For the October 2017 Exam CO didn't get their results until the 2nd day of the results being released. So that may explain why it is different, seeing that the CO results were released on the 1st day this time around.
We got our CO license numbers the same exact day results were released (October 2017 exam date). Not sure if that will happen this time around. Congrats!
I wonder if they took that into account when grading/setting the cut scores in 2017 - Maybe they knew in 2017 that in 2018 they would reduce the number of questions from 100 to 80 so when they set the cut score they kept that in mind? Who knows...?
Environmental Exam - I took School of PE. For the majority of the test I only referenced my notes/slides/practice problems from the course. SOPE did not touch on every single topic tested so I did have to use some of my other books (Cooper and Alley, Metcalf and Eddy, etc.) to answer a handful...
Ok so I just talked to my coworker who took and passed the PE in Colorado in April 2017. He said that the state sent him his license number and submitted the verification to NCEES. This happened approx. 2 weeks after the results came out. In the mean time you should complete your NCEES Record...
From what I saw they were basically the same questions - Just formatted as Maryam said. I am not sure if NCEES will issue a new practice exam for the computer based exams after the last paper and pencil exam in Fall 2018.
Oh also - You don't have to purchase the handbook - It is free on the NCEES website. The FE one has been available free for years, so has the Chemistry handbook, and the Enviro. was just made available last month and is also free.
Took it in CO - First time taker. Still waiting on results. Not holding my breath on passing... I work in water/wastewater permitting so air, waste, remed. killed me...
I have mixed feelings about the new computer based enviro exam - Mainly because if I end up taking it, it means I will have to learn how to take a new test (because I wont have my other books/references with me). However, I took the FE on a computer and really liked it. I don't remember if I...
The newly released practice exam (by NCEES) for the 80 question exam seemed very similar in difficulty to the previous practice exam for the 100 question exam. But who knows what that means for the actual exam.
You can download a copy of the NCEES's PE Environmental Reference Handbook if you login to your NCEES account and go to "Useful Documents" -> "Reference Handbooks"