Archive for the 'Requirements' Category

FE Exam Review

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Oklahoma University’s Internet resource for Fundamentals of Engineering Review can be useful in preparing for the first of the two tests needed to become a licensed professional engineer.
The link to this site is: http://www.feexam.ou.edu/
You can select various engineering subjects and even generate sample tests.

 
See also our previous post with another source of review material.
 

Changes to Electrical PE Exam

Friday, June 13th, 2008

 
From Licensure Exchange - June 2008 (volume 12 issue 3) - Published by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
NCEES announces changes to Electrical and Computer PE exam
 The Principles and Practice (PE) examination in electrical and computer engineering will have a different look beginning in April 2009. 
According to a memo distributed [...]

CPEES

Monday, April 7th, 2008

If you have graduated from a college or university outside of the U.S. and want to apply to be a licensed professional engineer, you will likely need to have you education credentials qualified.  The Center for Professional Engineering Education Services provides U.S. engineering and surveying licensing boards with credential evaluations that is used in assessing foreign-educated [...]

ABET

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

If you are considering becoming a licensed professional engineer, you may have noticed one of the prerequisites is an engineering degree from an ABET-accredited institution.  So what is an ABET-accredited institution?  What is ABET?
ABET, Inc., formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, is a non-profit organization that serves the public by accrediting United States [...]

PE Evaluator

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

The Texas Board of Professional Engineers has provided an on-line PE Evaluator tool. This quick and easy web tool allows you to determine your eligibility based on your qualifications. The tool helps a person to answer such questions as “Do I qualify for licensure?”, “Which Exams do I have to take?” and “Do I qualify [...]

Engineer’s Stamp or Seal

Monday, February 18th, 2008

A wet ink stamp or embossing press seal has long been used as a professional engineer’s “stamp of approval” on drawings and documents.  The inclusion of this mark means that the work has been prepared by or under the direct supervision of the professional engineer.
The requirements of this stamp vary by state.  The appearance, size, [...]