April 2002 Examinations Statistical Comparisons

Pass Rate Comparison - 1st Time vs. Repeat Test Takers

ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING (FUNDAMENTALS)

	# Tested	# Pass	Pass %	# Fail	Fail %
1st Time	1766	1174	66.48%	592	33.52%
Repeat	1390	358	25.76%	1032	74.24%

CIVIL ENGINEERING EXAMINATIONS
8-hour Principles & Practices

	# Tested	# Pass	Pass %	# Fail	Fail %
1st Time	732	386	52.73%	346	47.27%
Repeat	1347	335	24.87%	1012	75.13%

Seismic Principles

	# Tested	# Pass	Pass %	# Fail	Fail %
1st Time	829	373	44.99%	456	55.01%
Repeat	1298	469	36.13%	829	63.87%

Engineering Surveying

	# Tested	# Pass	Pass %	# Fail	Fail %
1st Time	837	470	56.15%	367	43.85%
Repeat	1309	466	35.60%	843	64.40%

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EXAMINATION

	# Tested	# Pass	Pass %	# Fail	Fail %
1st Time	15	8	53.33%	7	46.67%
Repeat	21	6	28.57%	15	71.43%

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING EXAMINATION

	# Tested	# Pass	Pass %	# Fail	Fail %
1st Time	82	49	59.76%	33	40.24%
Repeat	160	45	28.13%	115	71.88%

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EXAMINATION

	# Tested	# Pass	Pass %	# Fail	Fail %
1st Time	103	62	60.19%	41	39.81%
Repeat	158	60	37.97%	98	62.03%

LAND SURVEYOR-IN-TRAINING (FUNDAMENTALS)

	# Tested	# Pass	Pass %	# Fail	Fail %
1st Time	154	47	30.52%	107	69.48%
Repeat	150	44	29.33%	106	70.67%

LAND SURVEYING EXAMINATION

	# Tested	# Pass	Pass %	# Fail	Fail %
1st Time	127	20	15.75%	107	84.25%
Repeat	316	36	11.39%	280	88.61%

Posted October 2002
California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists