Control Systems Engineering. Fire Protection Engineering. Industrial and Systems Engineering. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. Mining and Mineral Processing. Petroleum Engineering. Architectural Engineering. Engineering college seniors or working engineers must pass the FE exam and then gain four years of engineering work experience before becoming eligible to take the PE exam. Upon passing the PE exam, the examinee becomes a licensed professional engineer PE. A licensed professional engineer is someone who has the legal right to stamp and seal engineering documents that go out to the public.
The exam is taken on a computer at a Pearson Vue test center location. You are only allowed to bring an approved calculator, and you are provided a PDF of equations and tables that you will refer to during the exam. You should pass the FE exam now, and therefore become an EIT, so you can become a professional engineer PE a few years down the road or have the option later on.
Professional engineers have the legal right to stamp and seal engineering documents that go out to the public. Depending on what industry you are in or could be in , being a PE is an absolute requirement for management positions or a clear differentiator amongst your peers for career advancement. The importance of being a PE, and by default an EIT, varies based on the industry you work in or could find yourself working in. For the construction industry, such as the industry almost all civil engineering grads go into, professional engineering licensure is often a prerequisite for non entry-level positions and EIT certification is often a requirement for entry-level positions.
For other engineering disciplines such as mechanical, electrical-computer, environmental, and chemical… the level of importance of professional engineering licensure varies depending on the job. Industries for mechanical engineers such as HVAC often require professional licensure, likewise industries for electrical engineers such as public power generation do too.
Chemical engineers, industrial engineers, and really any type of engineer often choose to become licensed engineers now in case they decide to provide any kind of engineering consulting work as an additional source of income down the road.
To provide any kind of engineering work to the public or a private business as a consultant , you must be legally licensed as a professional engineer to do so. While there are approximately 70, new engineering graduates annually, about forty thousand people take the FE exam every year, according to NCEES's annual publication, Squared.
Another angle to look at professional engineering licensure is not just whether or not it is a requirement to get a job at the moment but how it can help you differentiate yourself amongst your peers and help you advance in your career.
You can file the paperwork for your engineer-in-training EIT certification in your state after passing the FE exam. Taking the PE exam soon after taking the FE exam can be very advantageous as the topics are still fresh in your mind.
You can then request to transfer your professional licensure from Kentucky to your home state. Transferring professional engineering licensure has a lot of technicalities both states must agree on. Remember passing the FE exam is simply a required, intermediate step before becoming eligible to take-pass the PE exam. Will passing the FE help you get a raise?
Learn more about AITs. Reasonable accommodations are available for examinees who meet certain eligibility criteria and sufficiently document their request. You will be provided with an electronic reference handbook during the exam. For access prior to your exam, you may either purchase a hard copy or download a free electronic copy. NCEES offers practice exams. These practice exams contain questions that have been used on past exams and questions written just for study materials to give you extra practice.
Online practice exams are no longer available. If you have already purchased an online practice exam, you will have access to the exam until the exam is completed or until your purchased time expires. FE exam results are typically available 7—10 days after you take the exam.
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