Changes in the New NCEES Civil PE Exam Specs'

PE_CE_CA · Jun 3, 2015

Comparing the previous civil breadth and depth specifications and the new April 2015 specifications, I gathered that the % of transportation questions dropped to 7.5% and that of Hydraulics/Hydrology to 17.5% (from 20% each). Also, I noticed wastewater treatment and water treatment are omitted from the breadth, as well as the sight distance and superelevation. Meanwhile, construction questions increased by at least 10%.

Thoughts?

matt267 PE · Jun 3, 2015

As a water/wastewater guy with no experience in construction, I don't like the changes that much. But I have no choice but to roll with it.

John QPE · Jun 3, 2015

More construction, less transpo is correct. The environmental stuff is gone as well.

You'll likely see about 3 Transpo problems, and 7 construction. 6-7 WR

Superelevation, sight distances were moved to the PM Transpo. You'll see basic geometrics in the AM

ptatohed · Jun 3, 2015

PE_CE_CA said:
Comparing the previous civil breadth and depth specifications and the new April 2015 specifications, I gathered that the % of transportation questions dropped to 7.5% and that of Hydraulics/Hydrology to 17.5% (from 20% each). Also, I noticed wastewater treatment and water treatment are omitted from the breadth, as well as the sight distance and superelevation. Meanwhile, construction questions increased by at least 10%.

Thoughts?

This is not new, right? I thought the current exam outline has been out since Oct/Nov 2014. It didn't change again, did it?