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Engineering Licensure and the FE Examination

AL Board of Licensure for PE and PLS. Engineering Licensure and the FE Examination. Regina Dinger Executive Director regina.dinger@bels.alabama.gov 334-242-5021. What is Licensure?. Engineering Licensure. A Path of Opportunity. To the Public. Why is it Important?. To You.

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Engineering Licensure and the FE Examination

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  1. AL Board of Licensure for PE and PLS Engineering Licensure and the FE Examination Regina Dinger Executive Director regina.dinger@bels.alabama.gov 334-242-5021

  2. What is Licensure?

  3. Engineering Licensure A Path of Opportunity

  4. To the Public Why is it Important? To You

  5. Reasons for Licensure • A legal necessity • Improved employment security • Better opportunities for advancement • Personal satisfaction

  6. Steps to Licensure

  7. Step 1 Graduate from an ABET-accredited Degree Program

  8. Step 2 Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE)

  9. WHO

  10. WHEN • National Test – Mid April and End of October • Filing Deadline • Jan 15 and July 1 • Usually taken during Senior Year

  11. Average Pass Rates Average Pass Rate Drops from 75% to 52 %

  12. Test Format • 8-Hour Closed-Book Exam • 2 Sessions (Morning & Afternoon

  13. 120 Questions Engineering Economics Electrical Circuits Chemistry Ethics Dynamics Fluid Mechanics Mechanics of Materials Thermodynamics Mathematics Statics Computers Material Science Morning Session

  14. 60 Questions Disciplines Chemical Civil Electrical Industrial Mechanical Environmental General Same topics as morning Afternoon Session

  15. Preparation • Attend Classes • Review Courses • Study Materials • NCEES Web Site

  16. Step 3 Acquire Engineering Experience with increasing Levels of Responsibility with Supervision of a Licensed Engineer

  17. Step 4 Pass the Pass the Principles and Practice of Engineering Exam (PE)

  18. Principles & Practice of Engineering Exam (PE) • 8-Hour Open-Book Exam • Morning & Afternoon Sessions • 80-100 Questions • Multiple Offerings for Larger Disciplines • Multiple Choice Format

  19. Architectural Chemical Control Systems Environmental Fire Protection Industrial Metallurgical Mining and Mineral Naval Architecture & Marine Nuclear Petroleum Structural “No choice”(Both Sessions the Same for Everyone

  20. “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

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

  22. Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers www.bels.alabama.gov National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) www.ncees.org or www.engineeringlicense.com

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