Fundamentals of Engineering Exam for the Olin Student

Fundamentalsof
Engineering
ExamfortheOlin
Student
KelcyAdamec,E.I.T.
Classof’09
Overview
0 WhatisLicensure?
0 LicensureTrack
0 WhyTaketheFEExam?
0 FEExam:WhatYouNeedtoKnow
0 PreparingfortheExam
WhatisLicensure?
WhatisLicensure?
Licensureis:
0 Recognizedauthorizationforprofessionalpractice
0 Arecognizedstandardmeasureofcompetence
0 Awaytoprotectpublichealth,safety,andwelfare
Youwantyourdoctors,accountants,and
lawyerstobelicensed
…butdidyouknowthatyoucanbe
licensedasanengineer?
LicensingOrganization:NCEES
NationalCouncilofExaminersforEngineeringandSurveying
0 Nonprofitorganizationmadeupofthe
engineeringandsurveyinglicensureboards
fromallU.S.statesandseveralterritories
0 Develops,administers,andscorestheFEand
PEexamsthatareusedforengineering
licensureintheU.S.
LicensureTrack
LicensureTrack:ABETDegree
ABETAccredited
Degree
FEExam
Experience
PEExam
ABETAccreditedDegree
0 OlinisanABET
accreditedcollege,so
youareonyourway
tomeetingthefirst
requirement.
LicensureTrack:FEExam
ABETAccredited
Degree
FEExam
Experience
PEExam
Fundamentalsof
Engineering(FE)Exam
0 Theexamisofferedin
AprilandOctober
0 Youcantaketheexamin
yoursenioryear,or
anytimeafteryougraduate
0 Whenyoupass,youearn
thedesignationEIorEIT
(EngineeringInternor
EngineerInTraining)
0 Itdoesnotmatterwhere
youtaketheFEExamor
whatsubjectyoufocuson
LicensureTrack:Experience
ABETAccredited
Degree
FEExam
Experience
PEExam
Experience
0 Generallyyouneed
about4yearsof
engineeringexperience
workingunderaP.E.
0 Differentstateshave
differentrequirements
beforeyoucantakethe
PEExam,somakesure
tocheckonncees.org
LicensureTrack:PEExam
ABETAccredited
Degree
FEExam
Experience
PEExam
PrinciplesandPracticeof
Engineering(PE)Exam
0 TheexamisofferedinApril
0
0
0
0
0
0
andOctober
Requirementsvarywidelyby
state
Another8hourexam
Practiceorientedwith
17Disciplines
OpenBook
Withthisexamandlicensure
boardapproval,youcanuse
thedesignation“P.E.”for
ProfessionalEngineer
WhyTaketheFEExam?
WhyTaketheFEExam?
0 EITcertificationshowsthatyouareserious
aboutyourfutureasanengineer.
0 Itismucheasiertopassnow,whenyour
collegeeducationisfreshinyourmind,thanit
willbelater.Ifyouthinkyoumighteverwant
totaketheexamorbecomecertified,takethe
FEExamnow.
DisciplinePassRates:
CurrentStudentsvs.Graduates
GraphfromNCEESLicensurePresentation:ThePathtoProfessionalLicensure
OverallPassRates
Average
PassRate
Dropsfrom
75%to52%
GraphfromNCEESLicensurePresentation:ThePathtoProfessionalLicensure
WhyTaketheFEExam?
ItisthenextstageinbecomingaProfessionalEngineer.
0 Thephrase“ProfessionalEngineer”isrestrictedto
peoplewhohavepassedthePEExam.
0 Ifyouwanttoofferyourservicesasanengineer
directlytothepublicasaconsultantyouarelegally
requiredtohaveaPE.
0 Youneedtobelicensedtosignoffonengineering
documentseither“submittedtoapublicauthorityor
forpublicandprivateclients”(IEEE).
WhyTaketheFEExam?
ItisthenextstageinbecomingaProfessionalEngineer.
0 Ifyouwanttobecomeaprofessorofengineering,
moreandmorecollegesrequireaPEforengineering
faculty(IEEE,Whitman).
