Yes, if you have taken an approved preparatory training course, or are re-taking an exam, you can take a test remotely. Please note, the application with paid exam fee must be submitted to AEE before a remote exam can be taken.
For more information on Remote Proctoring please visit, https://www.aeecenter.org/remoteproctoring. **Not all exams are available through Remote Proctoring.
For the international (SI) exam versions, please contact your training provider.
The certification application and examination fees are non-refundable. The candidate may transfer the exam fee to another individual or it may be transferred to an exam at a later date within 3 years of payment receipt. If the transfer exam exceeds the amount of the originally scheduled exam, the candidate is required to pay the outstanding balance prior to completing the exam transfer.
All work experience must be full time paid employment within the related field. Internships, graduate research, and additional education are not acceptable as work experience. The final decision on acceptable work experience is solely the decision of the certification board. When submitting work experience, please provide start and end dates of employment and detailed job duties as it relates to the certification.
Yes, if you've taken an approved online or live course, or are re-taking an exam. Please note, the application with paid exam fee must be submitted to AEE before a remote exam can be taken.
For more information, visit www.aeecenter.org/remote-testing-center-procedures-locations
A holder of an AEE certification may use the designation with name on organization letterhead, business cards, and all forms of address. Certification is for individuals only. The certification designation may not be used to imply that an organization or firm is certified. See Use of Certification Logo.
We can issue replacement certificates for current certifications. To request a replacement certification certificate, please click here. For international certification holders, please send your request to the training provider through which you took the exam.
An original application must be submitted for each certification. Employment verification needs to be specific to the certification applied for. You do not need to submit another copy of your transcripts. Professional References are dependent on the year of original submission.
These programs do not require supporting documentation: CEP, CPQ, BEP, CMVP, CRM, CSDP, DGCP, CBCP, PCF, and EEP. It is recommended that you contact your Certification Director if you have any uncertainty.
• Certification is part of total quality management. When an individual becomes certified in a designated field, his or her professional achievement is recognized in the eyes of colleagues, government agencies, present and prospective employers, and clients.
• Certification establishes a standard of professional competence which is recognized throughout the industry.
• Certification fosters development of the individual's capabilities through encouragement of long-term career goals.
• Certification promotes quality through continuing education to assure a high level of competence within constantly changing fields.
Utilities, major real estate management companies, government agencies, manufacturers, engineering and architectural firms.
All certifications are in effect for 3 years.
After you have achieved a passing score on the exam, have paid the application fee, and your file is complete, including all supporting documents, your file will be submitted to the Certification Board for final review. At the time of submission to the Board, you will be notified that you may expect to learn the Board's approval or denial within sixty days.
For international certification candidates, you will be notified of board approval within 30 days of AEE receiving all documentation from the training provider.
No. For security reasons we do not post scores online.
You will be notified 30 days after the date you test. Your application fee must be paid before your score can be released. For international certification candidates, you will be notified of your score within 30 days of the exam materials being received by AEE from the training provider.
Yes! Although all materials must be printed and organized in a binder. Computers, tablets, cell phones may not be used on the exam.
Allowed Calculators
You may use any scientific, business/financial or graphing calculator, unless it has internet capability. For example, TI 30, 30x, 35 and 35x range will work well. Business/Financial calculators offer the ability to quickly check ‘time value of money’ computations.
Prohibited Calculators
Reference materials not included in the course can be purchased online at www.aeeprograms.com/books or through the book department prior to the course. Resource materials included with the course are not available until you arrive onsite.
5-Day BEP Course Exam 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
5-Day CEM Course Exam 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
5-Day CBCP Course Exam 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
2-Day CLEP Course Exam 8:00 am – 12:00 pm (Exam on morning of Day 3)
All other 2-Day Course Exams 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (Exam on morning of Day 3)
All 2.5-Day Course Exams 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Exam Registration/Sign-In begins 30 minutes prior to exam!
For international certification candidates, please contact your training provider.
