Professional ethics and licensure
Engineering Licensure
A Path of Opportunity
National Council of Examiners for
Engineering and Surveying www.engineeringlicense.com
What is Licensure?
Why Bother?
Steps to Licensure
FE Exam
PE Exam
What is Licensure?
To the Public
Why is it Important?
To You
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 Levels of 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
6-Hour Computer Based Exam
Pearson VUE Testing Center
FE Examination
110
Questions
Engineering Economics
Mathematics, Computers
Structures, Geotechnical
Professionalism & Ethics
Engineering Statistics
Construction, Surveying
Materials
Thermodynamics
Mathematics
Statics, Dynamics, Fluids
Environmental
Material Properties
Transportation
FE Civil Exam
Disciplines
- Chemical
- Civil
- Electrical & Computer
- Industrial
- Mechanical
- Environmental
- Other
FE Examination
WHEN
Four Testing Windows
Covering 8 Months
Average
Pass Rate
Drops from
75% 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)
8-Hour Open-Book Exam
Morning & Afternoon Sessions
80-100 Questions
Multiple Offerings for
Larger Disciplines
Multiple Formats
PE Examination
“No Choice”
(Both Sessions the Same for Everyone)
- Agricultural
- Architectural
- Chemical
- Control Systems
- Environmental
- Fire Protection
- Industrial
- Metallurgical
- Mining and Mineral
- Naval Architecture
& Marine
- Nuclear
- Petroleum
- Structural
PE Examination
“Breadth & Depth”
(Common session in AM, and Depth module in PM)
Civil
Environmental, Geotechnical, Structural, Transportation, and Water Resources
Electrical & Computer
Computers, Power, and Electronics, Controls and
Communications
Mechanical
HVAC and Refrigeration, Machine Design, and Thermal and Fluid Systems
PE Examination
National Council of Examiners for
Engineering and Surveying www.engineeringlicense.com
