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

  • 2024 – The Hawaii Description Writing examination will be offered by PSI Services, LLC.  More information to be posted when available.

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.