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PE Civil Water Resources and Environmental Exam Prep Bundle Options
The NCEES PE Civil Breadth and Water Resources and Environmental Depth exam is open book. Our Exam Prep Bundles are designed to make sure you have everything you need for exam-day success. Explore each bundle option below, or compare our bundles, to find the right study option that fits your learning style.
About the Live Online Course Bundle
We leverage over 45 years of PE exam prep experience when designing our Live Online Course Bundle, offering you a thorough review of every NCEES exam topic. Our professional engineers have real-world experience and will guide you through each step of your exam prep. Your live online review covers all NCEES PE Civil exam topics, including breadth and water resources and environmental depth.
- Instruction from professional engineers. Includes 70+ hours of lectures, problem-solving demonstrations, exam strategy sessions, and office hours.
- Trusted exam prep materials designed to help you pass. You'll receive reference materials, homework assignments, detailed class notes, and access to PPI's Learning Hub.
- A passing guarantee. When you take a Live Online course, we guarantee you will pass, or you can take the OnDemand course for free.
What's Included:
Homework assignments are graded by your instructor and help you apply what you’ve reviewed in lectures. Complete every assignment and qualify for PPI's Passing Guarantee.
Live office hours, strategically placed in the schedule, provide time for additional Q&A and problem solving with your instructor.
Connect with your instructor on discussion forums and by email. Your instructor is an expert with years of real-world professional experience and is here to guide you every step of the way.
Interact with your instructor and other classmates during live online lectures. Live lectures on scheduled dates/times help provide structure throughout your course.
All live online lectures are recorded and posted the next day for additional viewing in case you are unable to attend, or want to re-watch an important topic.
Interact with your classmates on forums and live lecture chats to discuss your exam prep experiences and talk through exam topics.
Upon registration for your course, you will gain instant access to OnDemand lectures to get your exam prep started.
All presentation slides are downloadable, providing you the opportunity to take notes as you follow along with your instructor.
Proven test-taking and time management tips from your instructor are provided throughout your course to prepare you for exam day success.
The must-have companion for exam day success.
Your PE Civil Companion includes:
- thousands of entries cover all topics in the PE Civil Reference Manual, Sixteenth Edition
- over 550 common civil engineering terms to help prepare you for exam day
- 100 appendices of essential support material
Michael R. Lindeburg, PE’s PE Civil Reference Manual, 16th Edition (CERM16) is the only reference you need to prepare for the Breadth portion of the PE Civil exam. This comprehensive manual follows NCEES exam specifications and addresses complex topics by parsing them into condensed, understandable, readable sections. Offering a complete review of all exam topics, this reference manual is up-to-date to the current exam specifications and design standards, and employs instructional design to enable comprehensive understanding that builds exam confidence. The PE Civil exam is an 8-hour, open book exam. Use this reference manual to fully prepare for the exam, and bring it with you on exam-day for your must-have reference.
Features include:
- Complete exam review for the Breadth portion of the PE Civil exam
- Brief overview of each afternoon Depth exam
- Up-to-date codes including: AASHTO, HCM, IBC, ACI and more
- Recommendations for a study schedule to keep you on track
- Exam tips for exam-day readiness
This helpful resource includes more than 4,500 entries covering traditional English, conventional metric, and SI units.
Jonathan A. Brant and Gerald J. Kauffman's Water Resources Depth Reference Manual for the PE Civil Exam is the only reference you need to prepare for the afternoon Water Resources and Environmental depth portion of the PE Civil exam. This comprehensive manual follows NCEES exam specifications and addresses complex topics by parsing them into condensed, understandable, readable sections.
Offering a complete review of all exam topics, this reference manual is up-to-date to the current exam specifications and design standards, and employs instructional design to enable comprehensive understanding that builds exam confidence. The afternoon Water Resources and Environmental depth portion of the PE Civil exam is a 4-hour, open book exam. Use this reference manual to fully prepare for the depth exam, and bring it with you on exam-day for your must-have reference.
Features include:
- Comprehensive review of the water resources and environmental depth section exam topics and highlights the most useful equations in the exam-adopted codes and standards
- Cross references connect concepts and point you to additional relevant tables, figures, equations, and codes
- Example problems that demonstrate the application of concepts and equations
- A thorough index directs you to the codes and concepts you will need during the exam
Up-to-date to the NCEES exam specifications and codes, this book contains over 100 multiple-choice problems representative of the NCEES PE Civil Water Resources Exam, format, scope of topics, and level of difficulty. Each problem takes on average six minutes to solve and offers a comprehensive step-by-step solution to demonstrate accurate and efficient solving approaches to be used on exam day. PPI’s time-tested, detailed instructional design provides you with the most efficient and effective practice available.
