Is the HP 35s Allowed in Exams? FE Rules

Model profile

The exact printed model name matters more than the brand family.

i. Identity

HP 35s

ii. Features

Scientific calculator. Programmable: Yes. CAS: No.

iii. Coverage

1 approved verdict and 0 banned verdicts currently published.

Programmable RPN-capable scientific calculator. One of the few HP models explicitly listed in the NCEES FE calculator whitelist.

Part the Second · Exam matrix

Where this calculator stands.

1 indexed verdicts

CodeExamStatusLast verified

FENCEES

ApprovedLast verified 2026·05·15

Outside the US · University, board & international exams

Using the HP 35s for a university or board exam?

The HP 35s is a programmable graphing calculator without CAS. Policies vary widely — some exams allow it, others restrict programmable or graphing models. We have not yet verified a specific university or board-exam policy for this model.

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Part the Third · Official sources

Policy sources used for this model.

Official source · 01NCEES Calculator Policy

Based on the cited NCEES whitelist quote, the relevant evidence is the named calculator family or model. The HP 35s is matched to the HP 35s model using the stored calculator model data. This evidence note does not treat every scientific calculator as allowed; it only explains why this exact printed model name fits the whitelist language currently recorded for the FE exam.

“Only the calculators listed below may be used during the FE exam: Casio fx-115 and fx-991 models, Hewlett Packard HP 33s and HP 35s, Texas Instruments TI-30X and TI-36X models.”

NCEESAccessed 2026·05·15

Part the Fourth · Search aliases

Common ways people write this model.

hp35shp 3535shp-35s

Part the Fifth · Safer comparisons

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