Quick Hits
Release of the April Examination Results
ADOPTION OF THE APRIL 2008 EXAMINATION RESULTS
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL RESULTS BE GIVEN OUT BY TELEPHONE OR E-MAIL.
Results of the examinations are not released until after the Board has adopted the passing score (or cutscore) for each examination at one of its regularly-scheduled meetings.
Adoption of the Cutscores
July 31, 2008, Board Meeting
Engineer-in-Training (EIT) and Land Surveyor-in-Training (LSIT) Examinations
April 2008 EIT & LSIT Pass Rate Statistics
Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and National Structural II Professional Engineer Examinations
Professional Land Surveyor (National and California State-Specific) Examinations
April 2008 PE & PLS Pass Rate Statistics
Effective with the October 2005 examinations, the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) reports examination results for the national examinations as "pass" or "fail." No scores are reported. Candidates who fail the examinations will be provided with a diagnostic report to indicate performance in those sections attempted. More information about this policy may be obtained from the NCEES website. Do NOT contact the Board requesting your score; the scores are no longer provided. (This applies to all examinations except the Special Civil [Seismic Principles and Engineering Surveying], Geotechnical, Traffic, and State-Specific Structural examinations.)
RELEASE OF THE APRIL 2008 EXAMINATION RESULTS
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL RESULTS BE GIVEN OUT BY TELEPHONE OR E-MAIL.
After the Board adopts the cutscores, the result letters are mailed to the candidates at their addresses of record. If you have changed your address of record since the examination and you have not yet notified the Board directly, you need to complete an Address Change Affidavit and fax it to the Board at (916) 263-2246. Submitting a change of address or forwarding request to the U.S. Postal Service is not sufficient; you must notify the Board directly.
Result letters are sent by U.S. Postal Service. We will not send out duplicate result letters until the dates listed below. Therefore, please do NOT contact the Board to request a duplicate result letter prior to the dates listed below.
The License Lookup database is updated once the result letters are mailed. The data must be transferred between databases and then uploaded to the License Lookup database. The program to update the License Lookup database is run overnight. Do NOT contact the Board asking when the database will be updated.
Schedule for Mailing of Result Letters
ALL Examinations
July 31, 2008 (duplicate result letters available: August 8, 2008)
REFILE AND APPEAL INFORMATION
Refile Information (Final Filing Dates and Fees)
The Refile Final Filing Date for the October 2008 EIT and LSIT examinations is Friday, August 22, 2008. Refile applications for the October 2008 EIT and LSIT examinations must be postmarked by August 22, 2008.
NOTE: In October 2008, the Board will be administering the EIT examination at Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo. Due to limited seating at this site, only students at Cal Poly - SLO will be scheduled for this site. If you have are a student at Cal Poly - SLO and need to refile for the October 2008 EIT examination, please write on the Refile Application "CAL POLY SITE." You may also submit a written request for this site via fax to (916) 263-2246 or via e-mail to BPELS_EIT_LSIT@dca.ca.gov. This site is only for EIT candidates enrolled at Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo.
The Refile Final Filing Date for the October 2008 Chemical Engineering examination, the Civil Engineering examinations (including the Seismic Principles and Engineering Surveying examinations), the Electrical Engineering examination, the Mechanical Engineering examination, National Professional Land Surveyor examination, and the National Structural II examination is Friday, August 22, 2008. Refile applications for these examiantions must be postmarked by August 22, 2008.
The Refile Final Filing Date for the April 2009 California State-Specific Professional Land Surveyor examination will be listed on the Result Letter/Refile Application that will be mailed following the Board's adoption of the cutscores.
Examination Appeal Information
Pursuant to Board Rules 443 and 444, multiple choice examinations can NOT be reviewed, appealed, or hand-scored. Of the April 2008 examinations, the only examinations that may be reviewed or appealed are the design/essay portions of the National Structural II and the California State-Specific Professional Land Surveyor examinations. Information regarding appealing these examinations will be included with the result letter.
Updated July 31, 2008


