Examination Schedule

Examinations in land surveying and in the Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Structural I, and Structural II engineering disciplines are offered in the spring and fall of each year.

Examinations in the discipline of Architectural engineering and Naval Architecture & Marine engineering are offered ONLY in the spring of each year.

Examinations in all other engineering disciplines are offered ONLY in the fall of each year.

The professional examinations are offered on Fridays, and the fundamentals examinations are offered on Saturdays. Upcoming examination weekends include:

October 26-27, 2007
 April 11-12, 2008
October 24-25, 2008

Application Deadlines
For the April, 2008 examination:

(1) First-time applications must be received by the Board Office not later than December 1, 2007. The COMPLETE application must be received by this date -- incomplete applications may not be processed.

Registration is a two step process. Once you have been approved by the LAPELS board, you will be mailed information about registering with ELSES (Engineering and Land Surveying Examination Services). If you have not received notification from our office by February 29, 2008 concerning your approval/disapproval for the upcoming exam, please contact our office. Do not register with ELSES until you have received approval from the LAPELS Board.

(2) Applications other than first-time applicants, see the deadlines and requirements below:

If you have failed the exam four or more times, LAPELS Board policy (effective September 28, 2006) requires that you do the following to become eligible to retake the examination:

1. Schedule an interview with a committee of the board. Contact LAPELS by December 1, 2007.

2. Submit a new application, complete with updated references and updated experience.

3. Pay the current application fee.

Registrants with applications on file with LAPELS for 3 or more years will need to:

1. Submit a new application, complete with updated references and updated experience.

2. Pay the current application fee.

3. If you are unsure of the date of your application on file with LAPELS, contact our office.

All other applications must be received by LAPELS not later than January 24, 2008.

(3) Student Intern applicants must submit the completed application to their Dean of Engineering. They must also register with ELSES to reserve a seat for the examination and pay the examination fee required by ELSES.

Professional Engineering examinations are administered in Baton Rouge.  The Fundamentals of Engineering examinations are administered in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Ruston. All surveying examinations are administered in Baton Rouge. Please continue to check this website often for updates.