ASET Ethics Examination

Effective 01 January 2026, the ASET Ethics Exam will only be administered through a virtual proctoring service to ensure fair, accessible testing for all candidates.

The ASET Ethics Examination (formerly Professional Practice Exam) tests applicants for C.Tech. and C.E.T. on their knowledge of the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act and related regulations of the practice of applied science, information, and engineering technology in accordance with section 13(1)(c) of the ASET Regulations.

This exam is required by all C.E.T. and C.Tech. applicants.

More information about the C.Tech./C.E.T. application can be found here.
 

Fees  

*Please be advised that application and exam fees are non-refundable.

Handbook

Please download the ASET Ethics Handbook for complete information about the exam, including:

• exam syllabus
• study materials and practice exams
• exam time and location
• rescheduling/rewriting policy
• exam results
• special accommodate requests

ASET ETHICS EXAM HANDBOOK

Exam Schedule

*Note - Reschedules or cancellations of registered exams after the deadline date are subject to payment of the full exam fee.

Exam Confirmation 

Applicants can expect an email from Meazure Learning one (1) to two (2) weeks prior to their registered exam date with instructions to confirm their seat within a specified timeframe. The expected date of this email is the start of the "booking window" found here. If the email cannot be located (check junk mail), please email [email protected] to request that an exam grant email be resent, as ASET does not have access to this information.

Applicants who do not reconfirm their exam seat by the last day of the specific booking window (see here) will be unable to write the exam. As late confirmations are not possible, applicants are required to pay the full exam fee again to register for a new date. For this, please contact ASET at [email protected].

Rewrite/Reschedule Policy

Please be advised that if you wish to reschedule your exam date at any time after the registration deadline, you will be charged the full exam fee. Please email [email protected] to reschedule your exam. 

If you are required to rewrite the exam, you will be charged the full exam fee. Refer to the fee chart above to see the full exam fee.   
Applicants may attempt the exam a maximum of three times within one year from the date of application.

Special Accommodation Requests

1. Applicants with disabilities may request special accommodation(s) to write an examination. Applicants must request special accommodation(s) at the time of application and at least seven weeks prior to the exam registration deadline date.
   
   Applicants will be required to provide documented evidence of the disability. Such evidence includes a formal detailed diagnosis of the specific disability from an appropriate professional (e.g. physician, psychologist, rehabilitation counsellor) and supporting documentation citing the need for exam accomodations and what accomodations the candidate received in the past.
   
   ASET will review the candidate's written request for accommodation(s) to determine if the request can be supported.
    
    
2. Internationally trained applicants who may need more than the allotted time when writing the examination, may request additional time for writing the exam by completing and submitting this form to ASET. Applicants must request special accommodation(s) at the time of application and at least seven weeks prior to the exam registration deadline date.
   
   Applicants must submit the results of the English language competency proficiency to ASET before this special accommodation request will be granted.
   
   ASET will review the applicant’s written request for accommodation(s) to determine if the request can be supported.

EXAM ACCOMMODATION REQUEST FORM

Exam Resources

The following is a list of study materials required for the ASET Ethics Examination:

1. Canadian Professional Engineering and Geoscience: Practice and Ethics - Sixth Edition by Gordon C. Andrews (2019 Copyright)

   • The Fifth Edition can still be used to prepare.

   • Also available through Amazon, Chapters or Bookshelf.

2. Practical Law of Architecture, Engineering and Geoscience - 4th Edition by Samuels & Sanders (2023 Copyright)
3. ASET Ethics and Legislation Handbook

   • This is a study guide put together by ASET which provides all of the information necessary for exam preparation from The Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act and The ASET Regulations. Reviewing the legislation and regulations themselves is optional.

4. The ASET Code of Ethics

5. Occupational Health and Safety Act of Alberta. Statutes of Alberta, 2020 Chapter O-2.2, current as December 2021

6. Practice Exam questions available for purchase

   • The Practice Exams are hosted by a third-party educational partner, and applicants will need to create a new account to access the exam

7. Online Proctoring Information

   • Video resource from ProctorU/Meazure Learning outlining candidates' experience for writing an exam virtually.

8. Meazure Support Site