Cross-Discipline Exam

[Slo4]

I am an ME but have only worked in the civil field. Would it be practical for me to take the PE Civil exam? I will be taking a civil review course, but am wondering if it is possible to learn the material well enough for the exam during the review.

 

[Dleg]

Probably. I have an ME degree, but I became licensed in environmental. Just study up.

 

[dontlikebeinganeng]

Yes, are you taking CA Civil?

My director has a PE in chemical and civil, he let his chemical lapse and told me just go for civil.

Chemical background here working in environmental field, and just took Oct Civil exam. Passed 8 hour, awaiting results on surveying and seismic.

I did water resources and environmental. (Crammed good chunk of civil in 3 weeks (geotech/traffic/water resources)

 

[envirotex]

Everything thing I do in my work involves reservoir engineering...whether it's a petroleum reservoir or an aquifer. My license application and experience was approved for petroleum, but I took the environmental exam; my license says PET.

In the state of Texas you can be licensed in any discipline, but you are not supposed to engineer anything that is out of your expertise...

 

[Slo4]

Thanks for the replies. It is encouraging and I will surely be taking the civil (water resources/environmental) PE exam in Virginia.

Any suggestions for out-of-discipline studying would be appreciated, although I imagine the basics (tab the CERM, solve problems, etc.) still apply.