Requirement for degree from ABET school

[Jawnykash]

Please forgive an elementary question. Nevada requires a degree from an ABET accredited school to take the FE exam. Is it possible to have the degree evaluated by an independent agency and qualify?

 

[SE_FL]

You need to read the rules for Nevada. Most states will technically allow it, but after the evaluation they will provide a list of classes that you will need to take at an ABET accredited school before they agree to the equivalent degree. My buddy had a Masters in Structural Engineering and actually taught classes at a University. But he had to hire a company to translate the transcripts for the evaluator, pay a bunch of money for the evaluation, and then had to take a few classes to fill in the gaps. One of the classes was "Introduction to Engineering" which is funny since he already had a decade of experience. If you're trying to get an entire degree evaluated I would think that is a long shot, it all depends on the school, courses, and material covered. Be prepared for the bureaucratic paperwork process. There is a reason why Universities spend the extra money to get ABET accredited and they don't like when non-accredited schools take their business.