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STATEMENTS  \nRevised August 2025  \n© 2025, All Rights Reserved  \nNational Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying®  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThis manual contains policies in the following categories of Council operations: Administrative Policies (AP), Examination Development Policies (EDP), Examination Administration Policies (EAP), Financial Policies (FP), and Professional Policies (PP) . NCEES positions on various issues are also included.  \nThe Council establishes all policy not in conflict with the Bylaws. Committees ofthe Council, in accordance with the Bylaws and their assigned committee charges, may advise the board of directors through their annual reports regarding the creation, rescission, or amendment of policy in their respective areas of responsibility.  \nWith the adoption of this Manual of Policy and Position Statements by the Council, all previous policies not contained herein, either written or implied, are void.  \nApproved by Council on Revised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nRevised  \nAugust 11, 1980  \nAugust 13, 1984  \nAugust 14, 1985  \nAugust 12, 1986  \nAugust 12, 1988  \nAugust 4, 1989  \nAugust 3, 1990  \nAugust 9, 1991  \nAugust 14, 1992  \nAugust 3, 1993  \nAugust 5, 1994  \nAugust 11, 1995  \nAugust 8, 1996  \nAugust 9, 1997  \nAugust 12, 1998  \nAugust 4, 1999  \nAugust 2, 2000  \nAugust 3, 2001  \nAugust 9, 2002  \nAugust 14, 2003  \nAugust 12, 2004  \nAugust 26, 2005  \nRevised September 14, 2006  \nRevised August 24, 2007  \nRevised August 15, 2008  \nRevised August 14, 2009  \nRevised August 20, 2010  \nRevised August 26, 2011  \nRevised August 24, 2012  \nRevised August 23, 2013  \nRevised August 22, 2014  \nRevised August 21, 2015  \nRevised August 26, 2016  \nRevised August 25, 2017  \nRevised August 16, 2018  \nRevised August 15, 2019  \nRevised September 15, 2021  \nRevised August 25, 2022  \nRevised August 17, 2023 (with additional revisions made January 1, 2024)  \nRevised August 16, 2024  \nRevised August 21, 2025  \nCONTENTS  \nAdministrative Policies (AP) ............................................................................................................... 1  \nExamination Policies .......................................................................................................................... 8  \nExamination Development Policies (EDP).................................................................................. 9  \nExamination Administration Policies (EAP) .............................................................................. 15  \nFinancial Policies (FP) ....................................................................................................................... 19  \nProfessional Policies (PP) ................................................................................................................. 24  \nPosition Statements (PS) .................................................................................................................. 28  \nAppendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations in this Publication ....................................................... 43  \nAppendix B: NCEES Publications .................................................................................................... 44  \nAppendix C: Retired NCEES Position Statements........................................................................... 45  \nADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES (AP)  \nAP 1 Creation of Council Policy  \nAP 2 Liability Insurance  \nAP 3 Council Identification  \nAP 4 Past Examinations  \nAP 5 Copyright of NCEES Publications  \nAP 6 Views, Opinions, Interpretations, and Positions  \nAP 7 Committee Communications, Reports, and Recommendations  \nAP 8 Motions  \nAP 9 Consent Agenda  \nAP 10 NCEES/Professional Society Interface  \nAP 11 Annual Business Meeting Plan","cbCaiu3DrdlqzxTI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiu3DrdlqzxTI","pdf",426646,51,"English","# INTRODUCTION\n# CONTENTS\n## Administrative Policies (AP)\n## Examination Policies\n## Examination Development Policies (EDP)\n## Examination Administration Policies (EAP)\n## Financial Policies (FP)\n## Professional Policies (PP)\n## Position Statements (PS)\n## Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations in this Publication\n## Appendix B: NCEES Publications\n## Appendix C: Retired NCEES Position Statements\n# ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES (AP)","[{\"question\":\"What categories of policies are covered in the manual?\",\"answer\":\"The manual covers Administrative Policies (AP), Examination Development Policies (EDP), Examination Administration Policies (EAP), Financial Policies (FP), and Professional Policies (PP), along with NCEES position statements.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the manual handle the creation or amendment of policy?\",\"answer\":\"Committees, in accordance with the bylaws and their assigned charges, may advise the board of directors through their annual reports regarding creation, rescission, or amendment of policy in their areas.\"},{\"question\":\"What happens to previous policies when the manual is adopted?\",\"answer\":\"Upon adoption of the manual, all previous policies not contained within it—whether written or implied—are void.\"}]","MANUAL OF POLICY AND POSITION STATEMENTS - August 2025 | PDF",129]