Engineering & Surveying Licensure & Education

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1 Engineering & Surveying Licensure & Education OTEC October 28, 2014

2 OTEC October 28, 2014 Tim Miller, P.E. Director of Examination Services National Council of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Surveyors John Greenhalge Executive Director State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors Dr. Dennis Irwin, P.E. Dean, Russ College of Engineering and Technology Ohio University Melinda Gilpin Executive Director Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio, Inc. Dean Ringle, P.E., P.S. Franklin County Engineer Moderator

3 OTEC October 28, 2014 Tim Miller, P.E. Director of Examination Services

4 Agenda Current Exam Status Computer-Based Testing (CBT) NCEES Outreach

5 Current Exam Status NCEES currently produces: Seven Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exams One Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) exam Twenty-four Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exams One Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) exam One 16-hour Structural Engineering (SE) exam

6 160, , ,000 First Year Enrollments and Degrees Conferred Compared to Actual FE & PE Usage Source: ASEE Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges First Year Enrollees Degrees Conferred Total FE Exams Total PE Exams 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,

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8 COMPUTER BASED TESTING LAUNCH UPDATE

9 Current Exam Status In 2010, NCEES voted to convert the FE and FS exams from pencil and paper format to computer-based tests as soon as feasible. Both exams were already closed-book with a supplied reference handbook. We contracted with Pearson VUE as our test delivery partner.

10 Communications Examinee guide Exam day experience video Short how to videos How to use the FE/FS References Hotkeys Onscreen calculator Reusable booklet for scratch work How to flag items for review Managing your time on exam day

11 CBT exam administration Price $225: includes test center seat, examination, and results release Testing windows January February April May July August October November Test center locations Pearson VUE testing centers Pearsonvue.com/ncees for an interactive map of locations

12 Exam registration Opened November 4, 2013 First appointments on January 2, 2014 All examinees Register online through NCEES Pay all exam-related fees directly to NCEES via credit card On exam day, attest that they will abide by rules and policies found in the NCEES Examinee Guide NCEES release results directly to examinees within 7 10 days

13 Exam changes Length 110 questions 6-hour test center appointment Nondisclosure agreement 2 minutes Tutorial 8 minutes Exam time 5 hours, 20 minutes Scheduled break 25 minutes Post-exam survey 5 minutes

14 Exam changes Exam and references on computer Split screen 24-inch monitor Supplied references Searchable Available on NCEES website

15 Typical FE exam screen

16 FS and FE current status (as of ) FE FS Scheduled Delivered Scheduled Delivered Total Jan/Feb ,318 Apr/May 0 12, ,935 Jul/Aug 0 5, ,555 Oct/Nov 7, ,812 Jan/Feb , ,466 Registered not Authorized Authorized not Scheduled Total in the System 1,272 NA 51 NA 1,323 3,567 NA 114 NA 3,681 13,911 22, ,090

17 FE/FS pass rates (2014_C01.02 and 04.05) CBT Volume Current Pass Rate (1 st Time) Standard Setting Projections (1 st Time) 1310 (1 st Time EAC) Chemical % 77% 80% Civil 6,139 72% 65% 75% Electrical & Computer 1,628 78% 65% 66% Environmental % 73% 82% Industrial % 61% 64% Mechanical 3,767 82% 75% 80% Other Disciplines 2,238 84% 70% 70% FS % 69% 70%

18 Professional exam transition status In 2012, NCEES voted to convert the remaining exams from pencil and paper format to computer-based tests as soon as feasible. Pearson VUE is currently calibrating items and evaluating banks Pearson VUE to provide validity/reliability data based on number of tested items to EPE/EPS for recommendations to NCEES Board of Directors regarding format and length of exams. This will also help determine bank size requirements. References probable combination of imbedding in items, supplied reference, and secure website hosting of standards/codes still working on the details. This will include discussion on graphs and charts.

