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Engineering Licensure A Path of Opportunity

Engineering Licensure A Path of Opportunity. National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

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Engineering LicensureA Path of Opportunity

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National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

What is Licensure?

Why Bother?

Steps to Licensure

FE Exam

PE Exam

What is Licensure?

To You

Why is it Important?

To the Public

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

National non-profit responsible for licensure of engineers & surveyors

Prepares and administers FE exam and PE exam

Offers Records Program for licensed engineers & surveyors

Why Bother

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Steps to Licensure

Graduate from an ABET-accredited Engineering Program

Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE)

Acquire Engineering Experience with Increasing Levelsof Responsibility with Supervision of a Licensed Engineer

Pass the Principles & Practice of Engineering Exam (PE)

Your Name, P.E.Enjoy the Benefits of a Professional Engineering License

Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE)

Who should take the FE?

What is the test like?

When should I take it?

How do I prepare?

WHO

TEST FORMAT

FE Examination

6-Hour Computer Based Exam

Pearson VUE Testing Center

110Questions

FE Civil Exam

Engineering EconomicsMathematics, ComputersStructures, GeotechnicalProfessionalism & EthicsEngineering StatisticsConstruction, SurveyingMaterialsThermodynamicsMathematicsStatics, Dynamics, FluidsEnvironmentalMaterial PropertiesTransportation

FE Examination

Disciplines

- Chemical- Civil- Electrical & Computer- Industrial- Mechanical- Environmental- Other

WHEN

Four Testing Windows

Covering 8 Months

AveragePass Rate

Drops from75% to 52%

Within last 3-5 years

Within last 2 years

Still Enrolled

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

PREPARATION

Pass the Principles & Practice of Engineering Exam (PE)

PE Examination

8-Hour Open-Book Exam

Morning & Afternoon Sessions

80-100 Questions

Multiple Offerings for Larger Disciplines

Multiple Formats

“No Choice”(Both Sessions the Same for Everyone)

PE Examination

- Metallurgical- Mining and Mineral- Naval Architecture & Marine- Nuclear- Petroleum- Structural

- Agricultural- Architectural- Chemical- Control Systems- Environmental- Fire Protection- Industrial

PE Examination

“Breadth & Depth”(Common session in AM, and Depth module in PM)

CivilEnvironmental, Geotechnical, Structural, Transportation,

and Water Resources

Electrical & Computer Computers, Power, and Electronics, Controls and Communications

MechanicalHVAC and Refrigeration, Machine Design, and Thermal and Fluid Systems

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