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Study Materials |
Format | Other Exams
The NCEES Group II PE Exams cover more specialized areas of engineering. Not
all states administer them; contact your state
board if you are interested in taking one.
Study Materials for the NCEES Group II Exams
Some of the Group II exams have preparation guides, which can ordered from the following sources:
Agricultural PE Exam: "A Guide to Professional Registration for Agricultural
Engineers" by the American Society of Agricultural
Engineers (269-429-0300)
Architectural PE Exam: "Principles and Practice of Engineering, Architectural
Engineering Sample Questions and Solutions" by the
Architectural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers
(800-548-2723, email: marketing@asce.org)
Control Systems PE Exam: "CSE Study Guide" by the
Instrument Society of America (919-549-8411)
Fire Protection PE Exam: "Reference Manual & Answer Manual for
the PE Exam in Fire Protection Engineering, 2nd ed.," by Society of Fire Protection
Engineers. Available from PPI.
Industrial PE Exam: "Review for the PE Examination for Industrial Engineers,
2nd ed." by Donovan Young, PE, and W. J. Kennedy, PhD, PE. Available from PPI.
Manufacturing PE Exam: The
Society of Manufacturing Engineers website offers a list of suggested references
for this PE exam (313-271-1500, ext. 1811).
Metallurgy PE Exam: "The Metallurgical Principles and Practice of Engineering
Examination (PE) Study Guide" is available on the
Metallurgical Society website--search on the title (724-776-9000).
Mining/Mineral PE Exam: "Study Guide for Professional Registration
of Mining/Minerals Engineers" by the
Society of Mining Engineers of AIME (303-973-9550)
Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering PE Exam: Downloadable example
problems and suggestions for helpful references from the
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (201-798-4800).
Nuclear PE Exam: "101 Solved Nucelar Engineering Problems" by J.A.
Camara, PE, available in the Online Catalog.
"PE Examination Study Guide for Nuclear Engineers" by the
American Nuclear Society (708-352-6611).
Petroleum PE Exam: "A Guide to Professional Registration for Petroleum
Engineers" by the Society of Petroleum Engineers
(972-952-9393)
About the NCEES Group II Exams
The Group II PE Exams are each eight hours long and have the following formats.
| PE Exam |
Questions |
# of Questions |
When Given |
| Agriculture |
Multiple choice |
AM: 40 m/c questions
PM: 40 m/c questions |
April |
| Architectural |
Multiple choice |
AM: 40 m/c questions
PM: 40 m/c questions |
October |
| Control Systems |
Multiple choice |
AM: 40 m/c questions
PM: 40 m/c questions |
October |
| Fire Protection |
Multiple choice |
AM: 40 m/c questions
PM: 40 m/c questions |
October |
| Industrial |
Multiple choice |
AM: 40 m/c questions
PM: 40 m/c questions |
October |
| Manufacturing |
Multiple choice |
AM: 40 m/c questions
PM: 40 m/c questions |
October |
| Metallurgical |
Multiple choice |
AM: 40 m/c questions
PM: 40 m/c questions |
October |
| Mining/Mineral |
Multiple choice |
AM: 40 m/c questions
PM: 40 m/c questions |
October |
| Naval Arch./Marine Eng. |
Multiple choice |
AM: 40 m/c questions
PM: 40 m/c questions |
April |
| Nuclear |
Multiple choice |
AM: 40 m/c questions
PM: 40 m/c questions |
October |
| Petroleum |
Multiple choice |
AM: 40 m/c questions
PM: 40 m/c questions |
October |
Notes: "No choice" means that candidates are required to answer all
of the questions on the exam.
Other (non-NCEES) PE Exams
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California Traffic Engineering PE Exam
California Geotechnical Engineering PE Exam
California Structural Engineering Exam
PE Exam Info: The NCEES Group II and non-NCEES Exams
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