FundamentalsofEngineering

ExamfortheOlinStudent

KelcyAdamec,E.I.T.

Classof09

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:ABETDegree

ABETAccreditedDegree

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,youcanusethedesignationP.E.forProfessionalEngineer

PrinciplesandPracticeofEngineering(PE)Exam

WhyTaketheFEExam?

WhyTaketheFEExam?

0EITcertificationshowsthatyouareseriousaboutyourfutureasanengineer.

0 Itismucheasiertopassnow,whenyourcollegeeducationisfreshinyourmind,thanitwillbelater.Ifyouthinkyoumighteverwanttotaketheexamorbecomecertified,taketheFEExamnow.

DisciplinePassRates:CurrentStudentsvs.Graduates

GraphfromNCEESLicensurePresentation:ThePathtoProfessionalLicensure

OverallPassRatesAveragePassRateDropsfrom75%to52%

GraphfromNCEESLicensurePresentation:ThePathtoProfessionalLicensure

WhyTaketheFEExam?

0ThephraseProfessionalEngineerisrestrictedtopeoplewhohavepassedthePEExam.

0 IfyouwanttoofferyourservicesasanengineerdirectlytothepublicasaconsultantyouarelegallyrequiredtohaveaPE.

0 Youneedtobelicensedtosignoffonengineeringdocumentseithersubmittedtoapublicauthorityorforpublicandprivateclients(IEEE).

ItisthenextstageinbecomingaProfessionalEngineer.

WhyTaketheFEExam?

0 Ifyouwanttobecomeaprofessorofengineering,moreandmorecollegesrequireaPEforengineeringfaculty(IEEE,Whitman).

0AP.E.saysthatyouhavemettherecognizedstandardofcompetenceinyourfield.

0 Licensedengineersingeneralmakemoremoney.

ItisthenextstageinbecomingaProfessionalEngineer.

WhyTaketheFEExam?

WhyTaketheFEExam?

FEExamWhatYouNeedtoKnow

FEExamFormat0 Designedtotestaminimumlevelofcompetency

0 8hours0 180multiplechoicequestions0 Morningsession:120questions

0 Afternoonsession:60questions

0 Closedbook

MorningSessionTopics0Mathematics0Engineeringprobabilityandstatistics

0Chemistry0Computers0Ethicsandbusinesspractices

0Engineeringeconomics0Engineeringmechanics0Strengthofmaterials0Materialproperties0Fluidmechanics0Electricityandmagnetism

0Thermodynamics

FEAfternoonSession

07disciplinespecificmodules

060questionseach0Difficultyaimedtowardsjuniorandseniorlevelcoursework

PreparingfortheExam

PreparingfortheExam

0Reviewreferencematerials0Payspecificattentionto:Chemistry,EngineeringEconomics,EthicsandBusinessPractices,Computers(dontgetcocky),andThermodynamics

0BecomefamiliarwiththeNCEESFESuppliedReferenceHandbook

0Knowyourcalculator0Credit?

OlinLibraryResources

0 NCEESFESuppliedReferenceHandbook(freepdf fromncees.org,hardcopyavailableinOlinlibrary)

0 KaplanReviewBooks0 ASMEFEExamPrepLectureCDROM0 FE/EITAMw/CDROM(REA) TheBestTestPrepfortheEngineerinTrainingExam,N.U.Ahmed

0 FE/EITSampleExaminations,MichaelR.Lindeburg0 MechanicalDisciplineSpecificReviewfortheFE/EITExam,MichelSaad

0 FEReviewManual:RapidPreparationfortheGeneralFundamentalsofEngineeringExam(FEReviewManual),MichaelR.Lindeburg

WARNING:NoGraphingCalculatorsAllowed!

Kelcys Choice:Cassio FX115ES Merits

0 CurrentlyNCEESApproved

0 Integration0 Binary/Hexadecimalconversion

0 Matrixmath0 HighlyrecommendedfrominternetreviewsfortheFEandPEexams

Registration

0 Registrationopens34monthsbeforetheexamandcloses12monthsbeforetheexam,sobesuretosubmityourregistrationformontime

0 RegistrationinMAisthroughProfessionalCredentialServices(pcshq.com)

MoreDetails

023weeksafterregistering,youreceiveanexamnoticeaboutexamlocation,starttime,andparking.Takeitwithyouwhenyoutest!

0 Ifyoupass,youarenotified0 SendinyourtranscriptandmoneyASAP!

0 Ifyoufail,yougetanexambreakdown

ReferencesIEEE.(n.d.).HowToBecomeAPE.RetrievedMay9,2009,fromIEEEUSA: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.).LicensureofEngineeringFacultyADifficultProposition? RetrievedMay9,2009,fromIEEEUSAToday'sEngineer:http://www.todaysengineer.org/2009/May/licensure.asp

Questions?Comments?

kelcy.adamec@alumni.olin.edu