EXAMINATION and REFERENCE MATERIALS
The Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination is an open book examination. ONLY the following items may be brought into the examination room:
a) NCEES will provide pencils for exams. Candidates will not be allowed to bring in their own pencils.
B) Calculators: NCEES has a list of calculators that are permitted in the exam room. No other calculators will be permitted. See NCEES Calculator Policy for more information and an updated list of calculators.
c) Reference Materials
* This may include handbooks, textbooks, and other bound reference material. Bound materials are considered to be materials which are permanently bound (stitched or glued) and materials fastened securely in a cover by fasteners which penetrate all papers (multi-ring binders, spiral notebooks, snap binders, brads, screw posts, etc.). Materials must remain bound throughout the examination.
* P.E. Sample Exams, Study Guides, and Solution Manuals are permitted.
* Books may have handwritten highlights or notes in them as long as they are in ink
(no pencil).
* No writing is allowed in any reference materials during the examination.
* Candidates are not permitted to share or exchange reference materials.
* Page markers, including self adhesive tabs or sticky notes, are permitted.
* Scratch pads/paper are not permitted.
* All work must be done in the solution pamphlets/examination booklets.
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