0 AP.E.saysthatyouhavemettherecognizedstandard
ofcompetenceinyourfield.
0 Licensedengineersingeneralmakemoremoney.
WhyTaketheFEExam?
WhyTaketheFEExam?
FEExam
WhatYouNeedtoKnow
FEExamFormat
0 Designedtotesta
minimumlevelof
competency
0 8hours
0 180multiple‐choice
questions
0 Morningsession:120
questions
0 Afternoonsession:60
questions
0 Closedbook
MorningSessionTopics
0 Mathematics
0 Engineering
probabilityand
statistics
0 Chemistry
0 Computers
0 Ethicsand
businesspractices
0 Engineeringeconomics
0 Engineeringmechanics
0 Strengthofmaterials
0 Materialproperties
0 Fluidmechanics
0 Electricityand
magnetism
0 Thermodynamics
FEAfternoonSession
0 7discipline‐specific
modules
0 60questionseach
0 Difficultyaimed
towardsjuniorand
senior‐level
coursework
PreparingfortheExam
PreparingfortheExam
0 Reviewreferencematerials
0 Payspecificattentionto:Chemistry,
EngineeringEconomics,EthicsandBusiness
Practices,Computers(don’tgetcocky),and
Thermodynamics
0 BecomefamiliarwiththeNCEESFESupplied
ReferenceHandbook
0 Knowyourcalculator
0 Credit?
OlinLibraryResources
0 NCEESFESuppliedReferenceHandbook(freepdf from
ncees.org,hardcopyavailableinOlinlibrary)
0 KaplanReviewBooks
0 ASMEFEExamPrepLectureCD‐ROM
0 FE/EITAMw/CD‐ROM(REA)‐ TheBestTestPrepfor
theEngineerinTrainingExam,N.U.Ahmed
0 FE/EITSampleExaminations,MichaelR.Lindeburg
0 MechanicalDiscipline‐SpecificReviewfortheFE/EIT
Exam,MichelSaad
0 FEReviewManual:RapidPreparationfortheGeneral
FundamentalsofEngineeringExam(FEReview
Manual),MichaelR.Lindeburg
WARNING:
NoGraphingCalculatorsAllowed!
Kelcy’s Choice:
Cassio FX‐115ES
Merits
0 CurrentlyNCEES
0
0
0
0
Approved
Integration
Binary/Hexadecimal
conversion
Matrixmath
Highlyrecommended
frominternetreviews
fortheFEandPE
exams
Registration
0 Registrationopens3‐4monthsbeforetheexam
andcloses1‐2monthsbeforetheexam,sobesure
tosubmityourregistrationformontime
0 RegistrationinMAisthroughProfessional
CredentialServices(pcshq.com)
MoreDetails
0 2‐3weeksafterregistering,youreceivean
examnoticeaboutexamlocation,starttime,
andparking.Takeitwithyouwhenyoutest!
0 Ifyoupass,youarenotified
0 SendinyourtranscriptandmoneyASAP!
0 Ifyoufail,yougetanexambreakdown
References
IEEE.(n.d.).HowToBecomeAPE.RetrievedMay9,2009,fromIEEE‐USA:
www.ieeeusa.org/careers/files/How%20To%20Become%20A%20PE.p
pt
NCEESLicensurePresentation:ThePathtoProfessionalLicensure
NCEES.(n.d.).WhatistheFEExam? RetrievedFeb2,2009,from
EngineeringLicense.com:http://www.engineeringlicense.com/feexam/
NSPE.(n.d.).WhyGetLicensed.RetrievedMay9,2009,fromNational
SocietyofProfessionalEngineers:
http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/WhyGetLicensed/index.html
ProfessionalCredentialServices.(n.d.).Registraition andGeneral
Information.RetrievedFeb2,2009,fromhttp://www.pcshq.com/
Whitman,D.L.(n.d.).LicensureofEngineeringFaculty— ADifficult
Proposition? RetrievedMay9,2009,fromIEEE‐USAToday'sEngineer:
http://www.todaysengineer.org/2009/May/licensure.asp
Questions?
Comments?
kelcy.adamec@alumni.olin.edu