All exams can be taken at remote testing centers. Remote testing centers are available outside the U.S. and Canada; however, they only offer the US version of the exam. For the international (SI) version, please contact your training provider.
If a candidate has failed to acquire sufficient points to be recommended for the certification for which they are applying, the candidate may be re-examined at a subsequent examination period and/or resubmit an updated application at a later date. Examination scores will be kept on file by the Certification Director for a period of 3 years. Applicants have 3 years to follow up and complete their certification application; after 3 years, applicants must resubmit the application and retake the exam.
No. As of July 1, 2009, all certifications require mandatory training prior to examinations.
Yes. When you arrive at the exam site you will need to sign a waiver and pay the required test fee. No scores will be handed out until the application and fee are in the AEE office. For international certification candidates, please contact your training provider.
Yes, the deadline date is flexible. Contact the Certification Director responsible for your exam for assistance. For international certification candidates, please contact your training provider.
For some examinations you will receive scores immediately following completion of your exam. For exams where scores are not provided, you will receive your official score letter via email domestically within 30 days of taking your exam or you will receive your official score letter Internationally within 60 days of taking your exam. Please do not contact AEE or the Training Provider before the 30 / 60 day window. Exam scores are not available on the AEE website or by phone.
Please contact your Certification Director or Training Partner with details of the issues you experienced. AEE will work towards an acceptable solution.
If you lose time during your exam due to technical or connection issues, please notify the proctor you want to stop and reschedule your exam and then contact AEE immediately to notify us so we can cancel your appointment and reschedule your exam. If you continue the exam and are unsuccessful, the subsequent retest fee payable to AEE or Training Partner will not be waived and you will have to pay the appropriate retesting fee to reschedule.
The exam will automatically submit once the timer runs out.
Before you complete your exam, please let the proctor know. They will provide you with any further instructions before you click “Complete Assessment.”
No. If you are taking the CEM SI exam which is applicable for individuals outside of the United States, you do not need to answer all 170 questions on the exam. There are 15 sections total on the exam. The first two sections, which are twenty questions each, are required. Of the remaining 13 sections, you need to choose 9 sections to complete. Each of these sections contains 10 questions. If you do answer all 15 sections, AEE will deduct answers from the last four sections of the exam from your score to ensure that your score reflects a total of 130, not 170, questions. Please allow yourself time towards the end of the exam to check the questions answered and make sure you did not accidentally answer a question in a section you did not intend to answer.
Please read the article from ProctorU about the onboarding process, particularly the section on “Live Human Proctored Launch”.
This will depend on the exam you are taking. Some exams are organized by sections and others are not.
If internet connection is lost during your exam, ProctorU will attempt to reestablish the connection with you. You may also reconnect with ProctorU from your ProctorU account.
If you have technical issues prior to connecting to the Proctor, please contact ProctorU Support by clicking on the “Need Help? Chat Now!” icon at the bottom right of your screen. If you are experiencing issues during your examination, please let the Proctor know.
Before you are connected to your exam you will be connected to the Proctor. Your proctor may not connect exactly at your scheduled time. DO NOT LEAVE THE PROCTORU SITE OR YOU WILL LOSE YOUR EXAM APPOINTMENT TIME.
Please wait for 20 minutes for them to connect. If they still have not connected at this time, you may utilize the “Need Help? Chat Now!” icon at the bottom right of your screen or call ProctorU at 855-772-8678 (be sure to press the option for “test scheduled today”) or open your email (do not close ProctorU) and send them a message at support@proctoru.com.
You may still take the exam for up to an hour after your scheduled exam time. After this time, your exam will be cancelled and you will be required to pay the cancellation fee.
You will want to login into your ProctorU account 5 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time and click “Start” starting at 3 minutes prior.
No. You must remain silent during your exam. If you are found in violation, your exam session can be terminated by the proctor.
The Proctor can communicate with you both verbally and via chat box.
