How to register and schedule the FE or PE exam

How it works

1. Check your state licensing board’s rules. Some boards want an application from you before you register with NCEES.
2. Create a MyNCEES account. Use your name exactly as it appears on your ID, in English.
3. Register for your exam and pay the fee to NCEES. Ask for any accommodations at this point.
4. Wait for the “NCEES Exam Ready to Schedule” email once your board approves you.
5. Book your appointment with Pearson VUE through MyNCEES, at least one business day ahead.
6. Check the confirmation email from Pearson. The name on it must match your ID.

Testing windows

Year-round exams run in four windows: January to March, April to June, July to September and October to December. NCEES allows one attempt per window and no more than three in any 12 months. Some boards are stricter.

Once you’re approved, you have 12 months to take the exam.

Exams offered all year, and on set dates

The FE is offered all year in every discipline. So are PE Chemical, PE Civil, PE Electrical and Computer: Power, PE Environmental and PE Mechanical.

The other PE exams are computer-based too, but run on one set day. The next dates in the NCEES Examinee Guide are October 27-28, 2026 for exams like Nuclear, Petroleum, Mining and Industrial and Systems, and April 13-14, 2027 for Control Systems, Fire Protection and Electronics, Controls and Communications. Check MyNCEES for your exam’s date and the registration deadline.

Where you can test

You can test at any NCEES-approved Pearson VUE center in the US, its territories or Canada, no matter which board approved you. If you register through an international entity other than Canada, you test in that country.