FE & PE Exam Exam Process & Requirements
Jonathon Mauritz, Mauritz, EIT Mechanical Design Engineer Hudson Products Cororation
Eri! Ho"ard, PE #ice President $nightha"! Engineering
John Rig% Categor Manager Che'ron Pieline
What is the FE Exam? (undamentals o) Engineering *(E+ Engineer in Training *EIT+ Engineer Intern *EI+ (irst ste to %ecoming a licensed Pro)essional Engineer *PE+ Ta!en semester o) graduation dministered % the -ational Council o) Examiners )or Engineering and .ur'eing *-CEE.+
What is the FE Exam?
dministered in ril and /cto%er 0 hour duration 1 2 sessions 304 multile5choice questions ◦
324 in morning session *same )or e'erone+
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32644 PM 7 3644 PM
94 in a)ternoon session *selected disciline+
0644 M 7 32644 PM
3644 PM 7 :644 PM
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(E .ulied Re)erence Hand%oo! is ro'ided on da o) exam
FE Sample Problem 1 ;hat is a metric ton< *+ 244 !g *=+ 3444 !g *C+ 2444 !g *D+ 2 !Solution
metric ton, also !no"n as a Answer is B.
tonne,
is 3444 !g>
FE Sample Problem 2 ;ater ?o"s through a : cm diameter ie at : m@s> ;hat is the 'elocit a)ter it exands through a 34 cm diameter section< *+ 3>44 m@s *=+ 3>2: m@s *C+ 2>:4 m@s *D+ 34>4 m@s Solution
A is constant, '33 B '22, '2 B 3>2: m@s> Answer is B.
FE Exam at Rice University
Rice administers the (E in ril onl ◦
/nline registration at """>t%e>state>tx>us ◦
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32: registration )ee % credit card onl Dean o) Engineering "ill reim%urse the 32: )ee uon assing the exam
8ast ears re)erence manuals ◦
-ext exam 7 .aturda, ril 3 th 2432
'aila%le in the Dean o) Engineering /Fce
.amle questions & re)erence materials ◦
(ondren 8i%rar 7 Reser'e Des! under (E Exam
What to Bring to the FE Exam
Exam authorization notice ◦
Photo ID ◦
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Do"nload 'ia our M -CEE. account 25G "ee!s rior to exam date Current, signed, go'ernment5issued hoto ID Must match exam authorization notice
Calculator ◦
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Casio6 ll (533: models HP6 HP GG. & HP G:., no other models TI6 ll TI5G4 & TI5G9 models
FE St!y "aterials
(E Re'ie" Manual ◦
uthor6 Michael R> 8inde%urg, PE
-CEE. Re)erence Hand%oo! ◦
uthor6 -CEE.
Rice University Process
Email "ill %e sent out to Engineering students earl Januar In)ormation session ◦
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.ea!er 7 Dr> =art .inclair Januar 30th 2432, 64450644 PM, Duncan Hall (E Exam In)o .heet
Deadline to register ◦
(e%ruar 2Grd 2432
#pril 2$11 FE Reslts Exam Module
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Why Become a %icense! PE
Prestige ◦
Career De'eloment ◦
/nl PEs can sign and seal engineering dra"ings and onl PEs can %e in resonsi%le charge o) a Lrm in ri'ate ractice or ser'e as a )ull qualiLed exert "itness>
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8icensure not onl enhances our stature, it sho"s commitment to the ro)ession and demonstrates heightened leadershi and management s!ills>
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PEs are resected % the u%lic and are seen in the same light as licensed ro)essionals in other Lelds>
Ha'e a PE license oens u our career otions> Nou can %ecome a secialist, or esta%lish our o"n %usiness>
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Ha'ing our PE allo"s exanded oortunities %eond a coman structure 5 as an indeendent consultant )or examle>
PE in exas
ccredited engineering degree Comlete *ass+ (E exam Exerience under a licensed PE is recommended ◦
ears o) acti'e ractice in engineering ◦
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#er hel)ul "hen su%mitting re)erences Design nalsis
Comlete *ass+ PE exam
' (ears o) #ctive Practice in Engineering
.ulementar Exerience Record *.ER+ ◦
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Record o) ro)essional exerience Document exerience as ou go
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ProOects, Emloers, Jo% title, Contacts, etc>
.u%mitted "ith alication Ticall 9532 ages in length I designedQ, I calculatedQ, I analzedQ
.u%mit G Re)erences *current PEs+ ◦
(amiliar "ith our "or!
What is the PE Exam?
dministered in ril and /cto%er 0 hour duration 1 2 sessions Mechanical session ◦
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04 multile5choice questions ◦
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H#C and Re)rigeration Mechanical .stems and Materials Thermal and (luids .stems 4 in morning session *same )or all mechanical+ 4 in a)ternoon session *selected disciline+
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=ring our o"n %ounded re)erence material
PE Sample Problem 24 )t length o) 2 S in nominal diameter schedule 4 steel ie )ull o) "ater is siml suorted> ;hat is most nearl the maximum ie de?ection< *+ 4>30 in *=+ 4>: in *C+ 4>:4 in *D+ 4>93 in Solution
Calculate mass, moment o) inertia, & %eam de?ection> Answer is C.
PE St!y "aterials
PE Re)erence Manual PE Practice Pro%lems .amle Examination ◦
uthor6 Michael R> 8inde%urg, PE
#pril 2$11 PE Reslts Exam Module
(irst5time ta!ers
Reeat ta!ers
Chemical
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G3
Ci'il
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Electrical
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*ontining E!cation Program
CEP requires 3: PDH *Pro)essional De'eloment Hours+ er ear ◦
Required annuall to rene" PE license PDH acti'ities ◦
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t least 3 PDH o) ethics
Meetings .eminars Courses
$ee documentation ◦
PEs ma %e randoml audited