If you prefer to communicate with the Proctor in a language besides English, please notify the proctor via chat what language you prefer. AEE has included a note to ProctorU, that by request, they can communicate with the candidate in the candidate’s preferred language using Google Translate.
Bathroom breaks are permitted during your exam session. Please notify the proctor when you need to use the restroom and again when you have returned. Please note that the time does NOT stop for bathroom breaks. Because of this, we recommend you use the restroom before starting your exam. You will be required to re-scan your room and workspace before continuing your exam.
Please contact your Certification Director or Training Partner for assistance.
You can cancel your exam by logging into your ProctorU account and clicking the “Cancel” button. **Please note, by cancelling your examination, you will no longer have access to scheduling your exam at a later time. You will need to contact the Certification Director or Training Partner if you need to regain access to your examination.
You can reschedule your exam by logging into your ProctorU account and clicking the “Reschedule” button.
AEE cannot reschedule or cancel appointments. The candidate will need to log into their ProctorU account and reschedule or cancel their appointment.
Do NOT select “Cancel.” Please use the back arrow on your web browser to return to the previous screen. Once back at the scheduling screen, you may select a different date and time. If you accidentally cancel your exam, please contact AEE or your Training Partner as you will need to be sent a new invitation.
As soon as you receive your examination invitation you can schedule your exam. Please note, for exams scheduled within 72 hours with be subject to priority fees by ProctorU. Appointments made less than 72 hours before the desired exam time will incur an $8 premium scheduling fee. Appointments made within 24 hours of the desire exam time will incur a $12 premium scheduling fee. Premium scheduling fees are collected by ProctorU.
Your exam would begin at 12:00 PM in the time zone you selected when you created your account. The (+3) indicates that you are three hours ahead of GMT / UTC.
All assessments must be completed and submitted by the end of the exam window. In order to assure you can complete the assessment in time, please schedule your exam at least 8 hours from the end of your exam window.
The email you receive from ProctorU with your exam invitation will have your exam window listed in it. Additionally, when you log into your ProctorU account and click “Schedule”, you will be taken to a scheduling module with a calendar that contain the dates and time range in which you are permitted to schedule your exam.
Please email ProctorU support at support@proctoru.com.
Association of Energy Engineers / AEE
First, please check your junk or spam folders. If you still do not see the exam invitation, please contact your Certification Director or Training Partner for further assistance. Please not do not contact ProctorU as they will not be able to assist you.
After your application has been processed, you will be submitted to ProctorU. You will receive an email from noreply@proctoru.com with an invitation link. Be sure to click on the link as this is how you will access the examination for scheduling. For candidates taking the exam through an AEE or EVO International Training Partner, you will be submitted to ProctorU once your application has been submitted to AEE By the Partner.
No. Receiving an invitation from ProctorU does not mean you have an account already. If you have not previously created an account with ProctorU yourself, you will need to create one.
Candidates have 3 years from completing the training to get certified. How soon a candidate wishes to take the exam after the training is up to the candidate. If you are taking exam through a Training Partner, you still have 3 years to gain certification, however, you will be provided specific exam windows in which you can take your exam.
If you login to your account, it will show “Exam Scheduled”. Your exam has not been scheduled for you. Once you have received your confirmation email from AEE and your Invitation from ProctorU, then you will be able to schedule your exam.
AEE has 4 weeks to process applications once they have been received. For US candidates, the Certification Director will send you an exam confirmation letter via email once your application has been processed. If your application has not been approved or you require additional documentation, you will be notified at that time. If you are taking the course and exam through an AEE or EVO International Training Partner, please contact the Partner for the proper procedures.
ProctorU is available 24/7 for exam appointments, however, there are a certain number of allowed slots for each time. Please schedule in advance to make sure you are able to get the day and time you want.
It is recommended you take your exam in a private quite room at your home with door closed. If you take it at your office, you will need to make sure you have administrative privileges on your computer. No one is allowed in your exam space during your exam.
It is AEE policy that the use of electronic materials are not permitted during any examination.
