<p>Noticed that today (July 1) was the deadline for those wanting to take this exam in October. (Test in April deadline is Jan 15.)
<a href=“http://www.bels.alabama.gov/pdfs/Fe-EIT-App.pdf”>http://www.bels.alabama.gov/pdfs/Fe-EIT-App.pdf</a>
Can anyone weigh in on the details of this process for current UA students? Does UA prepare students well for the exam, or is a lot of self-study/review required? How many of UA’s engineering students opt to take this exam…and what are the pass rates? </p>
<p>As an aside, the Society of Professional Engineering (NSPE) does not have a student chapter on the UA campus, nor anywhere in AL…if some enterprising student wants to tackle setting one up, that would be an awesome thing on the resume… 
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<p>Engineering students can join the NSPE for FREE (<a href=“Student Membership | National Society of Professional Engineers”>http://www.nspe.org/membership/type-membership/student-membership</a>) and they have great networking and scholarship opps for those seeking. Their publications are worth reading (come digitally w/ the membership).</p>
<p>My son took the exam in April of senior year. I don’t know how much he reviewed but he did say he thought it was pretty easy.</p>
<p>What is your son’s major in eng’g, please?</p>
<p>DS is aerospace. I just heard back from him and he thinks he took it in Feb. or March. Said it was extremely easy and he didn’t study. Everyone in his class passed and as far as he knows they also didn’t study. So it sounds like it isn’t something to worry about too much.</p>
<p>Yes, I think it has always been pretty easy to pass. When I took it, back in the dark ages, I had NO idea as to the correct answers to the EE problems and still managed to pass it! I knew of only one girl who didn’t pass it.</p>
<p>Th exam to get your PE license is a different story! You have to study hard for that one.</p>
<p>I don’t recall it as being difficult way back when it was called something else but I do remember that the pass rates were not anywhere near 100%. I went to a university that boasted about its high pass rate of 94%. With this in mind, I looked to see what current pass rates are and found this:
<a href=“http://ncees.org/exams/fe-exam/”>http://ncees.org/exams/fe-exam/</a></p>
<p>This is similar to my memory in that some majors have a much easier time with the exam than others. The exam is fairly general and as a result those disciplines that are broader seem to have greater success.</p>
<p>I agree that the PE exam is more difficult to pass and I studied a lot for that one. However, what I think makes it difficult is that one has been out of school for at least 4 years before they take it. That is a plenty of time to begin forgetting the stuff that you do not use in your area of practice but still have to know for the exam. I believe that I could have passed the PE exam pretty easily had I been allowed to take it at the same time as I took the FE. </p>
<p>Wow…fantastic link, WAP, thanks!
(For those in aero, I know they take the ‘Other Disciplines’ exam. There is no specific FE exam for aero, and no PE exam either. They have to choose an area of expertise.)</p>
<p>Yes, Aero is really a subcategory of mechanical engineering. I would guess most aero students are advised to take the mechanical engineering exam.</p>
<p>Interesting. I wonder what the slant is of the “other disciplines” exam. </p>
<p>You can click on the links for individual tests (i.e., mechanical, or civil, or ‘other’) and they list the types of questions asked.</p>
<p>Highly recommend taking it. I work with expert witnesses on a daily basis, and you’ve got to have a PE to be one. To get a PE, you have to first get an FE. My son did some bargaining with me for his summer job to increase his pay rate because he was now an engineer in training, as well as achieving his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. The engineering department does give review classes. Son particularly attended sessions that dealt with subject matter from classes he did not get stellar grades in, or he felt weak in the material. We were thrilled that he passed the test as well. As many will tell you, it’s better to take it now, while the material is fresh in your head. While you may feel you don’t need it now, it may offer you job security, better pay, more opportunities down the line.</p>
<p>“As many will tell you, it’s better to take it now, while the material is fresh in your head. While you may feel you don’t need it now, it may offer you job security, better pay, more opportunities down the line.”</p>
<p>Exactly! It is easier to take sooner rather than later. For many jobs a PE is not required but it opens doors to others that do require a PE. You always want to open as many door as possible so you can choose which door you want to walk through.</p>
<p>Get registered as a PE.</p>
<p>hi guys as of now the format of FE has been changed. Either you can take specific discipline or genera. Im confuse to choose either of them…which would be easy???</p>
<p>What info do you have that the format has changed ‘as of now’ - what does that mean? Are you an aero engineering student? </p>