National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

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nonprofit organization professional association

The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that develops and administers professional licensure examinations for engineers and surveyors across multiple jurisdictions.

Aliases (7)

NCEES ×12
NCEES Board of Directors ×1
NCEES FE Exam Committee ×1
National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners ×1
U.S. state licensing boards ×1
council of member licensing boards ×1
state boards of licensure for professional engineers and surveyors ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization → professional association →
abbreviation	NCEES →
activity	credential evaluation for licensure mobility → development of model laws and rules for licensure → exam score reporting to member boards →
basedIn	Greenville, South Carolina →
collaboratesWith	ABET → professional engineering societies → professional surveying societies →
country	United States →
developsExam	Fundamentals of Engineering exam → Fundamentals of Surveying exam → Principles and Practice of Engineering exam → Principles and Practice of Surveying exam →
employs	exam development staff → psychometricians →
examFormat	computer-based testing → paper-based testing →
field	engineering → land surveying →
focus	licensure standards harmonization → professional competency assessment →
formerName	National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners →
founded	1920 →
governingBody	council of member licensing boards →
hasMember	state engineering boards → state surveying boards →
headquartersLocation	Greenville, South Carolina →
language	English →
legalStatus	501(c)(3) nonprofit →
mission	advance licensure for engineers and surveyors in order to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the public →
purpose	administration of professional licensure exams → development of engineering licensure examinations → development of surveying licensure examinations → support of professional licensure for engineers → support of professional licensure for surveyors →
regionServed	U.S. territories → United States → international licensure boards →
sector	professional regulation →
website	https://ncees.org →
worksWith	U.S. state engineering licensure boards → U.S. state surveying licensure boards → territorial licensure boards →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
FE Chemical → FE Civil → FE Civil ("NCEES") → FE Environmental → FE Industrial and Systems → FS exam → Fundamentals of Engineering exam → Principles and Practice of Engineering exam → Principles and Practice of Surveying exam →	administeredBy
FE Environmental ("NCEES FE Exam Committee") → FE Industrial and Systems ("NCEES") → FS exam ("NCEES") → National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying ("council of member licensing boards") → Principles and Practice of Surveying exam ("NCEES Board of Directors") →	governingBody
Fundamentals of Engineering exam ("NCEES") → National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying ("NCEES") →	abbreviation
FE Chemical ("NCEES") → Principles and Practice of Surveying exam ("NCEES") →	administeredByAbbreviation
NCEES-approved Pearson VUE test centers → NCEES-approved Pearson VUE test centers ("NCEES") →	authorizedBy
FE Environmental ("NCEES") →	abbreviatedAs
Principles and Practice of Engineering exam ("NCEES") →	abbreviationOfAdministrator
District of Columbia engineering board →	collaboratesWith
Fundamentals of Engineering exam ("NCEES") →	examProvider
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying ("National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners") →	formerName
FE Industrial and Systems ("NCEES") →	hasPassingStandardSetBy
Fundamentals of Engineering exam ("U.S. state licensing boards") →	jurisdiction
Hoover Medal →	presentedBy
Principles and Practice of Surveying exam ("state boards of licensure for professional engineers and surveyors") →	usedBy