Application and Registration Process
First-Time Candidates:
Step 1: Download and read your Candidate Information Bulletin.
Step 2: Create an Account with PCS if you do not already have one. You will receive an email from PCS once you have successfully created your account.
Step 3: Pre-register and pay for your Application after you have logged in if you have not already registered. PCS accepts Discover, Mastercard, and Visa.
! All Application Fees are non-refundable
Step 4: Download the Board Application for the FS and/or SIT Certification.
Step 5: Go to your account Home Page and upload your completed Board Application for the FS and/or SIT Certification.
- First-time candidates submitting a FS Board Application to PCS must simultaneously register with NCEES for the FS CBT (Computer-Based Testing) examination at www.ncees.org. Candidates are not required to submit eligibility documentation until after they have successfully passed the examination and wish to apply for certification.
Step 6: Once PCS receives and approves the application, the candidates’ NCEES registration will be marked approved. After PCS approves the NCEES registration, candidates will receive an email from NCEES with instructions to schedule an examination date and location. (All candidates are recommended to read the “NCEES Examinee Guide” on the www.ncees.org website.)
Step 1: Re-exam candidates, please register with NCEES for the FS CBT examination. Once you have registered with NCEES, contact the Engineering Coordinator at [email protected] to have your registration approved.
NOTE: Candidates will not be charged an additional PCS Application Fee for a re-exam if the candidate retests within six months of initial fail score date or one paper and pencil test cycle after the fail score date. If the candidate retest later than six months (CBT) or one paper or pencil exam test cycle, from initial fail score date and submission of PCS Application Fee, the candidate will be charged a Re-exam Eligibility Application Fee ($80.) All candidates are recommended to read the Candidate Information Bulletin, page back to see the link.
Step 2: Once the eligibility fee has been received, the candidates’ NCEES registration will be marked approved. After PCS approves the NCEES registration, candidates will receive an email from NCEES with instructions to schedule an examination date and location. (All candidates are recommended to read the “NCEES Examinee Guide” on the www.ncees.org website.)
