How many years out of college were you when you got your PE??

[honeybuns1370]

FE in April 2006 before graduating with BSCE in May 2006. MSCE in Aug 2010 and PE Oct 2011 so just over 5 years from undergrad. Was going to test at 2 years in Arizona but ended up going on a deployment instead and then grad school so it had to wait.

 

[DVINNY]

10 years

Graduated in '97

FE in '99

PE in '07

 

[Chemineer]

BS ChemE - 2000

MS ChemE - 2003

FE April - 2008

PE Chem Oct - 2011

 

[Trev... P.E.]

4 years after graduation for FE

5.5 years for PE

 

[mgpig]

34 years. Graduated Dec 1977. Passed Oct '11. First try (thank goodness I don't have to take again)

 

[viandecndy]

BS Environmental 2005

FE in 2005

MS Environmental 2007

PE October 2011 and passed

I work in government and really don't need my PE, but did it more as a personal goal. Why waste that FE test???

 

[sinnerman]

BSEE August '05

FE April '06

MSIE May '11

PE October '11

 

[DS58]

32 years. Class of '79.

Me too!!

32 years for both the FE (April 2011) and PE (October 2011)

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

<--- Born in '79....

 

[Jolin]

sc57 and Principal in Charge --you are impressive!

me: class of '88. out of school 24 yrs. FE passed 2009. PE failed 2010. Got it done Oct 2011.

 

[jr21]

Passed FE April 2005

Graduated December 2005

Passed PE Oct 2010

 

[Kenneth]

passed FE in April '71 (graduated BSEE Aug '71) passed PE in Oct '11

don't remember much about FE (Texas) except used slide rule and morning test was multiple choice -- afternoon was not multiple choice (i.e. "essay" type solution)

didn't see anyone older than me in PE test except a couple of the proctors...

Ken

 

[inhinyero]

BSCE 1990, Philippine PE 1991, went to USA 2003, Passed US PE 2011 so 21 years out of school

 

[ARbj]

Class of 1987

Passed FE October 2008...first attempt!

Passed PE Electrical/Electronics October 2011...first attempt!

 

[treyjay]

passed FE in April '71 (graduated BSEE Aug '71) passed PE in Oct '11

don't remember much about FE (Texas) except used slide rule and morning test was multiple choice -- afternoon was not multiple choice (i.e. "essay" type solution)

didn't see anyone older than me in PE test except a couple of the proctors...

Ken

yeah Ken.....that's funny....when I arrived at the exam I got those same strange looks from the state NSPE chapter proctors...even funnier was trying to small talk to youngster engineers at lunch time after spending 28 years on the construction site.....LOL

 

[solomonb]

31 years from undergraduate, 21 years from graduate, 1st time pass, Industrial

 

[mcb003]

20 years (FE April 2011, PE October 2011), Electrical

 

[jkess79]

BSCE Dec 2003

Passed FE Dec 2003

MSCE Dec 2005

Passed PE Dec 2011

So 6 or 8 years, depending how you look at it!

 

[jsr]

Bachelor - 2004

Master - 2006

FE - Oct 2010 (passed - First attempt)

PE - Oct 2011 (passed - First attempt)

 

[RoyL]

20 years out of college (age 46 - late starter). Took FE in April of this year (passed) - waiting on PE results.

Passed PE - November 2011.