Current through Register Vol. 64, No. 3, March 1, 2025
NCEES Examinations. The uniform, national examinations are
written and scored by the NCEES.
NOTE: Consult NCEES for examination dates, times, locations,
costs, and details.
(1) The
NCEES-examined branches of professional engineering recognized by the Board
are:
(a) Agricultural (Agricultural and
Biological Engineering NCEES examination).
(b) Building Systems (Architectural
Engineering NCEES examination).
(f) Electrical (Electrical and Computer
Engineering NCEES examination).
(i) Industrial and
Systems.
(j) Manufacturing (for
applicants that passed the NCEES manufacturing examination between 1993 -
2005).
(l) Metallurgical (Metallurgical and
Materials Engineering NCEES examination).
(m) Mining and Mineral Processing (NCEES
Mining/Mineral examination).
(n)
Naval Architecture and Marine.
(q) PE Structural (for applicants that passed
the NCEES PE Structural examination beginning April 2024).
(2) California state-specific examinations
approved and California-examined branches of professional engineering
recognized:
(a) Civil, effective September 30,
2018. (For applicants who passed the California state Civil examination
administered in 1973).
(b)
Geotechnical. Before sitting for the California Geotechnical Engineering
Examination, an exam candidate must;
(A)
Complete a pre-registration form approved by the OSBEELS; and
(B) Submit a check or money order to the
OSBEELS, payable to "California Board for Professional Engineers, Land
Surveyors, and Geologists" for the geotechnical examination fee required by the
California Department of Consumer Affairs Board for Professional Engineers,
Land Surveyors, and Geologists at the time of application.
NOTE: The California Geotechnical Engineering Examination is
written, scored, and administered by the State of California, but is available
at Oregon test sites. Consult the California Board for Professional Engineers,
Land Surveyors, and Geologists for examination dates, times, test site
locations, cost, and details
(3) Oregon Specific Examinations. The Oregon
Specific examinations are written, scored, and administered by the Board.
NOTE: See
http://www.oregon.gov/OSBEELS/Pages/index.aspx
for examination dates, times, costs, and details.
(a) Oregon and Washington examination
branches recognized by the Board are:
(A)
Acoustical (for applicants that passed the Oregon Specific Acoustical
engineering examination prior to October 2015).
(B) Forest. (including for applicants that
passed the Oregon Specific Logging examination, the Washington Logging
examination or the Washington Forest examination, and for applicants that
passed the joint Oregon/Washington forestry examination).
(b) To sit for the Forest Engineering
Examination, a completed Examination Application and required examination fee
must be received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) on February
1.
(c) To withdraw from the Forest
Engineering Examination, and forward the Examination form and examination fees
to the following year, a written request to withdraw and forward the
Examination form and examination fees must be received by the Board offices no
later than March 1. Examination forms and fees may only be forwarded upon
withdrawal once. After one withdrawal, the original Examination form will no
longer be forwarded and examination fees will not be forwarded or
refunded.
(d) To withdraw from the
Forest Engineering Examination without forwarding, and request a refund of the
fees, a written request to withdraw and for the fees to be refunded must be
received by the Board offices no later than March 1. After one withdrawal,
examination fees will not be refunded.
(e) The cutoff score for the Forest
Engineering Examination is70 points out of 100 points.
(f) Examinees may request reasonable
accommodations to the examination's administration.
(A) Reasonable accommodations will be
provided for examinees who have a documented disability within the meaning of
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations may be
provided for examinees whose religious convictions prohibit them from testing
on the scheduled examination dates.
(B) Requests for reasonable accommodations
must be submitted on the Board approved form, and accompanied by supporting
documentation, by the deadline of February 1.
(g) The Board may change or cancel an
examination administration due to a natural disaster, an emergency declaration,
or at the Board's discretion.
(4) Review of Examinations. With respect to
the Forest Engineering Examinations administered by the Board, the Applicant
may submit a written request to review the Applicant's own examination results.
The Board will allow a two-hour examination review when the Applicant failed
the examination and the Applicant achieved a score within five points of the
cutoff score. With respect to such reviews;
(a) The Applicant may examine the test
booklet, solution pamphlet and answer key.
(b) The Forest Engineering Examination
applicant may review the examination on only one occasion. The Board will
prescribe a time and place for the review. Applicants must notify the Board at
least five days before the scheduled date that they review their examinations.
Applicants who fail to review their examination at the prescribed time and
place will not be allowed to reschedule a review of the examination.
(c) All examination reviews will be conducted
in the presence of a person designated by the Board.
(d) Except as allowed by the Board for
persons requiring disability assistance, no person may accompany the Applicant
during the examination review.
(e)
The Applicant will not take any materials into nor remove any materials from
the location where the examination review is conducted.
(f) The Applicant may prepare and submit a
written request for rescoring the Applicant's examination, provided that the
Applicant's score otherwise satisfies the requirements of this section, while
at the location where the examination review is conducted.
(5) The Board may rescore an essay response
for a qualified applicant if the applicant demonstrates, in writing, sufficient
technical justification that their solution deserves reconsideration. The
Board's rescore determination is final and not subject to further review. An
applicant requesting the Board to rescore an examination must submit a complete
written request within the two-hour timeframe.
(6) Oregon Specific Examination Subversion.
(a) An application of any Applicant who is
under investigation by the Board for examination subversion, as defined in OAR
820-005-0040, will not be
considered by the Board until the investigation and any ensuing disciplinary
action are complete.
(b) An
Applicant who the Board determines has committed examination subversion is
subject to imposition of civil penalties and denial of registration. A
Registrant who the Board determines has committed examination subversion is
subject to imposition of civil penalties and suspension or revocation of
registration.
(7) For
applicants whose Oregon registration has been revoked, or delinquent for 5
years or more due to refusal to renew or suspension, the branches of
professional engineering recognized by the Board are those in subsections 1 to
3 of this rule when the applicant has passed the examination no more than one
year before applying for a new registration.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
670.310 &
672.255
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
672.002 -
672.325
