How many times can you take the FE??? Anyone know much about it?

9/26/2008 7:30:36 PM

Fundamentals of Engineering?

Until you pass! Better be once!

9/26/2008 7:47:54 PM

so it reflects poorly if you take it more than once? and what about if you dont pass, can you take it immediately or is there a wait period before you can take it again?

sorry, my roommate is looking at switching from a CALS major to an E major, so she's curious and i didnt know who else to ask...

9/26/2008 7:50:12 PM

nobody is going to know how many times you take the FE, unless you tell them. and it's not like you have to take it, anyway...

9/26/2008 7:56:14 PM

^ +1

Plus it always looks good on a resume, at least gives the impression you're striving to be a PE even if you aren't or can't.

You can take that, once you've passed it you work 4 years directly under another qualified PE in your particular field or sector you want to be a PE in and take the harder PE test to become the holy PE engineering companies love.

[Edited on September 26, 2008 at 8:05 PM. Reason : .]

9/26/2008 8:03:28 PM

When you pass make sure you don't put the letters E.I. on your resume until you actually graduate. I had one hard ass P.E. tell me that it was against the law to put that on your name until you have a degree. You can put in the body of your resume somewhere: "E.I. certification pending graduation (F.E. Exam Oct 07)." I put it in the education section on mine.

9/27/2008 10:19:35 AM

in nc, after you fail it 3 times, you can only take it once a year; but there's no limit. if you take it in va, there aren't any restrictions (bonus: va doesn't have any pdh requirements)

9/27/2008 10:39:50 AM

may i ask why you are wanting to taking it as a Biology major?

9/27/2008 10:47:07 AM

^

Quote :

" sorry, my roommate is looking at switching from a CALS major to an E major, so she's curious and i didnt know who else to ask... "

It's not like this is a long thread to read before asking stuff like that.

9/27/2008 12:10:01 PM

That test is a joke. So easy.

9/27/2008 12:16:15 PM

it's heavily tailored specifically for mechs/civils/aeros

if you're in an engineering major other than that, your mileage may vary

9/27/2008 12:48:55 PM

^^^I just scanned before I posted and somehow didnt she that she had posted again

9/27/2008 2:13:01 PM

i figured they would have the grades around December...

12/17/2008 4:10:02 PM

i haven't worked for an engineer since i got mine, so i don't have anything to apply to the 4 years to get a PE

how do grad courses get applied?

12/17/2008 5:55:02 PM

you get one year of credit per graduate degree

12/17/2008 6:43:24 PM