Engineer, Architect, Surveyor & Landscape Architect Application Deadline & Examination Dates
Engineer
FE – Administration of the FE is handled by NCEES. Electronic testing provided year-round throughout the U.S. The test center in Hawaii is located on Oahu. For more information, visit www.ncees.org. Board approval is no longer required to be eligible to sit for the exam (unless you do not have a degree or the degree is from a non-accredited program).
PE Structural – 2024
| EXAM | SPRING EXAM DATES | SPRING APPLICATION DEADLINES | FALL EXAM DATES | FALL APPLICATION DEADLINES |
| PE/Structural – Vertical Depth | April 16, 2024 | January 9, 2024 | October 9, 2024 | July 10, 2024 |
| PE/Structural- Lateral Depth | April 17, 2024 | January 9, 2024 | October 9, 2024 | July 10, 2024 |
| PE/Structural – Vertical Breadth | Year Round starting 4/1/24 | |||
| PE/Structural- Lateral Breadth | Year Round starting 4/1/24 | |||
State applications must be approved by the board before taking the examination. The Structural Engineering exam is a 2-day exam occurring on October 26 (Vertical Depth) & October 27 (Lateral Depth). After being approved by the board, applicants will need to register and pay the exam fee directly to the NCEES (see www.ncees.org).
State applications must be approved by the board before taking the exam. After being approved by the board, applicants will need to register and pay the exam fee directly to NCEES (see www.ncees.org). Electronic testing is provided year-round throughout the U.S. The test center in Hawaii is located in Honolulu.
PE Year Round vs Single-Day Exams
Some CBT exams are administered year-round. NCEES constructs these exams using a linear-on-the-fly (LOFT) algorithm. This means that all examinees for a particular exam are required to answer the same number of questions on the same topics; however, no examinees will have the same set of questions. The algorithm will assemble a unique exam within the same specification framework (i.e., the same number of questions per topic area) and the same relative level of difficulty.
Other CBT exams that have a smaller examinee population use a different high-stakes testing model and are administered on a single day each year. All examinees taking these exams receive the same questions.
| Year Round | Single Day |
| FE exam (all disciplines) | PE Fire Protection – April 16, 2024 |
| FS exam | PE Control Systems – April 17, 2024 |
| PE Chemical | PE Electrical & Computer: Electronics, Controls, & Communications – April 17, 2024 |
| PE Electrical and Computer: Power | PE Architectural – October 09, 2024 |
| PE Environmental | PE Industrial and Systems – October 09, 2024 |
| PE Mechanical: HVAC and Refrigeration | PE Metallurgical & Materials – October 09, 2024 |
| PE Mechanical: Machine Design and Materials | PE Mining & Mineral Processing – October 09, 2024 |
| PE Mechanical: Thermal and Fluid Systems | PE Industrial & Systems – October 09, 2024 |
| PS exam | PE Nuclear – October 09, 2024 |
| PE Civil: Construction | PE Agricultural & Biological Engineering – October 10, 2024 |
| PE Civil: Geotechnical | PE Electrical & Computer: Computer Engineering – October 10, 2024 |
| PE Civil: Structural | PE Naval Architecture & Marine – October 10, 2024, |
| PE Civil: Transportation | PE Petroleum – October 10, 2024 |
| PE Civil: Water Resources and Environmental |
Architect
Applicants are to apply to PVL after passing the examination (unless they don’t meet the qualifications for NCARB direct registration). Administration of the ARE is handled by NCARB. Electronic testing is provided year-round throughout the U.S. The test center in Hawaii is located on Oahu. For more information, visit www.ncarb.org or call (202) 879-0520.
Surveyor
FS – Administration of the FS is handled by NCEES. Electronic testing is provided year-round throughout the U.S. The test center in Hawaii is located on Oahu. For more information, visit www.ncees.org. Board approval is no longer required to be eligible to sit for the exam (unless you do not have a degree or the degree is from a non-accredited program).
PS – State applications must be approved by the board before taking the examination. After being approved by the board, applicants will need to register and pay the exam fee directly to the NCEES (see www.ncees.org). The administration of the PS exam is handled by NCEES. Electronic testing is provided year-round throughout the U.S. The test center in Hawaii is located in Honolulu.
Hawaii Description Writing Exam
The Hawaii Plant Materials examination is offered by PSI Services, LLC.
Exam candidates may register for examination after the Board approves an applicant for examination and sends a letter of approval. Please allow up to 24 hours after the issuance of the approval letter to register for your examination.
For more information regarding an examination, including registration, see the candidate bulletin at https://test-takers.psiexams.com/hitrade. Alternatively, you may register via telephone at (833) 333-4754.
Landscape Architect
LARE – applicants must be approved by the board before taking the exam. Administration of the exam is handled by CLARB. Exam applicants will be required to register with CLARB to start a CLARB Council Record in order to sit for the exam. Electronic testing provided throughout the U.S. The test center in Hawaii is located on Oahu. For more information, visit www.clarb.org or call (571) 432-0332.
Hawaii Plant Materials Exam
The Hawaii Plant Materials examination is offered by PSI Services, LLC.
Exam candidates may register for examination after the Board approves an applicant for examination and sends a letter of approval. Please allow up to 24 hours after the issuance of the approval letter to register for your examination.
For more information regarding an examination, including registration, see the candidate bulletin at https://test-takers.psiexams.com/hitrade. Alternatively, you may register via telephone at (833) 333-4754.