Does anybody know of any accredited university or college that offers credit for passing the Fundamentals of Engineering/Engineer in Training exam (FE/EIT)? I think that COSC used to give 40 semester hours, but I cannot find it in their website. What about the Professional Engineer Examination (PE)? Thanks, Luis
Greetings. The following is based upon enquiries I previously made with COSC (www.cosc.edu). (Gee, there's an idea: sending COSC questions to COSC for an official answer. ;-) I will not accept blame if any of the information is inaccurate or (now) outdated. As per http://www.cosc.edu/Advising/specialAssessment.cfm, COSC will preform "Special Assessment" (i.e. determining the college credit worthiness of non-college tests, etc.). They HAVE previously assessed FE/EIT exams, and seemed perfectly willing to do so again. COSC charges (charged?) per exam, not per credit. As their fee was less than $200, and as successfully completing the FE/EIT exam is worth quite a few credits, the exam is probably the cheapest and best way to earn engineering/engineering related credits. If you pass the exam, not only do you get college credit, but you get an FE/EIT certificate free! <g> COSC will not speculate as to what credit an FE/EIT exam will yield; you must take/pass the exam, pay the fee, and take your chances. There are several reasons for this; one is that there really isn't one FE/EIT exam (I forget the details, but you get to choose between an assortment of exam specialties on exam day). Another reason is to allow for the possibility of changes to the exam. The best source of FE/EIT exam info is www.ppi2pass.com. I can't attest to the quality of their study material, but if it's half as good as their web site, it's worth buying! I know nothing at all about the PE exam, but I would assume that COSC would be willing to assess it, too. My dim recollection is that you do not need to be a matriculated student in order to have a "Special Assessment" done, but I can't find any substantiation for my recollection in my records: I could easily be mistaken. Further enquiries should be sent to Ms. (Dr.?) LeGrow at mlegrow[preposition]cosc.edu. Cordially, Richard Kanarek
