1. Engineering Licensure and the FE Examination Regina DingerExecutive Director regina.dinger@bels.alabama.gov334-242-5021 AL Board of Licensure for PE and PLS

2. What is Licensure?

3. Engineering Licensure A Path of Opportunity

4. Why is it Important? To the Public To You

5. A legal necessity Improved employment security Better opportunities for advancement Personal satisfaction Reasons for Licensure

6. Steps to Licensure

7. Step 1 Graduate from an ABET-accredited Degree Program

8. Step 2 Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE)

9. WHO

10. WHEN National Test – Mid April and End of October Filing Deadline –Jan 15 and July 1 Usually taken during Senior Year

11. Average Pass Rates Average Pass Rate Drops from 75% to 52 %

12. Test Format 8-Hour Closed-Book Exam 2 Sessions (Morning & Afternoon

13. Morning Session 120 Questions Engineering Economics Electrical Circuits Chemistry Ethics Dynamics Fluid Mechanics Mechanics of Materials Thermodynamics Mathematics Statics Computers Material Science

14. Afternoon Session 60 Questions Disciplines Chemical Civil Electrical Industrial Mechanical Environmental General Same topics as morning

15. Preparation Attend Classes Review Courses Study Materials NCEES Web Site

16. Step 3 Acquire Engineering Experience with increasing Levels of Responsibility with Supervision of a Licensed Engineer

17. Step 4 Pass the Pass the Principles and Practice of Engineering Exam (PE)

18. Principles & Practice of Engineering Exam (PE) 8-Hour Open-Book Exam Morning & Afternoon Sessions 80-100 Questions Multiple Offerings for Larger Disciplines Multiple Choice Format

19. “No choice” (Both Sessions the Same for Everyone Architectural Chemical Control Systems Environmental Fire Protection Industrial Metallurgical Mining and Mineral Naval Architecture & Marine Nuclear Petroleum Structural

20. “Breadth & Depth” (Common session in AM, and Depth module in PM) Civil –Environmental, Geotechnical, Structural, Transportation, and Water Resources Electrical & Computer –Computers, Power, and Electronics, Controls and Communications Mechanical –HVAC and Refrigeration, Machine Design, and Thermal and Fluid Systems

21. Your Name, P.E. Enjoy the Benefits of a Professional Engineering License

22. Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers www.bels.alabama.gov National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) www.ncees.org or www.engineeringlicense.com