Topics covered include:
- Analysis of Structures
- Codes and Construction
- Design and Details of Structures
Purchase Options
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July - October Course
About the OnDemand Course Bundle
This OnDemand Course Bundle was created to help you study at your own pace, but also choose the course time frame that works best for you. We leverage over 45 years of PE exam prep experience when designing our OnDemand courses, offering you a thorough review of every NCEES PE Civil Water Resources and Environmental exam topic. Our professional engineers have real-world experience and will guide you through each step of your exam prep. Choose between the 3-month, 6-month, or 1-year options.
- Instruction from professional engineers. Includes 70+ hours of recorded lectures, problem-solving demonstrations, and exam strategy sessions.
- Trusted exam prep materials designed to help you pass. You'll receive reference materials, homework assignments, detailed class notes, and access to PPI's Learning Hub.
- PPI’s Learning Hub with a study plan, practice exams, quiz generator, and so much more!
What's Included:
Upon registration for your course, you will gain instant access to OnDemand lectures to get your exam prep started.
All presentation slides are downloadable, providing you the opportunity to take notes as you follow along with your instructor.
Proven test-taking and time management tips from your instructor are provided throughout your course to prepare you for exam day success.
The must-have companion for exam day success.
Your PE Civil Companion includes:
- thousands of entries cover all topics in the PE Civil Reference Manual, Sixteenth Edition
- over 550 common civil engineering terms to help prepare you for exam day
- 100 appendices of essential support material
Michael R. Lindeburg, PE’s PE Civil Reference Manual, 16th Edition (CERM16) is the only reference you need to prepare for the Breadth portion of the PE Civil exam. This comprehensive manual follows NCEES exam specifications and addresses complex topics by parsing them into condensed, understandable, readable sections. Offering a complete review of all exam topics, this reference manual is up-to-date to the current exam specifications and design standards, and employs instructional design to enable comprehensive understanding that builds exam confidence. The PE Civil exam is an 8-hour, open book exam. Use this reference manual to fully prepare for the exam, and bring it with you on exam-day for your must-have reference.
Features include:
- Complete exam review for the Breadth portion of the PE Civil exam
- Brief overview of each afternoon Depth exam
- Up-to-date codes including: AASHTO, HCM, IBC, ACI and more
- Recommendations for a study schedule to keep you on track
- Exam tips for exam-day readiness
This helpful resource includes more than 4,500 entries covering traditional English, conventional metric, and SI units.
Jonathan A. Brant and Gerald J. Kauffman's Water Resources Depth Reference Manual for the PE Civil Exam is the only reference you need to prepare for the afternoon Water Resources and Environmental depth portion of the PE Civil exam. This comprehensive manual follows NCEES exam specifications and addresses complex topics by parsing them into condensed, understandable, readable sections.
Offering a complete review of all exam topics, this reference manual is up-to-date to the current exam specifications and design standards, and employs instructional design to enable comprehensive understanding that builds exam confidence. The afternoon Water Resources and Environmental depth portion of the PE Civil exam is a 4-hour, open book exam. Use this reference manual to fully prepare for the depth exam, and bring it with you on exam-day for your must-have reference.
Features include:
- Comprehensive review of the water resources and environmental depth section exam topics and highlights the most useful equations in the exam-adopted codes and standards
- Cross references connect concepts and point you to additional relevant tables, figures, equations, and codes
- Example problems that demonstrate the application of concepts and equations
- A thorough index directs you to the codes and concepts you will need during the exam
Up-to-date to the NCEES exam specifications and codes, this book contains over 100 multiple-choice problems representative of the NCEES PE Civil Water Resources Exam, format, scope of topics, and level of difficulty. Each problem takes on average six minutes to solve and offers a comprehensive step-by-step solution to demonstrate accurate and efficient solving approaches to be used on exam day. PPI’s time-tested, detailed instructional design provides you with the most efficient and effective practice available.
