Certifications

To obtain a Professional Engineer License visit The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) website.

Engineering Licensure: “In the United States, engineers are licensed at the state level by professional licensing boards. Engineering boards confer the P.E. license when licensure candidates meet a combination of requirements in education, experience, and exams.” 

Prior to receiving the P.E. license an engineer must first pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and become and Engineer in Training (E.I.T.). Recently employers expect that engineers seeking an entry-level position have already passed the FE exam and hold the E.I.T. license. Passing the exam is the first step, followed by an application process to obtain the license.

“NCEES develops and scores the FE and PE exams for engineering licensure. The FE exam is generally your first step in the process to becoming a professional licensed engineer (P.E.). It is designed for recent graduates and students who are close to finishing an undergraduate engineering degree from an EAC/ABET- accredited program. The PE exam is designed to test for a minimum level of competency in a particular engineering discipline. It is designed for engineers who have gained a minimum of four years of work experience in their chosen engineering discipline.“

To register for the Fundamentals of Engineering exam visit the NCEES website and follow the instructions.

To verify an E.I.T. License:

MD DLLR: https://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/pe/peapplyeit.shtml
VA DPOR: http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/APELS/FE_8506/?certification

To register for the P.E. exam visit the NCEES website and read the requirements and supporting information.

To prepare for the P.E. Exam find these books:

Michael R. Lindeburg – PPI PE Civil Reference Manual, 16th Edition – Comprehensive Reference Manual for the NCEES PE Civil Exam “This is the only reference you need to prepare for the Breadth portion of the PE Civil exam. This comprehensive manual follows NCEES PE Civil exam specifications and addresses complex topics by parsing them into condensed, understandable, readable sections. Offering a complete review of all exam topics, this reference manual is up-to-date to the current exam specifications and design standards, and employs instructional design to enable comprehensive understanding that builds exam confidence. The PE Civil exam is an 8-hour, open book exam. Use this reference manual to fully prepare for the exam, and bring it with you on exam-day for your must-have reference.”

Girum Urgessa – PE-Civil: Three Practice Exams for the Morning Breadth Section: 120 Questions with Solutions