Fundamentals of Engineering Exam for the Olin Student
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Fundamentals of Engineering Exam for the Olin Student Kelcy Adamec, E.I.T. Class of ’09
Transcript of Fundamentals of Engineering Exam for the Olin Student
FundamentalsofEngineering
ExamfortheOlinStudentKelcyAdamec,E.I.T.
Classof’09
Overview
0WhatisLicensure?0LicensureTrack0WhyTaketheFEExam?0FEExam:WhatYouNeedtoKnow0PreparingfortheExam
WhatisLicensure?
WhatisLicensure?Licensureis:
0 Recognizedauthorizationforprofessionalpractice0 Arecognizedstandardmeasureofcompetence0 Awaytoprotectpublichealth,safety,andwelfare
Youwantyourdoctors,accountants,andlawyerstobelicensed
…butdidyouknowthatyoucanbelicensedasanengineer?
LicensingOrganization:NCEES
NationalCouncilofExaminersforEngineeringandSurveying
0NonprofitorganizationmadeupoftheengineeringandsurveyinglicensureboardsfromallU.S.statesandseveralterritories
0Develops,administers,andscorestheFEandPEexamsthatareusedforengineeringlicensureintheU.S.
LicensureTrack
LicensureTrack:ABETDegreeABETAccreditedDegree
FEExam
Experience
PEExam
0OlinisanABETaccreditedcollege,soyouareonyourwaytomeetingthefirstrequirement.
ABETAccreditedDegree
LicensureTrack:FEExamABETAccreditedDegree
FEExam
Experience
PEExam
0 TheexamisofferedinAprilandOctober
0 Youcantaketheexaminyoursenioryear,oranytimeafteryougraduate
0 Whenyoupass,youearnthedesignationEIorEIT(EngineeringInternorEngineerInTraining)
0 ItdoesnotmatterwhereyoutaketheFEExamorwhatsubjectyoufocuson
FundamentalsofEngineering(FE)Exam
LicensureTrack:ExperienceABETAccreditedDegree
FEExam
Experience
PEExam
0 Generallyyouneedabout4yearsofengineeringexperienceworkingunderaP.E.
0 DifferentstateshavedifferentrequirementsbeforeyoucantakethePEExam,somakesuretocheckonncees.org
Experience
LicensureTrack:PEExamABETAccreditedDegree
FEExam
Experience
PEExam
0 TheexamisofferedinAprilandOctober
0 Requirementsvarywidelybystate
0 Another8hourexam0 Practiceorientedwith0 17Disciplines0 OpenBook0 Withthisexamandlicensureboardapproval,youcanusethedesignation“P.E.”forProfessionalEngineer
PrinciplesandPracticeofEngineering(PE)Exam
WhyTaketheFEExam?
WhyTaketheFEExam?
0EITcertificationshowsthatyouareseriousaboutyourfutureasanengineer.
0 Itismucheasiertopassnow,whenyourcollegeeducationisfreshinyourmind,thanitwillbelater.Ifyouthinkyoumighteverwanttotaketheexamorbecomecertified,taketheFEExamnow.
DisciplinePassRates:CurrentStudentsvs.Graduates
GraphfromNCEESLicensurePresentation:ThePathtoProfessionalLicensure
OverallPassRatesAveragePassRateDropsfrom75%to52%
GraphfromNCEESLicensurePresentation:ThePathtoProfessionalLicensure
WhyTaketheFEExam?
0Thephrase“ProfessionalEngineer”isrestrictedtopeoplewhohavepassedthePEExam.
0 IfyouwanttoofferyourservicesasanengineerdirectlytothepublicasaconsultantyouarelegallyrequiredtohaveaPE.
0 Youneedtobelicensedtosignoffonengineeringdocumentseither“submittedtoapublicauthorityorforpublicandprivateclients”(IEEE).
ItisthenextstageinbecomingaProfessionalEngineer.
WhyTaketheFEExam?