No. You will not have access to materials on your computer, tablet, or phone during your exam. All materials should be printed out and bounded and you should have a separate calculator available.
No. These items are not permitted during your exam.
No, neither of these can be used for your exam.
You will want to ensure you have a strong internet connection during your exam time. It is recommended that you use either a wired connection or strong WIFI connection. Hotspots are not recommended and ProctorU can choose not to proceed with an exam appointment that utilizes a hotspot connection.
ProctorU will only be watching you, your surroundings, your examination, and ensuring no additional browsers are open on your computer. They will need to take control of your machine at the beginning of your session to connect you to your exam. You will be able to see everything the Proctor does.
Yes. In order for the proctor to set up your examination and monitor your session you must download the computer sharing technology. You will be able to see everything your proctor is doing. You may uninstall the software once your exam has been submitted. Here is a link for more information on uninstalling the software https://support.proctoru.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035678532-How-do-I-uninstall-ProctorU-software-.
Please visit the Remote Proctoring Page here.
Remote Proctoring is when you take an examination using your personal computer with a live proctor monitoring your examination via webcam and computer sharing technology.
Training must be energy and/or related to the topics of the certification’s Body of Knowledge. For a full listing of each Body of Knowledge, visit the certification main page. The training listed must include the full training dates, name of the class, name of the provider, a certificate of attendance, and any other relevant information.
Presentations must be presented outside the workplace, at a conference, chapter meeting, etc. Presentations given at the workplace do not qualify for presentation credits.
No, you must submit your credits for each certificaiton renewal and AEE personnel cannot fill out the required renewal form on your behalf.
1) Sponsoring Organization (Name of the Training provider)
2) Course name and brief course content description and/or skills to be addressed
3) Location
4) Date of Activity
5) Duration (Hours of training)
6) Instructor/Speaker/Facilitator’s name (if applicable)
7) Number of Continuing Education Units (CEU) or Professional Development Hours (PDH) earned.
For U.S. certification holders, please contact Priscila Carbaugh. For international certification holders, please contact the training provider through which you took the exam.
Professionals who do not complete requirements for recertification by the certification expiration date will be notified in writing of their suspension from using the certification designation and will no longer be listed as a holder of that certification in any AEE publication until the professional:
**If an individual allows their certification to lapse more than once, then they are required to retake the exam**
Certification will be terminated for professionals who do not accumulate the required professional credits, unless, in the judgement of the certification board, extenuating circumstances exist and the deficiency can be readily overcome. The certification board reserves the right to revoke certification due to violation of AEE's ethical standards.
The fee for certification renewal varies based on certification type. The fee will be billed to you for each 3-year renewal cycle of your certification. If AEE does not receive your paid renewal by the renewal deadline, a reinstatement fee of $50 will be assessed in addition to the renewal fee. In some cases, it may be necessary to retake the certification exam. Please be sure to inform AEE if your address changes, as failure to do so may delay your receipt of your renewal notice.
A total of 10 renewal credits are required.
A certified professional, upon retiring and reaching the age of sixty-five, will be designated as Retired, will no longer be required to pay renewal fees, and will no longer be listed in our directory of actively practicing certified professionals. No further reporting is necessary except to notify the Certification Renewal Director of meeting the age requirement by sending a copy of the retired certified professional's Driver's License.
Contact the certification director via email to request details on how to reinstate. If your certification has lapsed less than 3 renewal periods, you must submit 3.5 credits per year for every year since your most recent activation date of certification. If your certification has lapsed more than 3 renewal periods or 9 years, you will need to take the exam to reinstate.
No, each certification must be renewed individually, unless the certification was received under a “grandfather clause” (CSDP, BEP, EBCP).
Please allow 30 days for processing of all certification renewals. All U.S. renewals are due in the AEE office by December 31st of the year the renewal is due. All renewals must be submitted with proper payment and sufficient renewal credits. Incomplete renewals will not be processed until the individual submits missing information. Once the renewal has been processed a new certificate will be mailed.
