Professional Licensure

(general four step process)

REVIEW OF FUNDAMENTALS  Graduation: Graduate from an ABET-accredited

engineering program.
ABET accredited

 FE Exam: Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering

E
Exam. O
Once you pass the
th exam, you are classified
l ifi d
as an Engineering Intern (EI) or Engineer-in-Training
(EIT).
EF 402  Work Experience: Obtain 4 years experience under
the supervision of someone who is already licensed.
 PE Exam: Pass the Principles and Practice of
C
Course C
Coordinator:
di t D
Dr. Ri
Richard
h dB Bennett
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Engineering (PE) exam. This exam is given in a
variety of engineering disciplines.
Web Site: ef.engr.utk.edu/ef402

# Questions
Course Overview AM Subject

Mathematics 19
Probability
y and Statistics 8

 Review for morning portion of FE exam Chemistry 11

Computers 8
– 120 questions, 4 hours Ethics and Business Practice 8

 You need to develop your own study Engineering Economics 10

Statics and Dynamics 13
plan for the afternoon Strength of Materials 8
– 60 questions, 4 hours Material Properties 8
Fluid Mechanics 8
– Chemical,
Chemical Civil,
Civil Electrical,
Electrical Environmental,
Environmental
Electricity and Magnetism 11
Industrial, Mechanical, and Other/General Thermodynamics 8
engineering

EF 402 EXAM: Grading

http://www.ncees.org/exams/scoring/index.php
On Line Final Exam  The FE exam adjusts scores for outliers.
Times will be available around first Generally it takes 60% on the raw score to
weekk off April
A il get 70 or better on the adjusted. The lowest
it has ever gone was a 45%. There is no
penalty for guessing
guessing.
 EF 402 Grading
– Final exam,
exam 75% (60 multiple choice questions)
Need to bring own review manual, – On-line homework, 25% (240 problems).
calculator and pencil(s)
calculator, pencil(s).
Grading: Sample Calcs Grading Scale

 A (≥ 70)  C- (≥ 52)
% Answered Projected Score with  A- ((≥ 67))  D ((≥ 50))
Correctly credit for guessing  B+ (≥ 64)
47 60  B ((≥ 61))
60 70  B- (≥ 58)
 C+ (≥ 56)
C
S/NC option available for some
 C (≥ 55) majors; need a C to earn an S.

Why is Passing the FE Exam Important? Advice from Recent Examinees

1. First step in licensing. Make sure you are familiar with all reference material. This will allow
you to have more time to solve difficult problems.
2 It doesn’t
2. doesn t get easier to pass later.
later --Coby Crawford,
Crawford Managing Partner,
Partner Texas
April 2007 National Statistics Time Management is important. Solve practice problems so you can
76% first-time takers passed; 36% repeat takers passed become familiar with averaging 2 minutes per solution. Focus on the
areas of the afternoon exam that y
you are strong
g in.
3. Results are good for eternity. --Timothy King, Engineer, Pennsylvania
Start preparing several months in advance and use practice problems
to build your problem-solving speed and confidence. It's amazing
how fast-paced
fast paced the exam is and how little time you really have to look
up information.
--Anna Rodriguez, Technical Specialist, Texas

Choose which calculator you will use now,

now and start practicing using
it
--Derek Dooley, Lawyer, UT