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%

Information about the national pass rates and national comparisons of 1st time vs. repeat test takers can be found on the NCEES web site.

Posted October 2002
California Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors