reserves the right not to examine in certain disciplines offered by NCEES or to examine in specialized disciplines or areas of engineering not offered by NCEES.

2.4.3.2 The Structural PE Examination consists of two components and each component consists of two sections.
2.4.3.2.1 Receiving acceptable results on only one component or less than four sections is not sufficient for licensure in structural engineering or any other engineering discipline.

2.4.3.2.2 Applicants who have passed both components of the Structural PE Examination, or its equivalent as defined by NCEES, are eligible for licensure as a Professional Structural Engineer if the applicant meets all other requirements for licensure.

2.4.4 To be eligible to sit for the PE Examination, an applicant must:

2.4.4.1 Submit an application;
2.4.4.1.1 Applicants must submit a separate application for each discipline in which examination is requested.

2.4.4.2 Provide satisfactory evidence of meeting the education requirement as set forth in these rules;

2.4.4.3 Provide verification of passing the FE Examination. Such verification must be received directly from the jurisdiction in which the examination was taken or from NCEES; and

2.4.4.4 Provide three references indicating the applicant's good reputation and ethical character.

2.4.4.5 Applications for the PE Examination may be administratively approved by Board staff but are conditional until formally approved by the Board.

2.4.5 The Nebraska E&A Act Examination

2.4.5.1 Before license issuance, an applicant must pass an examination, prepared and administered by the Board, to test an applicant's familiarity with the Nebraska E&A Act, E&A Rules and the ethics of practicing engineering.

2.4.5.2 After a second or subsequent failure of the Nebraska E&A Act Examination, the candidate may be required to acquire additional instruction before being reexamined. Such candidates are eligible for reexamination every thirty days.

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