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Detailed specifications for the Principles and Practice exams (in PDF format):

•	PE Agricultural
•	PE Architectural
•	PE Chemical
•	PE Civil
•	PE Control Systems
•	PE Electrical and Computer
•	PE Environmental
•	PE Fire Protection
•	PE Industrial
•	PE Mechanical (NEW)
•	PE Metallurgical and Materials (NEW)
•	PE Mining and Mineral
•	PE Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
•	PE Nuclear
•	PE Petroleum
•	PE Structural I
•	PE Structural II
•	PS

Summary: All examinees must take the breadth portion and one depth portion of the PE Civil exam:

•	Breadth exam (morning session): This exam contains questions from all five areas of civil engineering: Construction, Geotechnical, Structural, Transportation, and Water Resources and Environmental.
•	Depth exams (afternoon session): These exams focus more closely on a single area of practice in civil engineering. Examinees must choose one of the following areas: Construction, Geotechnical, Structural, Transportation, and Water Resources and Environmental.

For a detailed listing of topics in each area, please select below:

• PE Civil Breadth exam
• PE Civil depth exam - Construction
• PE Civil depth exam - Geotechnical
• PE Civil depth exam - Structural
• PE Civil depth exam - Transportation
• PE Civil depth exam - Water Resources and Environmental

Also see the exam format, study materials, and design standards.