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The afternoon is graded with a rubric. So the graders are looking that you either make a specific action or that you acknowledge an action. For instance: if you are asked to determine if a W-beam is acceptable for the provided loads, you check the moment capacity and the shear capacity. If you...

Wasn't being exact, but the point is in GA if you want to stamp anything bigger than a typical small residential you need an SE. SE is required for designated structures, defined as: 100,000 SF RC III Building ratio greater than 7:1 Some states don't care, but SE is becoming the standard.

SE is just a higher standard. That is why states like mine (Georgia) have made it to where if you want to stamp anything larger than a 1500 sf residential home you need a SE.

We are being tested on our ability to stamp a set of drawings with people's safety in jeopardy. In the eyes of NCEES unacceptable means you don't get to stamp stuff. Harsh, but that is how they set it up. That is why this test is so hard, and most people don't get that. It is difficult to...

The general rule is any U on the afternoon is an auto fail. 27 questions in the morning is the minimum required to pass overall. There will be some wiggle room with 2As and 2RIs. But That number system seems to be a great way to interoperate what is going on here.