For international certification holders, AEE receives renewals from the training providers in batches and processes them within 30 days of receipt. Please contact your training provider for more information on submission dates.
No, the AEE Certification Department is not responsible for keeping track of credits earned during a renewal cycle, but they do provide this spreadsheet template as a tool for you to use to keep track of your credits yourself. Please keep all documentation until the certification renewal is due and submit it at the time of renewal with the appropriate renewal fees.
For a total amount of renewal credits, divide the total number of training or contact hours by 5. For example, 15 contact hours / 5 = 3 renewal credits.
1 Hour of Training, or 1 Contact Hour = 1 PDH = 0.1 CEUs = 0.2 Renewal Credits
10 Hours of Training, or 10 Contact Hours = 10PDH = 1.0 CEU = 2.0 Renewal Credits
It will be accepted as a “contact hour.” Any contact hours must be educational training directly related to your certification and you must be able to verify your attendance. Sales meetings and non-educational meetings do not qualify. Please be sure to include training title, date(s) of training, and the hours that you attended the training. The submission is subject to review and approval by the AEE certification board.
PDH = Professional Development Hour | CEU = Continuing Education Unit | 10 PDH = 1 CEU
Serving on a board or a committee of a professional engineering society. For example, serving as President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Awards Committee Chair, etc. You can only receive credit for holding a position during the years of your renewal cycle.
No, AEE annual membership and AEE certification are two separate entities. AEE membership is due on an annual basis, where certification is due every three years.
No, you can only earn one credit per year of membership in a professional engineering society even if you hold multiple memberships at multiple societies. For example, if your renewal is due in 2017, you can only get one credit for membership in 2015, one credit for membership in 2016, and one credit for membership in 2017.
No, it’s not required, but does give you credit towards your recertification. *Please note, the CEA certification renewal does not accept membership as a recertification credit.
Yes, as long as the membership is current during the years of the renewal cycle. Other examples of Professional Engineering Membership Societies are ASHRAE, IEEE, USGBC, ASME, etc. *Please note, the CEA certification does not accept membership as a certification renewal credit.
You only get credit for employment during the 3 year renewal cycle, so the maximum number of credits you can earn is 3.
Once you have submitted your certification renewal online, which is subject to approval in the following 30 days, you will be able to see a note in your certification profile that states that you have no certifications to renew. This indicates that you have successfully submitted your application for renewal.
For international certification holders, please contact your training provider to verify the status of your renewal.
The retest fee for paper and pencil exams held with live trainings and remote computer-based exams is $200, except for CMVP remote-based test is $300.
For international certification candidates, please contact your training provider.
You may choose to retake the exam at either a live training or by remote proctor (if available). For the international (SI) exam versions, please contact your training provider.
There is no limit to the number of times that you can retake the exam. However, a successful exam score must be achieved within 3 years of training course completion. If you do not successfully pass the exam within 3 years, you will be required to restart the certification process including training and exam. The certification board will only see your final, passing, score.
You can submit your application anytime after receiving official notification from AEE, up to three weeks prior to the exam date. For international certification candidates, please contact your training provider.
You have to wait a minimum of 60 days prior to retaking the exam. You can schedule your exam as soon as you receive your exam score letter, but it must be a minimum of 60 days from your previous exam date.
There is no limit to the number of times that you can retake the exam. The certification board will only see your final, passing, score.
Exam applications are kept on file for a period of three years. As long as you retest within that three-year period, the only form that needs to be submitted is your retesting form.
No. As long as you complete the retest within three years of completing the seminar, you do not need to retake the seminar.
Yes, if you have taken an approved preparatory training course, or are re-taking an exam, you can take a test remotely. Please note, the application with paid exam fee must be submitted to AEE before a remote exam can be taken.
For more information on Remote Proctoring please visit https://www.aeecenter.org/remoteproctoring. **Not all exams are available through Remote Proctoring.
For the international (SI) exam versions, please contact your training provider.
