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Summary — NCEES publishes study materials to acquaint you with the format of the exams and the level of difficulty of the questions.

NCEES publishes study materials in the form of sample questions, practice tests, and/or supplied-reference listings. They come in a variety of formats: book (printed), CD-ROM, PDF, or online interactive.

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)

Title Format Price Description / purchase
FE Supplied-Reference Handbook (free view) book $13.95 Go to NCEES store
FE Sample Questions and Solutions
errata for CD-ROM
book and CD-ROM $34.95 Go to NCEES store

Fundamentals of Surveying (FS)

Title Format Price Description / purchase
FS Supplied-Reference Formulas (free view) PDF free More info
FS Sample Questions and Solutions (see errata) book $12.95 Go to NCEES store

Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) - Chemical

Title Format Price Description / purchase
PE Chemical Sample Questions and Solutions book $39.95 Go to NCEES store

Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) - Civil

Title Format Price Description / purchase
PE Civil Sample Questions and Solutions book $54.95 Go to NCEES store

Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) - Electrical and Computer

Title Format Price Description / purchase
PE Electrical and Computer Sample Questions and Solutions (see errata for book, see errata for CD-ROM) book and CD-ROM $54.95 Go to NCEES store
PE Electrical and Computer Internet Diagnostic Exam
(You must purchase the diagnostic exam separately from the books and CD-ROMs listed on the NCEES Store.)
online
interactive
$29.95 More info

Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) - Environmental

Title Format Price Description / purchase
PE Environmental Sample Questions and Solutions (see errata) book $39.95

Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) - Mechanical

Title Format Price Description / purchase
PE Mechanical Sample Questions and Solutions book $54.95 Go to NCEES store

Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) - Structural I

Title Format Price Description / purchase
PE Structural I Sample Questions and Solutions (see errata) book $39.95 Go to NCEES store

Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) - Structural II

Title Format Price Description / purchase
PE Structural II Sample Questions and Solutions (see errata) book $39.95 Go to NCEES store

Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS)

Title Format Price Description / purchase
PS Sample Questions and Solutions (see errata) book $12.95


The sponsoring societies may publish study material for the following exams:

PE Agricultural
PE Architectural
PE Control Systems
Fire Protection
PE Industrial
PE Metallurgical
PE Mining and Mineral
PE Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
PE Nuclear
PE Petroleum


Refer to the publication listings above and click a "GO TO STORE" or "MORE INFO" button for product description and purchasing information.

Books and CD-ROMs: As necessary, see further instructions on the NCEES Store Help page.

Online diagnostic exams: Refer to the instructions pertaining to each exam listed on the Online Diagnostic Exams page. You must purchase the diagnostic exams separately from the books and CD-ROMs listed on the NCEES Store.


Frequently, courses are offered by universities, and it is worth checking with the office of the dean of engineering or surveying at a university in your area. A local chapter of an engineering or surveying society may also offer courses. As a policy, NCEES neither offers nor keeps track of exam preparation courses.


As a policy, NCEES does not make recommendations regarding general reference textbooks or other learning publications.

NCEES offers sample questions, practice tests, and supplied-reference listings on this Web site. Further, if you are planning to take the PE Civil, PE Structural I, and/or PE Structural II exam(s), you may wish to review the design standards.


We post errata on our Web site as errors are noted. A list of errata is shown below:

Study materials Errata (PDF)
PE Structural II Sample Questions and Solutions Book Posted 5-5-2008
PE Structural I Sample Questions and Solutions Book Posted 4-8-2008
PE Electrical and Computer Sample Questions and Solutions Book
Practice Problems CD-ROM 
Posted 2-26-2007
Posted 2-26-2007
PE Environmental Sample Questions and Solutions Book Posted 10-25-2005
PS Sample Questions and Solutions Book Posted 3-20-2007
FE Supplied-Reference Handbook Posted 12-20-05
FS Sample Questions and Solutions Book Posted 3-20-2007
FE Sample Questions and Solutions Multidiscipline CD-ROM Posted 3-5-2007