Hello fellow engineers,
I have graduated with a foreign, non-accredited engineering degree from the university of Jordan (in Jordan). It took me sometime to collect the information needed about accreditation and the process involved in obtaining an EIT certificate. I have already done an evaluation with NCEES and passed the FE exam.
I first thought that the evaluation is required for the "FE Exam", but later found out that it is only required for the application of the "EIT certificate". This is in Texas, by the way. After passing the FE exam (which was surprisingly very easy), I mailed an EIT application to the Texas Board.
Now to my question. My degree program was comprised of 160 credit hours. The required minimum of "Engineering Sciences and Design" credit hours is set to 48 by NCEES. I exceed this requirement by 24 credit hours, making for a total of 72 credit hours, which is a good thing, of course. BUT my program degree did not include a general chemistry course (which is more or less studied throughout the curriculum i.e. thermodynamics, fluid, MEMS and others) and frankly, it did not make sense to include it in the program because my degree is in Mechatronics (Electrical, Mechanical, and embedded systems courses). Also, the material included in my 12th grade chemistry course included all the material of a general chemistry course, in addition to an extensive exposure to organic chemistry. So here goes my question:
Is it possible that the board will deny my request for an EIT just because the evaluation showed that my degree lacks a general chemistry course? could the additional 24 credit hours (all are major-specific, engineering courses) make up for this lacking?
Any input about this is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I have graduated with a foreign, non-accredited engineering degree from the university of Jordan (in Jordan). It took me sometime to collect the information needed about accreditation and the process involved in obtaining an EIT certificate. I have already done an evaluation with NCEES and passed the FE exam.
I first thought that the evaluation is required for the "FE Exam", but later found out that it is only required for the application of the "EIT certificate". This is in Texas, by the way. After passing the FE exam (which was surprisingly very easy), I mailed an EIT application to the Texas Board.
Now to my question. My degree program was comprised of 160 credit hours. The required minimum of "Engineering Sciences and Design" credit hours is set to 48 by NCEES. I exceed this requirement by 24 credit hours, making for a total of 72 credit hours, which is a good thing, of course. BUT my program degree did not include a general chemistry course (which is more or less studied throughout the curriculum i.e. thermodynamics, fluid, MEMS and others) and frankly, it did not make sense to include it in the program because my degree is in Mechatronics (Electrical, Mechanical, and embedded systems courses). Also, the material included in my 12th grade chemistry course included all the material of a general chemistry course, in addition to an extensive exposure to organic chemistry. So here goes my question:
Is it possible that the board will deny my request for an EIT just because the evaluation showed that my degree lacks a general chemistry course? could the additional 24 credit hours (all are major-specific, engineering courses) make up for this lacking?
Any input about this is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.