My husband's boss sat for the PE on a Friday and sat for the FE the very next day. I think he passed the FE but not the PE. I would assume if things happened in reverse (pass the PE but not the FE) that your state wouldn't give you a license until you pass the PE. Not really sure though.
Hi all,
You mean until you pass the PE*. Yes, my father had to eventually pass the FE in order to be licensed. 7 years ago seems too recent for something like that to be allowed. I guess there are loopholes I'm unaware of.
One of my coworkers is trying to avoid licensure since she doesn't want to seal anything and because what she does doesn't align with her degree but the test that moreso aligns with her job has a whole lot of stuff she'd had to learn just for the test. But our company expects licensure so idk what she's gonna do
Hmmm...I know that you can pass the exam but not get licensed until you document your experience. But it depends on the state. NY doesn't allow that. Experience must be approved by the state prior to sitting for exam.
Yes, depends on the state. A few states have decoupled the experience requirement from the exams. It's sorta/kinda moving in that direction nationwide. But since many states have the requirements hard-written into law; and some SMEs are just hard opposed to the idea, it may take a while before it's adopted across all 55 jurisdictions.
If she has an engineering degree she can take the test in that discipline. As far as I'm aware discipline doesn't matter as long as you're licensed. I know some structural guys who took the test in traffic depth simply because it's easier.
Once that happens I predict they're going to increase licensing requirements for work in certain fields to maintain competency criteria. For example, I eventually see them requiring an SE license for structural design work.
Mine's been like that for weeks. And because I took the FE pre-MyNCEES, I can also register for the CBT FE.
It depends on the state, but most do not require the candidate to test in the same discipline as their degree(s).
Contact the board and ask them to state exactly what they need. It may be a missing form, missing reference, or just a snafu on their end.
You would still need the experience, but you could take the exam before you get all of the requisite experience. Many states already require SE to do certain structural work.
No matter which test she takes, she'll be learning A LOT for the test. She hasn't really used the knowledge from her degree (mechanical engineering) since she left school. So she's going to avoid it as long as possible I think and I don't blame her
