Fundamentals Exam Assessment for a few US programs 1

[lacajun]

FE Assessment White Paper

How many were told about the FE and PE prior to enrollment? How were told to take the FE exam during the last year of college? How were never told?

I've run across some from large, prestigious universities that had never heard of the licensing process. I've wondered how much most universities do towards fostering professionalism.

Pamela K. Quillin, P.E.
Quillin Engineering, LLC

 

[cvg]

required to take it prior to graduation. Professors did not mention this in any of my classes. Was informed by my buddies the day before the exam (senior year) that they planned on taking it and I should consider taking it also, so I stayed up and studied the night before and passed on the first try.

 

[zdas04]

The day before? It took me 4 months to get the notification that I'd been accepted to take the test. They stopped taking requests 6 months before the test. Either your state was WAY different than Colorado or things have (or did) change dramatically between whenever you took the test and 2000 when I took it.

David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering

"Belief" is the acceptance of an hypotheses in the absence of data.
"Prejudice" is having an opinion not supported by the preponderance of the data.
"Knowledge" is only found through the accumulation and analysis of data.

 

[cvg]

This was the FE. I was at Colorado State Univ. 1984

 

[zdas04]

I guess things got administratively less loose in the intervening 16 years.

David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering

"Belief" is the acceptance of an hypotheses in the absence of data.
"Prejudice" is having an opinion not supported by the preponderance of the data.
"Knowledge" is only found through the accumulation and analysis of data.

 

[IanME]

I recently graduated Northeastern University in 2012 with an M.E. degree.

There was no requirement for FE or PE tests. It was mentioned by several professors and emphasized by one in particular to me. I was aware of the tests before college thanks to an excellent High School teacher.

Just sharing my personal (recent) experience.

Best Regards,
-Ian

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