0 Ifyouwanttobecomeaprofessorofengineering,moreandmorecollegesrequireaPEforengineeringfaculty(IEEE,Whitman).
0AP.E.saysthatyouhavemettherecognizedstandardofcompetenceinyourfield.
0 Licensedengineersingeneralmakemoremoney.
ItisthenextstageinbecomingaProfessionalEngineer.
WhyTaketheFEExam?
WhyTaketheFEExam?
FEExamWhatYouNeedtoKnow
FEExamFormat0 Designedtotestaminimumlevelofcompetency
0 8hours0 180multiple‐choicequestions0 Morningsession:120questions
0 Afternoonsession:60questions
0 Closedbook
MorningSessionTopics0Mathematics0Engineeringprobabilityandstatistics
0Chemistry0Computers0Ethicsandbusinesspractices
0Engineeringeconomics0Engineeringmechanics0Strengthofmaterials0Materialproperties0Fluidmechanics0Electricityandmagnetism
0Thermodynamics
FEAfternoonSession
07discipline‐specificmodules
060questionseach0Difficultyaimedtowardsjuniorandsenior‐levelcoursework
PreparingfortheExam
PreparingfortheExam0Reviewreferencematerials0Payspecificattentionto:Chemistry,EngineeringEconomics,EthicsandBusinessPractices,Computers(don’tgetcocky),andThermodynamics
0BecomefamiliarwiththeNCEESFESuppliedReferenceHandbook
0Knowyourcalculator0Credit?
OlinLibraryResources0 NCEESFESuppliedReferenceHandbook(freepdf fromncees.org,hardcopyavailableinOlinlibrary)
0 KaplanReviewBooks0 ASMEFEExamPrepLectureCD‐ROM0 FE/EITAMw/CD‐ROM(REA)‐ TheBestTestPrepfortheEngineerinTrainingExam,N.U.Ahmed
0 FE/EITSampleExaminations,MichaelR.Lindeburg0 MechanicalDiscipline‐SpecificReviewfortheFE/EITExam,MichelSaad
0 FEReviewManual:RapidPreparationfortheGeneralFundamentalsofEngineeringExam(FEReviewManual),MichaelR.Lindeburg
WARNING:NoGraphingCalculatorsAllowed!
Kelcy’s Choice:Cassio FX‐115ES Merits
0 CurrentlyNCEESApproved
0 Integration0 Binary/Hexadecimalconversion
0 Matrixmath0 HighlyrecommendedfrominternetreviewsfortheFEandPEexams
Registration0 Registrationopens3‐4monthsbeforetheexamandcloses1‐2monthsbeforetheexam,sobesuretosubmityourregistrationformontime
0 RegistrationinMAisthroughProfessionalCredentialServices(pcshq.com)
MoreDetails
02‐3weeksafterregistering,youreceiveanexamnoticeaboutexamlocation,starttime,andparking.Takeitwithyouwhenyoutest!
0 Ifyoupass,youarenotified0 SendinyourtranscriptandmoneyASAP!
0 Ifyoufail,yougetanexambreakdown
ReferencesIEEE.(n.d.).HowToBecomeAPE.RetrievedMay9,2009,fromIEEE‐USA:www.ieeeusa.org/careers/files/How%20To%20Become%20A%20PE.ppt
NCEESLicensurePresentation:ThePathtoProfessionalLicensureNCEES.(n.d.).WhatistheFEExam? RetrievedFeb2,2009,fromEngineeringLicense.com:http://www.engineeringlicense.com/feexam/
NSPE.(n.d.).WhyGetLicensed.RetrievedMay9,2009,fromNationalSocietyofProfessionalEngineers:http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/WhyGetLicensed/index.html
ProfessionalCredentialServices.(n.d.).Registraition andGeneralInformation.RetrievedFeb2,2009,fromhttp://www.pcshq.com/
Whitman,D.L.(n.d.).LicensureofEngineeringFaculty—ADifficultProposition? RetrievedMay9,2009,fromIEEE‐USAToday'sEngineer:http://www.todaysengineer.org/2009/May/licensure.asp
