The Passing Score for Oct. 06

[tst]

Does anyone know that exact passing score for this exam. Does it depend on the state.

 

[Mike in Gastonia]

Does anyone know that exact passing score for this exam. Does it depend on the state.

It seems like we've beat this horse to death in other threads, but the bottom line seems to be that no one (outside of NCEES and the states and they're not telling) knows the passing score.

It usually is the same regardless of what state, but it does vary from one discipline to another. Also, if you took a breadth and depth exam, like mechanical, there are 3 different passing scores for each of the depth portions plus the morning portion.

Two myths that need to be debunked.

1. Used to be that 60% raw score (48 out of 80) was passing everytime for every discipline. Now it varies to try and adjust for the level of difficulty. In other words, so someone who took the mechanical PE in October 2006, has the same chance of passing as someone who took the mechanical PE in April of 2004.

2. The 70 score that everyone says is passing is not percentage of raw score but a scaled score that is set to whatever the raw passing score is. That way if you take the exam 2 or 3 times and you got 69 all 3 times you know how close you were even if the raw passing scores for those three times were 49, 42, and 51 (for example). It's also mostly the infamous moot point since most states have gone to reporting only Pass or Fail.

Clear as mud, right? :dunno:

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

Thanks for clearing things up MIG.

This topic does seem to rear it's ugly head regularly, doesn't it.

 

[Guest]

Well explained MIG.

JR

 

[Road Guy]

but WHAT was the passing score for each discipline?

be specific people!

 

[redrum]

it was higher than 50 both this time around and last time for TRA I can tell yah that much :bad:

 

[tst]

Thanks guys. I just thought that it is crazy that they will not release what the passing score is.

 

[DVINNY]

it was higher than 50 both this time around and last time for TRA I can tell yah that much :bad:

Well, I know for a fact it was higher than 49 on Transpo this past Oct.

 

[DVINNY]

What's odd is how close everyone has come.

All the existing PE's that I've ever talked to about the test, say basically one of three things.

1. I passed first time

2. I had a 69 the first time then passed 2nd time

3. I had a 69 the first two times, then passed 3rd time.

I've never heard a fourth version yet. Any of you?

 

[Mike in Gastonia]

What's odd is how close everyone has come. 
All the existing PE's that I've ever talked to about the test, say basically one of three things.

1.  I passed first time

2.  I had a 69 the first time then passed 2nd time

3.  I had a 69 the first two times, then passed 3rd time.

4.  I really had a 52 but told everyone I had a 69.

I've never heard a fourth version yet.  Any of you?

I added the 4th one for you.

 

[DVINNY]

At least I claim my 35 from last April, and display it on a website with no shame.

 

[jfusilloPE]

At least I claim my 35 from last April, and display it on a website with no shame.

I missed that one, the first time that I took it I got a 52

 

[DiggingMyHole]

I missed that one, the first time that I took it I got a 52

IM SO DOOMED. i REALLY FEEL LIKE GIVING UP. IM A 10 TIME LOOSER. MY COMPANY (NEW JOB) IS PAYING FOR ME TOO TAKE IT AGAIN IN APRIL. THIS WILL BE 11. THE EI ARE MY SCARLET LETTERS.

Spring02 Fall02 Spring 03 Fall03 Spring05 Fall06

environ

50 63 50 13 38 88

geotech

38 50 88 63 63 63

structures

25 50 50 63 63 50

Transp

13 75 63 50 63 75

water

50 75 63 50 75 88

subsurface exploration and sampling

50 75 50 50 0 75

engineering properties and soil mechanics

38 38 25 50 22 29

Foundations

50 25 50 25 25 44

Earth Ret Structures

33 33 50 0 33 17

environ

75 75 0 50 0 50

structures

63 25 50 13 38 25

Transp

100 50 100 100 100 100

Raw Score 64 65 67 58 ??? ???

 

[frazil]

wow, you're transportation scores are great. Why don't you take that in the afternoon?

 

[cromag]

I just received my score, due to an address change, and can tell you that a 51 did not cut it for transpo. The part that stings is that I was shooting for a 51.

I must have missed by a little bit.

 

[cromag]

Trans breakdown

BR ENV- 75%

BR Geo- 63%

BR Str- 75%

BR Trans- 63 %

BR WR- 75%

Tran anal-60 %

Trans Plan- 43 %

Geo/Design- 56%

Geotech- 50%

WR- 75 %

Does anyone know a surveying book for thsi exam that is the best???