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Home  Introduction  Acronyms     • FAQs • About NCEES Summary — Below are acronyms and abbreviations used on this Web site: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ A AAEE American Academy of Environmental Engineers AAES American Association of Engineering Societies AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ABET Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology ACCA Advisory Committee on Council Activities (standing committee) ACEC American Council of Engineering Companies ACEC of CA   American Council of Engineering Companies of California (formerly known as CELSOC) ACerS   The American Ceramic Society ACI American Concrete Institute ACM Association for Computing Machinery ACSM American Congress on Surveying and Mapping ADA Americans with Disabilities Act AEI   Architectural Engineering Institute AI Asphalt Institute AIA American Institute of Architects AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIChE American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIME American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers AISC American Institute of Steel Construction ANS American Nuclear Society AP Administrative Policy (from NCEES Manual of Policy and Position Statements) APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ARE Architect Registration Examination ASABE American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers ASBOG Association of State Boards of Geology ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASD   Allowable Stress Design (method) ASEE American Society for Engineering Education ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASPRS American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing B BOCA Building Officials and Code Administrators International C CASE   Council of American Structural Engineers of ACEC C²Ed Center for Collaboration and Education in Design CBT computer-based testing CEAB Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board CESB Council of Engineering Specialty Boards CLARB Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards CLEAR Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation CLSA California Land Surveyors Association COPS   Council of Professional Surveyors of ACEC COPA Council on Post Secondary Accreditation CPC continuing professional competency (see Guidelines) CPD continuing professional development CSBRS Colonial States Boards of Surveyor Registration D ······· E EAC Engineering Accreditation Commission EAP Examination Administration Policy (from the NCEES Manual of Policy and Position Statements) EAQ Education Assessment and Qualification (standing committee) EC Engineers Canada (formerly known as CCPE) ECC Engineering College Council ECEI   Engineering Credentials Evaluation International EDP Examination Development Policy (from the NCEES Manual of Policy and Position Statements) EI Engineer Intern EIT Engineer-in-Training ELQTF Engineering Licensure Qualifications Task Force (ad hoc committee) ELSES Engineering and Land Surveying Examination Services EPE Examinations for Professional Engineers (standing committee) EPP Examination Policy and Procedures (standing committee) EPS Examinations for Professional Surveyors (standing committee) F FE Fundamentals of Engineering exam FEANI Fédération Européenne d'Associations Nationales d'Ingénieurs FIG International Federation of Surveyors FS Fundamentals of Surveying exam FP Financial Policy (from the NCEES Manual of Policy and Position Statements) G GIS Geographic Information Systems GPS Global Positioning System H ······· I IBC   International Building Code ICBO International Conference of Building Officials ICOR Interprofessional Council on Registration IEEE-USA Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-USA IIE Institute of Industrial Engineers IRT Item Response Theory ISA International Society of Automation ISASR In Support Application Supplied by Applicant ISSP item-specific scoring plan ITE Institute Of Transportation Engineers J JPEC Japanese PE/FE Examiners Council K ······· L LIS Land Information Systems L.S. Land Surveyor LSI Land Surveyor Intern LSIT Land-Surveyor-in-Training M MAPPS Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors MBA Member Board Administrators MLE Model Law Engineer MLS Model Law Surveyor MLSE Model Law Structural Engineer MRD Mutual Recognition Document MSPS Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors N NABIE National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers NAE National Academy of Engineering NAFE National Academy of Forensic Engineers NAS National Academy of Sciences NCARB National Council of Architectural Registration Boards NCEES National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying NCSEA National Council of Structural Engineers Associations NDS National Design Specification NICET National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies NIEE National Institute for Engineering Ethics NSAE National Society of Architectural Engineers NSPE National Society of Professional Engineers NSPS National Society of Professional Surveyors O OIES Office of International Education Services (division of AACRAO) P PAKS Professional Activities and Knowledge Study PCI Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute PE Principles and Practice of Engineering exam P.E. Professional Engineer P.L.S. Professional Land Surveyor POLC Participating Organizations Liaison Council PP Professional Policy (from the NCEES Manual of Policy and Position Statements) PS Position Statement (from the NCEES Manual of Policy and Position Statements) PS Principles and Practice of Surveying exam P.S. Professional Surveyor Q ······· R ······· S SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAME Society of American Military Engineers S.E. Structural Engineer SEAOC Structural Engineers Association of California SEI   Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE SFPE Society of Fire Protection Engineers SI International System of Units SIT Surveyor-in-Training SME Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. SNAME Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers T TAC Technology Accreditation Commission TMS The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society U UPLG Uniform Procedures and Legislative Guidelines (standing committee) USCIEP United States Council for International Engineering Practice V ······· W ······· X Y Z ·······

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