Electrical Engineering License Review, Eigth Edition
This text provides a comprehensive revew detailing all exam topics for the State Electrical Engineers exam for the Practicing Engineers license. It also contains 100+ problems and a sample exam.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Electrical Engineering License Review, Eigth Edition
Becoming A Professional Engineer
To achieve registration as a Professional Engineer there are four distinct steps: education, fundamentals of engineering (engineer-in-training) exam, professional experience, and finally, the professional engineer exam. These steps are described in the following sections.
Education
The obvious appropriate education is a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from an accredited college or university. This is not an absolute requirement. Alternative, but less acceptable, education is a B.S. degree in something other than electrical engineering, or from a non-accredited institution, or four years of education but no degree.
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE/EIT) Exam
Most people are required to take and pass this eight-hour multiple-choice examination. Different states call it by different names (Fundamentals of Engineering, E.I.T., or Intern Engineer) but the exam is the same in all states. It is prepared and graded by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). Review materials for this exam are found in other books like Newnan: Engineer-In-Training License Review and Newnan and Larock: Engineer-In-Training Examination Review.
Experience
Typically one must have four years of acceptable experience before being permitted to take the Professional Engineer exam, but this requirement may vary from state to state. Both the length and character of the experience will be examined. It may, of course, take more than four years to acquire four years of acceptable experience.
Professional Engineer Exam
The second national exam is called Principles and Practice of Engineering by NCEES, but probably everyone else calls it the Professional Engineer or P.E. exam. All states, plus...
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