States: Engineering FE Exam:No Degree

Hello,
Does anyone know which states that allow examinees to take the Fundamentals of Engineering exam without having an undergraduate degree in engineering?

I know that Texas allows graduate students enrolled in a master's or Ph.D. engineering program to take the test, but I don't know of any other states with such "liberal" policies.

 

I assume you are referring to the EIT exam.
In California the following applies:

EIT applicants must have completed:
Three years of course work in a Board-approved engineering curriculum (any curriculum approved by the Engineering Accreditation Commission [EAC] of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology [ABET]). (Foreign degrees are not ABET accredited unless they are from Canada. If you have a degree in Canada, please check on its accreditation.)
OR
Three years or more of engineering-related work experience anywhere in the world.
AND
Never have been convicted of a crime substantially related to the practice of engineering.


So it looks like anybody with three years of work xperience can take the exam in CA.

 

New Mexico requires a degree. Washington State does not.

 

FE / EIT

Indiana requires a degree.

I understand that New England may allow you to take the test without a degree but that is not a confirmed fact.

North Carolina has an Associates Degree requirement but I have not check recently.

Good Luck!

Paul

 

New England? Is this a joke?

 

Greetings.

First, I think you may be confused. Not only do I believe that your description of the rules of the Texas state licensure board is inaccurate, the description is vaguely similar to rules that might apply for getting a PE license in other state(s), not for taking a EIT/FE exam. I wonder if you have confused getting a PE with taking the EIT/FE exam?

With regard to taking the EIT/FE exam, I recently responded to a similar question in another thread; for this and other reasons, you might wish to search the archives.

New Hampshire either allows anyone to take the EIT exam, or requires a high school diploma. (For obvious reasons, I did not bother to verify which. <g>)

Professional Publications Inc.'s web site (www.ppi2pass.com) contains a wealth of well organized information. (You can also purchase PPI test prep books/etc. there, too.) By visiting the "State Board Info" area, you can read an overview of *every* state's EIT/PE requirements. Of course, you would be wise to verify any information you get from PPI with the applicable state board, just as I (partially) did with the New Hampshire state board.

Good luck!


Cordially,
Richard Kanarek


Aside: I agree with Laser100. All the New England states are failed socialist republics: let's just lump them all together! <g>

 

New England

Let me focus the New England state reference.

Someone told me New Hampshire had the relaxed policy.

I cannot confirm that.

Paul

 

I took a look at the New Hampshire law and Board rules. Apparently there is no predicate education to take the F/E exam BUT to become a professional engineer without a degree requires TWENTY FIVE YEARS of engineering experience. Hardly a deregulated envirnment...

 

Licensure Overview

A brief licensure overview is available on the NSPE site. As discussed above the requirments to "take" the EIT/FE exam are much less than even getting the EIT certificate. also the EIT/FE exam results are good for 10 years after "passing".

Note passing the exam is not the same as getting the EIt certificate.

To register for the exam see the NCEES site.