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It would be nice for all the jurisdictions to have something interesting on their stamps; here's a sample (taken from APEGA's authentication guidelines) of what we have up in Alberta, Canada with a beaver representing the engineering profession...

I believe that the equation for transmissibilty in 2.15.3 as it appears is correct as it is for force transmitted due to base excitation, rather than for force applied directly to an oscillating mass (through, for example, rotating unbalance).  (Note that the figure shows the base being excited...

@jean15paul_PE I think the reason that the ring of the Order of the Engineer is worn on the little finger of the working hand is to be consistent with the (Canadian) Kipling ceremony, where the (iron) ring was intended to drag on the writing surface while the engineer is drawing or writing to...

@ATDoel While I'm not a civil engineer (I'm a mechanical engineer) and didn't make the transition from the United States to Canada (I'm Canadian), I think I can help with some of your questions, having gone the reverse route of getting licensed in the US after being licensed in Canada. The...

@OldSquaw and @Dr. Barber I believe that the equation for transmissibilty in 2.15.3 appears is correct as it is for force transmitted due to base excitation, rather than for force applied to an oscillating mass (through, for example, rotating unbalance). An equation that is equivalent to...

It depends on the state and where your degrees is from.  For example, the State of Michigan accepted my (Canadian) degree without a credential evaluation, while the State of North Dakota required an NCEES credential evaluation.  In each case it was the state board's rules that determined whether...

@roy167 In my case, I requested that the registrar's office at my alma mater produce the required syllabus, with course descriptions, of all the courses I took and mail this directly to NCEES.  (My university had a standardized form for this.) Another option, which is a lot of work, is to try...

@LyceeFruit so glad to hear you passed!  I logged in just to see your success this go around.

@Saahil Y.K., Your undergraduate degree is very unlikely to be ABET accredited.  You can confirm here: http://main.abet.org/aps/Accreditedprogramsearch.aspx As for what to do with the missing general education hours, @NikR is correct, check with your state board.  If you are missing courses...

@Atf TX, just did mine and they were quite generous with a Bachelor's degree from Canada.  No deficiencies noted.

I'd like to chime in here and suggest that, at least for, the Machine Design and Materials (MDM) PE exam, the PE exam might be easier to prepare for than the FE Mechanical exam because the breadth of the MDM is narrower than the FE Exam (no fluid mechanics, no thermodynamics, no heat transfer...

I agree with @jean15paul_PE.  I think he has offered solid advice.

I send wishes of good luck from the great white North to all that are writing tomorrow. Hope to see passes all around!

@Will.I.Am I can confirm I used my straight edges, i.e. rulers, for measuring scales when I took the October 2018 MDM exam, so I would say that it would be prudent to have at least one ruler even if you don't wind up having to use it... it can't hurt...

@citizenken PE For what it's worth I hold the IntPE (Canada) and APEC Engineer (Canada) designations, which are the same designations you're asking about, but administered through Engineers Canada (https://engineerscanada.ca/services/mobility-register) for us canuks.  The requirements for me...