HOW TO BECOME ACCREDITED ENGINEER

Yasser Shaban, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, faculty of Engineering,
Helwan University.
 What is an Engineer?
• Engineer is someone who solves
problems of interest to society based on
scientific principles by designing a new
product and/or refining an existed one.
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Engineers Like Problems

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Getting the right education & Accreditation

• Education • Accreditation
• Certified Engineer
• FE
• PE
• SE
• PMP
• Red Hat
• Green belt
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1.Introduction
History
Introduction
Exams
• FE exam is generally your first step in the
process to becoming a professional licensed
engineer (P.E.).

• For graduates who got engineering degree from

ABET accredited program.

• The FE exam is a computer-based exam

administered year-round in testing windows
at NCEES-approved Pearson VUE test centers.

• The exam appointment time is 6 hours long and

includes
1. Nondisclosure agreement (2 minutes)
2. Tutorial (8 minutes)
3. Exam (5 hours and 20 minutes)
4. Scheduled break (25 minutes)
Why should the FE Exam be taken?

• Right to publicly represent yourself as an engineer

• Opportunity to become PE.
• Recognition that you have the necessary academic and
professional experience to practice in the engineering
profession
• Added value to you in the job market.
• Get Personal accreditation for working abroad.
FE Exam
• The FE is offered in seven disciplines. Specifications for
the exams are as follows
• FE Chemical
FE Civil
FE Electrical and Computer
FE Environmental
FE Industrial and Systems
FE Mechanical
FE Other Disciplines
Fundamentals of
Engineering (FE)
Exam
Specifications
Exam screen
FE Exams books
Who do not pass
• NCEES provides all examinees who do not pass with a
diagnostic report.
• The report shows the examinee’s performance in terms
of a scaled score from 0–15.
• The examinee’s relative performance in each knowledge
area compared to the average performance of the
passing examinees.
Passing Scores
• NCEES does not release its minimum passing scores.
• Your score will be psychometrically adjusted.
• Passing scores have been between 50-70% in the past.
• No penalty for guessing. Make sure to respond to every
question.
Result Report
Result Report
Equality and Equity
Equating
• Test takers are assured fairness when form difficulty
varies by a statistical process called equating.
• Equating procedures measure the difficulty of each exam
form and adjust the passing score as needed so that the
same level of candidate performance is reflected in the
passing score regardless of the difficulty of the form
Equating
• Test takers who happen to take the slightly more difficult
exam form are not penalized.
• Likewise, candidates who take the slightly easier exam
form are not given an advantage.
Equating
You Can pass
• Approach the exam as if it were a marathon.
• Know the Reference Manual.
• Know your calculator.
• Answer the easy questions first.
Pass rates
2016
Program Pass rates
2016
Registration for FE exam
• To register for the exam students will need to create an
account through the NCEES website
(https://account.ncees.org/login).

• NCEES computer-based FE exams are offered in testing

windows throughout the year

• All exam fees are payable directly to NCEES during the

registration process. NCEES accepts payments online via
MasterCard and VISA. The FE exam fee is $250.
Registration for FE exam
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