Topics covered include:
- Analysis of Structures
- Codes and Construction
- Design and Details of Structures
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About the Self-Study: Learning Hub and Print Bundle
The Learning Hub and Print Bundle is perfect for those who need a refresher before the exam. The review materials in this bundle are updated to the current exam specs, contain thorough coverage of civil engineering principles and codes, and include numerous practice problems to challenge your knowledge of the concepts. This curated bundle includes CERM, the #1 reference manual in the industry, practice problems, and the most realistic practice exams on the market. PPI’s time-tested, detailed instructional design provides you with the most efficient and effective practice available.
PPI Learning Hub is the go-to destination for PE Civil exam prep. The Learning Hub is more than an eLearning platform—it is a time-tested program that guides examinees through their exam prep from start to finish. Our philosophy has a simple framework: kick-off your studies with a personalized PPI Study Plan, then “Assess, Review, Practice” until you are ready for exam day.
What's Included:
The must-have companion for exam day success.
Your PE Civil Companion includes:
- thousands of entries cover all topics in the PE Civil Reference Manual, Sixteenth Edition
- over 550 common civil engineering terms to help prepare you for exam day
- 100 appendices of essential support material
Michael R. Lindeburg, PE’s PE Civil Reference Manual, 16th Edition (CERM16) is the only reference you need to prepare for the Breadth portion of the PE Civil exam. This comprehensive manual follows NCEES exam specifications and addresses complex topics by parsing them into condensed, understandable, readable sections. Offering a complete review of all exam topics, this reference manual is up-to-date to the current exam specifications and design standards, and employs instructional design to enable comprehensive understanding that builds exam confidence. The PE Civil exam is an 8-hour, open book exam. Use this reference manual to fully prepare for the exam, and bring it with you on exam-day for your must-have reference.
Features include:
- Complete exam review for the Breadth portion of the PE Civil exam
- Brief overview of each afternoon Depth exam
- Up-to-date codes including: AASHTO, HCM, IBC, ACI and more
- Recommendations for a study schedule to keep you on track
- Exam tips for exam-day readiness
This helpful resource includes more than 4,500 entries covering traditional English, conventional metric, and SI units.
Jonathan A. Brant and Gerald J. Kauffman's Water Resources Depth Reference Manual for the PE Civil Exam is the only reference you need to prepare for the afternoon Water Resources and Environmental depth portion of the PE Civil exam. This comprehensive manual follows NCEES exam specifications and addresses complex topics by parsing them into condensed, understandable, readable sections.
Offering a complete review of all exam topics, this reference manual is up-to-date to the current exam specifications and design standards, and employs instructional design to enable comprehensive understanding that builds exam confidence. The afternoon Water Resources and Environmental depth portion of the PE Civil exam is a 4-hour, open book exam. Use this reference manual to fully prepare for the depth exam, and bring it with you on exam-day for your must-have reference.
Features include:
- Comprehensive review of the water resources and environmental depth section exam topics and highlights the most useful equations in the exam-adopted codes and standards
- Cross references connect concepts and point you to additional relevant tables, figures, equations, and codes
- Example problems that demonstrate the application of concepts and equations
- A thorough index directs you to the codes and concepts you will need during the exam
Up-to-date to the NCEES exam specifications and codes, this book contains over 100 multiple-choice problems representative of the NCEES PE Civil Water Resources Exam, format, scope of topics, and level of difficulty. Each problem takes on average six minutes to solve and offers a comprehensive step-by-step solution to demonstrate accurate and efficient solving approaches to be used on exam day. PPI’s time-tested, detailed instructional design provides you with the most efficient and effective practice available.
Topics covered include:
- Analysis of Structures
- Codes and Construction
- Design and Details of Structures
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Exam Details for the PE Civil Exam
The PE Civil exam is an open-book exam in which you will work the breadth section in the morning and one of the five depth modules in the afternoon. The breadth section contains questions from the five areas of civil engineering, while the depth section focuses on a single area of practice. You are allowed to bring your reference materials into the exam with you. For more exam information click below.
PE Civil Water Resources and Environmental Exam FAQs
- First-time test takers: 71%
- Repeat test takers: 46%
- Analysis and Design
- Hydraulics–Closed Conduit
- Hydraulics–Open Channel
- Hydrology
- Groundwater and Wells
- Wastewater Collection and Treatment
- Water Quality
- Drinking Water Distribution and Treatment
- Engineering Economics Analysis