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January 19–22, 2010

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Madison, Wisconsin 432 North Lake Street  Madison, Wisconsin 53706

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Preparing to Pass the Civil Engineering PE Exam
January 19–22, 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin
Would you benefit from a course
preparing you to pass the Civil PE
Exam?
• Do you know how to structure
and pace your review?
• Do you know what subjects to
study?
• Do you know the types of
problems you will need to solve?
• Will you be able to motivate
yourself to study on your own?
Only 60% of examinees pass
 on their first attempt! 
How Will You Prepare?
Some engineers will try to “go it alone”. Or
devote 12-15 weeks of valuable time to a
prep course. Or “click and scroll” their way
through online review modules. But you
can jumpstart your exam preparation–and
your career–by taking advantage now
of our innovative, 4-day “crash course”
designed specifically to help you pass the
Civil PE Exam!
Structure…Intensity…
Depth: Keys to Your Success
This results-oriented course will reacquaint
you with and help you master the topics
and content material on the exam.
Your expert instructors will
• Cover in depth each of the five main
topic areas tested on the exam
• Give you the opportunity to work on
typical problems
• Provide valuable take-home review
material including practice problems and
a practice exam
The course will structure your exam
preparation, making your time spent more
effective and efficient. And our intensive,
4-day “crash” format will maximize your
learning, giving you all the tools needed to
prepare for and pass the Civil PE Exam.
Enroll online today! epd.engr.wisc.edu/webL293
Exam Format:
Know What’s Ahead Receive $200 Worth of
This course will clarify for you the Review Material!
structure, content, and basic requirements All attendees will receive Kaplan’s Civil
of the Civil PE Exam, which will assess Engineering PE Learning System, which
both the breadth and the depth of your includes:
knowledge. All examinees must work the
breadth (morning) exam and one of the  PE Diagnostic Online Quiz
following five depth (afternoon) exams: (laptop not included)
 PE License Review Book, 17th Edition
• Structural
 PE Problems & Solutions Handbook,
• Water resources and environmental
17th Edition
• Geotechnical
 PE Sample Exam, 2nd Edition
• Transportation
• Construction
The breadth exam contains questions from
all five areas of civil engineering. The depth
exams focus more closely on a single area of
practice in civil engineering.
Exam Administration:
Know What’s Required
The National Council of Examiners for
Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
administers the Civil Engineering
Principles and Practice (PE) Exam. The
exam is offered in October and April every Course Schedule
year.
Tuesday, January 19
Specific requirements qualifying
examinees for eligibility vary by state. 7:45 Registration/Continental Breakfast
The Pyle Center
You should check for specific requirements
by contacting the license and regulating 702 Langdon Street
body of the state(s) in which you need Madison, Wisconsin
to be licensed. Links to state licensing Tuesday-Friday, January 19–22:
departments are available at
http://www.ncees.org/licensure/ 8:00 Instruction Begins
12:00 Lunch (Included)
1:00 Instruction Continues
5:00 Class Adjourns Tuesday-Thursday
12:00 Class Adjourns Friday
Please note: The instructors may assign
homework problems. Please bring your
calculator.
The daily schedule includes continental
breakfast, morning and afternoon refreshment
breaks, and lunch at noon Tuesday-Thursday.
 Preparing to Pass the Civil Engineering PE Exam
January 19–22, 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin
Course Topics
The topics covered in the course are
based on the approximate percentage of
corresponding material presented on the
exam.
Structural
• Loadings
• Analysis
• Mechanics of materials
• Materials
• Member design
Water Resources and Environmental
• Hydraulics–closed conduit
• Hydraulics–open channel
• Hydrology
• Wastewater treatment
• Water treatment
Geotechnical
• Subsurface exploration and sampling
• Engineering properties of soils and
materials
• Soil mechanics analysis
• Earth structures
• Shallow foundations
• Earth retaining structures
Transportation
• Transportation planning
• Traffic engineering studies
• Geometric design
• Highway Capacity Manual
Construction
• Earthwork construction and layout
• Estimating quantities and costs
• Scheduling
• Material quality control and
production
• Temporary structures
Enroll online today! epd.engr.wisc.edu/webL293
Your Instructors
Michael Doran PE
Adjunct Professor
College of Engineering
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Consultant, Michael Doran
Techknowledge, LLC
Rolf Killingstad PE
Emeritus Program Director
Engineering Professional Development
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mike Oliva PE
Professor
College of Engineering
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ned Paschke PE
Program Director
Engineering Professional Development
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Peter Rafferty PE
Program Manager
Wisconsin Traffic Operations and Safety
(TOPS) Lab
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jim Tinjum PE
Assistant Professor
College of Engineering and Engineering
Professional Development
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Limited Enrollment
To maximize your opportunities to interact
with the instructors and fellow attendees,
we will limit enrollment to 30. To secure
your place, we encourage you to enroll
early. Call toll free 800-462-0876 or enroll
online at http://epd.engr.wisc.edu/webL293.
2010 Exam Schedule
The 2010 exams are April 16 and October
29. Check with your state licensing board to
determine important registration deadlines
for your state.
Earn Continuing
Education Credit
By participating in this course, you will
earn 26 Professional Development Hours
(PDH) and 2.6 Continuing Education
Units (CEU).
Enjoy Madison!
Outside of the classroom, you’ll have the
opportunity to enjoy Wisconsin’s vibrant
capital city: natural beauty and outdoor
recreation, stimulating cultural offerings,
distinctive restaurants and shops, and an
irrepressible spirit of fun.
Built on an isthmus between Lakes Monona
and Mendota, Madison is renowned for its
beautiful scenery. Five area lakes and more
than 200 parks provide an abundance of
year-round outdoor activities. For fun and
unique shopping, check out State Street, a
pedestrian mall lined with eclectic specialty
shops, restaurants, and outdoor cafes. Only
one block from the course location, State
Street links the UW–Madison campus with
the Capitol Square and offers museums,
theatres, concerts, and cuisines from
around the world. Evenings are a great time
to sample excellent local brew pubs, world-
famous cheese, and fantastic ice cream!
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Madison, Wisconsin 53706

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Program Director: Notebook, $200 worth of Kaplan’s civil ($89/single, $99/double, including parking,
Dave Peterson engineering PE learning materials, continental breakfast, pool and exercise
peterson@engr.wisc.edu continental breakfasts, morning and room) for course participants at the Lowell
afternoon refreshment breaks, three Center, 610 Langdon Street, Madison, WI.
Program Associate: To reserve a room, call 866-301-1753 or
Susanna Fuerstenberg lunches, and certificate.
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Or e-mail custserv@epd.engr.wisc.edu To cancel your enrollment, please notify PROENG. Room requests made later than
us promptly and consider re-enrolling at December 21 will be subject to availability.
a more convenient time. You may enroll We have reserved a second block of
a substitute at any time before the course sleeping rooms ($109/single, $124/double,
starts. including parking and Madison Taxi’s
silver cab from the airport) for course
Location participants at the Campus Inn, 601
The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Langdon Street, Madison, WI. To reserve a
Madison, Wisconsin. Phone messages: room, call 800-589-6285 or 608-257-4391
608-262-1122. and indicate that you will be attending this
course under group code 89729. Room
requests made later than December 28 will
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