Why Board Certification

Your Experience Has Earned Recognition. Make It Official.

Environmental engineering and environmental science are complex, highly specialized professions. As your experience grows, so does your expertise. That expertise deserves to be recognized.

Board Certification is the next step for experienced environmental professionals who want to distinguish themselves as leaders in their field.

If you are a licensed professional engineer with at least eight years of full-time environmental engineering experience, demonstrate your specialized expertise by becoming a Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE).

If you are an environmental engineer without a P.E. license, you may qualify for Board Certification by Eminence (BCEEM).

If you are an environmental scientist with at least eight years of full-time environmental science experience, demonstrate your professional expertise by becoming a Board Certified Environmental Scientist (BCES).

Go Beyond the License. Demonstrate Your Expertise.

A professional license demonstrates that you meet the requirements to practice. Board Certification demonstrates something more: the depth of knowledge, experience, and specialized expertise you have developed throughout your career.

The BCEE, BCEEM, and BCES credentials are internationally recognized distinctions awarded to experienced professionals who have demonstrated expertise in one or more areas of specialization.

Why Become Board Certified?

Stand apart from your peers.
Add an internationally recognized credential that distinguishes you as an experienced specialist—not simply a professional who meets the minimum requirements to practice.

Demonstrate your expertise.
Board Certification provides an objective recognition of your specialized knowledge, professional experience, and level of proficiency.

Strengthen your professional reputation.
Show clients, employers, colleagues, and the public that your experience and expertise have been evaluated and recognized by your professional peers.

Increase your visibility.
Board Certified professionals receive a biographical listing in Who's Who in Environmental Engineering and Science®, a recognized guide to leaders in environmental engineering and environmental science.

Position yourself for professional opportunities.
Programs supporting the hiring of Board Certified professionals help increase awareness of your credential and the value of specialized expertise.

Stay connected to your profession.
Receive a complimentary subscription to Environmental Engineer and Scientist, AAEES's quarterly publication covering environmental engineering and science history, professional practice, and environmental policy.

Gain recognition for outstanding work.
Receive discounted entry fees for the annual Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science competition, providing an opportunity to showcase exceptional projects and programs.

Help shape the future of the profession.
Board Certified professionals have opportunities to participate in Academy committees and contribute to advancing the state of the art in environmental engineering and environmental science.