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Drnevich on FE Exam and PE Licensure 10/3/2017 Steps to Professional Licensure Acknowledgments for Civil Engineering Graduate Student Advisory Council (CEGSAC) • Special Thanks to: • Amy Getchell for arrangements Dr. Vincent P. Drnevich, P.E., D.GE., Dist.M.ASCE • NCEES Speaker’s Kit (Many slides in this presentation are adapted Professor Emeritus, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue from this kit.) Past Pres., Indiana Society of Professional Engineers Member, State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers http://ncees.org/education/ncees-speakers-link-and- Faculty Advisor, Purdue Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE) speakers-kit/speakers-kit/ Member, NSPE Board of Ethical Review October 2017 October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 2 Topics: Disclaimer  Engineers in the profession  Law on the Practice of Engineering The information provided by this lecture is that of  Why get licensed? Prof. Drnevich as an individual and does not represent  Professional Registration an official position of the Indiana Registration Board for Professional Engineers or the Indiana Society of  Continuing Education Professional Engineers.  Ethics in Engineering Practice  Professional/Technical Societies  Concluding Thoughts  Address questions October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 3 October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 4 Engineers in the profession Into the great unknown Licensing Professional Boards Engineers  Do you know what you’ll do when you graduate?  Where do you see yourself in five years? Professional & Technical Societies  What about 10 years? 20? 30? Engineers in the Profession October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 5 October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 6 1

Drnevich on FE Exam and PE Licensure 10/3/2017 What do Employers look for? It’s about showing what you can do • Degrees, work references, technical skills • What if there were a universal standard that is recognized throughout the profession? October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 8 State law and engineering practice • Only a P.E. can practice engineering. • What does that include? – Owning a firm – Consulting – Signing /sealing a design – Bidding for public money – Advertising your services – Calling yourself a professional engineer October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 9 October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 10 The P.E. license The licensing process •A professional engineer – Has the education, experience, and technical knowledge to lead – Has an obligation to safeguard the public • Who oversees licensure? • Requirements can differ by state (but not too much). • Comity licensure: obtaining a P.E. license in additional states •It works both ways: – You stand out in a crowd as a P.E. – The public is safeguarded from incompetent or unethical practice. October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 11 October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 12 2

Drnevich on FE Exam and PE Licensure 10/3/2017 Industrial Exemption Professional Registration IC 25-31-1-20 in Indiana (similar in other states) • Required by law for the professional practice of engineering Exempt persons • Each state and territory has a “registration law” (a) An employee or a subordinate of a licensed engineer ….. • Implemented by a Boards of Registration (b) This chapter does not require registration for the purpose of practicing engineering by an individual or a business: http://ncees.org/licensing-boards/ (1) on property owned or leased by that individual or business http://www.in.gov/pla/engineer.htm unless the engineering practice involves the public health or safety, or the health or safety of the employees of that individual or business; • National Council of Examiners for Engineering and (2) for the performance of engineering which Surveying (NCEES) generate and grade the FE and PE exams used by boards of registration http://www.ncees.org relates solely to the design or fabrication of manufactured products; or October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 13 October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 14 The benefits of a P.E. Why Get Licensed? • Mark of a professional • It opens career doors. • Required for practice engineering involving health, welfare, and safety of the public • In a stack of resumes, yours stands out. • Ethics requirements • Career development and growth • You serve the public–not just your employer. • Continuing Education • You typically earn more than peers without a P.E. • Prestige and respect • Flexibility • Salary October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 15 October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 16 Education Required for Professional Steps to Professional Licensure Licensure 1. Graduation from program in engineering •Get an engineering degree from an acceptable to the Board (ABET EAC accredited) EAC/ABET* accredited program 2. Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) - Mostly Bachelor’s degrees Exam - Some accredited Master’s degrees exist 3. Four years of engineering practice experience • One year granted for MS degree in engineering • Two years granted for PhD degree in engineering *The Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET accredits engineering programs 4. Passing the Principles and Practice (PE) Exam October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 17 3

Drnevich on FE Exam and PE Licensure 10/3/2017 What if You Don’t Have an EAC/ABET What if You Don’t Have an EAC/ABET Accredited Degree? Accredited Degree? • Most states rely on a NCEES Credentials • Indiana requires: Evaluation https://ncees.org/records/ncees- • NCEES Evaluation for all foreign degree credentials-evaluations/ applicants • Uses NCEES Engineering Education Standard • May consider applicants from non EAC/ABET https://ncees.org/engineering/ncees-engineering- programs in the US See 864 IAC 1.1-2-2 education-standard/ http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/iac_title?iact=864 • Ensures that your education is comparable to an • Supplemental Information on coursework accredited degree in the United States https://forms.in.gov/Download.aspx?id=5896 • Other Engineering Credential Organizations are • Additional years of experience is required. sometimes accepted • Transcripts from school where you graduated will be required. • Applicant may have to complete additional courses FE exam FE exam format and content • Fundamentals: what you learned in college •7 freestanding discipline-specific exams – 110 multiple-choice questions • Computer-based exams •Exam specifications (what’s on the exam) • Offered year-round at approved –Available at www.ncees.org/exams Pearson VUE test centers • FE Reference Handbook •Practice exams October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 21 October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 22 Downloading FE Reference Handbook Computer-Based FE Exams http://ncees.org/exams/study-materials/download-fe-supplied- reference-handbook/ • Seven separate exams: • Chemical • Civil • Electrical and Computer • Environmental Submit your email address in the email field. A pass • Industrial code will immediately be • Mechanical emailed to you. Copy and paste that code into the • Other Disciplines password field below, and you will be provided with a download link. October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 23 October 2017 Professional Registration and Ethics 24 4