Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
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).
(c) Chemical.
(d) Civil.
(e) Control Systems.
(f) Electrical (Electrical and Computer Engineering NCEES
examination).
(g) Environmental.
(h) Fire Protection.
(i) Industrial and Systems.
(j) Manufacturing (for applicants that passed the NCEES
manufacturing examination between 1993 - 2005).
(k) Mechanical.
(l) Metallurgical (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
NCEES examination).
(m) Mining and Mineral Processing (NCEES Mining/Mineral
examination).
(n) Naval Architecture and Marine.
(o) Nuclear.
(p) Petroleum.
(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
