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Professional Engineer The Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam tests for a minimum level of competency in a particular engineering discipline. It is designed for engineers who have gained a minimum of four years’ post- college work experience in their chosen engineering discipline. Tips: Check Reciprocity Take Graduate Classes in your intended discipline Keep contacts from Internships Check if your work is counts toward a PE Pledge Coordinators: Brandon Hardin Sissy Pomplin Social Chairs: Natalie Rubalcava Alan Kanybek Webmaster: Eun Hwang Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Bowman

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) • $225 exam fee to NCEES Can be taken year round at Schleman or locations around the country Reciprocal in all states and territories Pass/Fail exam FORMAT 6 hours 110 questions Nondisclosure agreement and Tutorial (10 minutes) Exam (5 hr 20 minutes) 25 minute break Special Accomodations Available

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Registering for an Exam • Designate the State that you are taking the exam in, reciprocal everywhere

Option to Purchase FE Reference Handbook is free digitally, not worth it Practice exam in store Tells you percent correct, not pass/fail

FE Reference Handbook 287 pages FREE on myNCEES Available in exam Closed book exam Ctrl + F (Command +F) Transportation Queuing formulas in IE section

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Topics BreakDown Electives are Italicized Be sure to check the FE Civil pdf to see the description of skills tested Work with Advisor to choose classes wisely Even if you take all the electives, you may need to do extra studying on your own (rigging for construction)   min max Mathematics 7 11 6.4% 10.0% STAT 511 Statistics 4 6 3.6% 5.5% ENGR 131/132 Computational Tools Ethics CE 398 Engineering Economics CE 297 Statics CE 298 Dynamics CE 231 Mechanics of Materials CE 331 Materials CE 340 Fluid Mechanics CE 340/440 Hydraulics and Hydrologic Systems 8 12 7.3% 10.9% CE 371 Structural Analysis 9 8.2% CE 470/473 Structural Design (Steel/Concrete) CE 383/483 Geotech 14 12.7% CE 361 Transportation CE 355 Environmental CE 222 Construction CE 203 Surveying

When Should You Take It? Winter Break Spring Break Senior Week Contingent Offers Spring Break Senior Week After Graduating, Before Work or Graduate School Ask Yourself… If I didn’t take the electives on the exam, how much time would it take me to study to content? Can I get my employer to pay for my exam?

Review Materials CHI EPSILON WEBSITE Practice problems and solutions FE Civil PDF Review material from professors’ review sessions in the past RECOMMENDED BOOK Diagnostic exam Like a Sparknotes of all Civil Engineering Classes, succinct explanation/review of topics Practice Problems

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Study Abroad Counts as a Civil Tech Elective Probably cheaper than net cost – most students got their plane tickets between $650-$850 Scholarship available A really cool opportunity to witness exciting engineering projects and spend time with other engineering students Workload is very manageable and assignments are very enjoyable

Grad School Info Night WHEN & WHERE : October 2 in HAMP 2102 Are you curious about Grad School? Get helpful advice from: Professor Abraham Jenny Ricksy, Grad Program Coordinator CEGSAC Panel – Q & A

Sophomores: Buddy Program Thursday September 21st at 6:00pm in Hampton 2118

https://engineering.purdue.edu/~xe/ XE Website https://engineering.purdue.edu/~xe/ Semester Schedule FE Review Information Community Service Information

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