Overview of PE Exam Difficulty and Pass Rates for Different Disciplines

“What’s the easiest of the five PE Civil Exams? 🤔'' That's one question we get all that time, and so I decided to jump into it again. While they’re all difficult and there’s no way around it, the latest NCCES report and other data make it clear which one may be a little less of a challenge. If you’re not sure which one to take, you’ll want to listen to this episode. 😉

Tune in to Learn:

• A brief overview of the PE exam and the exam prep landscape

• The two "easiest" and the hardest PE exam overall

• Why the huge number of standards for the Transportation exam is actually a positive

• The one thing that makes the Water Resources exam a good option

• Two things that makes the Geotech exam more challenging

• How to choose your exam: Should you really go for the "easiest?"

• Insider exam tips from our private community of PE test-takers

• When we'll roll out our PE course update to meet the new NCEES specifications

• A brand new course we just released to help you become a Floodplain Manager

• How you can join the waiting list for our California Seismic and Survey review courses

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Resources Mentioned:

NCEES Pass Rates

PE Civil Transportation Exam Specification

PE Civil Water Resources Exam Specifications

PE Civil Geotechnical Exam Specifications

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