I'm no @RBHeadge PE, but I've been known to channel him every now and then. We'll (probably) know more certainly in the first couple business days of December, when NCEES releases their bi-monthly circular, Licensure Exchange.
I'm no @RBHeadge PE, but I've been known to channel him every now and then. We'll (probably) know more certainly in the first couple business days of December, when NCEES releases their bi-monthly circular, Licensure Exchange.
No. NCEES will only report PASS. Texas gives everyone, pass or fail, a score, but no-one knows how they derive it or how to actually trace that back to the number of questions answered correctly.We know that if one pass the exam, that's the only thing they report, PASS.
If someone wants his (her) passing score, Is it possible?
Texas PE Requirements:Link?
This is the first I've heard that a svaled score of 70% is required for both the AM and PM sections. I'm not sure how that works for the majority of exams which aren't separated by AM and PM breadth/depth exams. Nor would how i know how that would work for CBT exams which don't have fornal AM and PM sections.
NCEES bases the pass/fail on the score of the entire exam, and not a threshold for each section.
I've never heard of someone passing a test in one state and getting rejected for comity for an insufficient score in the receiving state. The whole convolutent scoring system is meant to avoid differing criteria.
Finally, Texas uses an unknown formula to scale the NCEES score to a Texas score where 70% is the minimum to pass. Whatever they do, its probably not a simple mx+b linear fit.
Thanks!(c) An examinee taking the principles and practice exam for structural engineering must receive acceptable results for each component to pass the exam.
I'm not structural, either, but I'm familiar enough with the exam to clarify.That refers to the SE exam. It has different rules for passing than the PE. I'm not a structural engineer so I'm not too familiar with its special criteria.(c) An examinee taking the principles and practice exam for structural engineering must receive acceptable results for each component to pass the exam.
Very good information. Considering this 70% requirement for PE licensing in Texas, this would become an inherited requirement for any PE wishing to transfer their non-Texas PE into Texas domain. Would that not imply the top-secret black-box weighted minimum pass score is indeed 70% nationally? Otherwise, you may receive your PE in a non-Texas state with a score < 70% and never be allowed to transfer your license into Texas once their board inquires NCEES about your score.So, in Texas, you apparently have to score a "70%" on both the vertical and lateral components of the SE Exam. However, the PE isn't split into components, so you only need a "70%" total score to pass.
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No, this is why I put the "70%" in quotation marks. The raw cut score may be anywhere from about 51 to 58, roughly speaking, which gives you a range of roughly 64 to 73 percent. If the cut score established by NCEES is anywhere other than 56/80 = 70%, Texas will set that cut score equal to a scaled score of "70%". No one really knows what other black magic goes into the Texas scaled scores beyond that, but it's probably neither linear nor particularly straightforward.Very good information. Considering this 70% requirement for PE licensing in Texas, this would become an inherited requirement for any PE wishing to transfer their non-Texas PE into Texas domain. Would that not imply the top-secret black-box weighted minimum pass score is indeed 70% nationally? Otherwise, you may receive your PE in a non-Texas state with a score < 70% and never be allowed to transfer your license into Texas once their board inquires NCEES about your score.
Futile Exercise C.Scores usually start coming out first or second week after Thanksgiving. I would say Dec 9-10 is when we start hearing about results.
I'd probably say closer to the end of that week, strongly dependent on when the control systems cut score meeting is. You may not be too far off.Scores usually start coming out first or second week after Thanksgiving. I would say Dec 9-10 is when we start hearing about results.
STAY ON THE SIDE OF CALM AND SANITY WITH ME @Will.I.Am!!! Don't succumb to Futile Exercise C!I'd probably say closer to the end of that week, strongly dependent on when the control systems cut score meeting is. You may not be too far off.
Just PLEASE let it be before I go on vacation!STAY ON THE SIDE OF CALM AND SANITY WITH ME @Will.I.Am!!! Don't succumb to Futile Exercise C!
Haha, I succumbed to Futile Exercise C about a week before the exam, when my exam prep had plateaued.STAY ON THE SIDE OF CALM AND SANITY WITH ME @Will.I.Am!!! Don't succumb to Futile Exercise C!
He's been there for a while....STAY ON THE SIDE OF CALM AND SANITY WITH ME @Will.I.Am!!! Don't succumb to Futile Exercise C!
Seems more likely than not that you'll have them before vacation, but i make no guarantees.Dec 13th through the end of the year.
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