19 NCEES OUTREACH

20 NCEES Outreach As part of recent Annual Meeting in Seattle, NCEES partnered with the Pacific Science Center for Engineer It!, connecting professional engineers and surveyors with the public for hands-on exploration of science. Over 6,000 parents and children attended. Presented the NCEES Engineer Award for connecting professional practice and education to the Seattle University Electrical and Computer Engineering Department for their submission, Microgrid System for a Wind and Solar Farm in rural Kenya. Award was established in 2009 to promote understanding of the value of licensure and encourage partnerships between the engineering profession and education.

21 NCEES Outreach NCEES is growing their relationship with Engineers without Borders (EWB). We currently support 4 project grants and will be working with them in the near future to expand our sponsorship role in order to reach engineering students to encourage them to pursue licensure. EWB is a humanitarian organization established to support community-driven development programs worldwide through partnerships that design and implement sustainable engineering projects. We are involved with judging Future City Competitions (national and regional). We will be a sponsor of a special geocaching event to celebrate Surveyors Week in 2015.

22 NCEES Outreach We are a sponsor of a special geocaching event to celebrate Surveyors Week in We provide some funding for TwiST (Teaching with Spatial Technology), a program to teach K-12 teachers how to teach with Geographic Information Technology in the classroom. We are a financial sponsor of the Trig-Star program, an annual high school mathematics competition (trigonometry) organized by NSPS.

23 Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors

24 Requirements for PE Licensure in Ohio 1. Graduate of an EAC/ABET accredited engineering curriculum of four years. 2. Graduate of an ETAC/ABET accredited engineering technology curriculum of four years or more. 3. Graduate of an engineering curriculum of four years or more accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). 4. Graduate of an engineering curriculum of four years or more from a college or university from outside of the United States that has been evaluated by NCEES as meeting the NCEES Education Standard.

25 Requirements for PS Licensure in Ohio 1. Graduate of an ASAC/EAC/ETAC ABET accredited surveying curriculum of four years or more. 2. Graduate of an EAC/ABET accredited civil engineering curriculum with 16 semester hours or 24 quarter hours of Board approved surveying coursework at least six semester hours (or equivalent) in surveying of land boundaries. 3. Graduate of a Board approved surveying program: Cincinnati State/University of Cincinnati, and Glenville State College (WV).

26 Requirements for Licensure in Ohio All applicants for registration as a PE or PS must complete four years (8 years for ETAC/ABET grads) of acceptable experience. Must take and pass the NCEES Fundamentals and Principles and Practice examinations. PS applicants must also take and pass a two hour Ohio state specific surveying exam.

27 TOTAL EXAMS GIVEN BY YEAR FY YEAR Principles and Practice (PE & PS) Fundamentals (FE & FS)

28 SURVEYING EXAMS GIVEN BY YEAR FY YEAR PS FS

29 SURVEYORS LICENSED BY YEAR YEAR EXAM COMITY

30 NUMBER OF LICENSEES BY YEAR YEAR PE PS DUAL

31 NCEES Future of Surveying Task Force Charge 1 Evaluate the current state of the surveying profession in terms of what NCEES can do to mitigate the low number of candidates seeking licensure as professional surveyors and better market the value of a career in the surveying profession. Consider if revisions are needed to the definition of surveying to encompass new technology and methodology to broaden the potential base for licensed surveyors.

32 NCEES Future of Surveying Task Force Charge 2 Evaluate if state specific surveying exams can be transitioned into region specific exams or if state specific surveying exams can be eliminated.

33 Dr. Dennis Irwin, P.E. Dean, Russ College of Engineering and Technology Ohio University Russ College of Engineering and Technology

34 Melinda Gilpin Executive Director Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio, Inc.

35 Questions?

36 Contact Information State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors 50 West Broad Street, Suite 1820 Columbus, Ohio U.S. Toll Free (877) Columbus Metro (614) THE BOARD Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio, Inc Reflections Drive, Suite 100, Dublin, Ohio Phone (614) National Council of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Surveyors 280 Seneca Creek Road Seneca, SC Russ College of Engineering and Technology Ohio University Stocker Engineering and Technology Center 155 Athens OH Tel: