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Why Become Board Certified?
When it comes to Environmental Engineering, nothing matters more than choosing the right professional to handle the job. For more than fifty years, there has been a superior ways of making the distinction. Those distinctions are the selectively awarded title, Board Certified Environmental Engineer or BCEE (for P.E. holders) and Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member or BCEEM (non P.E. holders). BCEE is equivalent to the Academy's previous designation of Diplomate Environmental Engineer (DEE).
Confirm Your Expertise
Choosing the right environmental engineer as an employee or a consultant is a challenge for those who make the hiring decisions.
They have a right to be concerned about the competence of the person entrusted with complex engineering projects and programs affecting the health and safety of the environment.
How do they decide on the right professional? Fortunately, the choice can be easy: the Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE) or the Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member (BCEEM).
The Mark of Professionalism
The BCEE and BCEEM titles are internationally-recognized certifications granted by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers®. It's the only certification process for professional environmental engineering specialists with these proven qualifications:
- A bachelors or advanced college degree in engineering or a related field
- A minimum of 8 years of full-time professional experience
- A Professional Engineer's License in one or more states (for BCEE only)
- Successful completion of written and oral examinations
- Required continuing practice and ongoing professional education
Available Specialties
By obtaining certification, the Board Certified Environmental Engineer or Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member demonstrate competence through comprehensive written and oral examinations in one or more of the following specialties:
- Air Pollution Control
- Environmental Sustainability
- General Environmental Engineering
- Hazardous Waste Management
- Industrial Hygiene
- Radiation Protection
- Solid Waste Management
- Water Supply/Wastewater Engineering
The BCEE or BCEEM are recognized by other professionals and government agencies as the hallmark of premier environmental engineers. The certification program is accredited by the Council of Engineering & Scientific Specialty Boards.
The Academy at Your Service
- Accredited Certification gives independent testimony to your environmental engineering specialty expertise.
- Academy-certified engineers earn, on average, 10% more than other engineers.
- Active programs encourage hiring of BCEEs and increase income potential.
- Accreditation of environmental engineering education curricula as a part of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) assures consistency in quality of graduates.
- Excellence in Environmental Engineering® annual competition provides public recognition of quality environmental engineering projects and programs.
- Who's Who in Environmental Engineering® serves as a reference for employers seeking specialty expertise.
- Active participation in the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying and Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards ensures that the interests of environmental engineers are represented in the entire engineering profession.