FE- and FLS-Exam Information
(formerly known as the EIT and SIT exams, respectively)
LATEST NEWS
Since January 01, 2005 the FE- and FLS-exams are conducted under the auspices of ELSES
GO TO http://www.els-examreg.org/
and click on "Indiana" for general information
DO
NOT
REGISTER YOURSELF FOR THE EXAM ON THE ELSES WEBSITE!!!
THE DATES/ROOMS FOR THE REVIEW SESSIONS HAVE NOT BEEN SCHEDULED YET. LATER GO TO
VIII FE Review Sessions Fall 2006
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIST OF PERMITTED CALCULATORS HAS BEEN REVISED !!!
(revised 08/29/06, 02:30pm)
THIS VERSION OF THE FE/FLS WEBSITE IS MEANT FOR:
SINGLE DEGREE CANDIDATES:
- DECEMBER 2006 BSxE ENGINEERING CANDIDATES
- DECEMBER 2006 BSLSGE ENGINEERING CANDIDATES
DUAL DEGREE CANDIDATES:
- MAY 2007 and AUGUST 2007 BSCE/BSLSGE ENGINEERING CANDIDATES
- MAY 2007 and AUGUST 2007 BSCEM/BSLSGE ENGINEERING CANDIDATES
OVERVIEW WEBSITE
I Call out, Application/Registration deadline, Exam date and room
II Why should you take the FE/FLS exam?
III Why should you take the FE/FLS exam now ?
IIIa What does it cost?
IIIb When do I know the results?
IV Indiana Statutes and Rules
V Dual Degree Majors
VI Graduate Students in Engineering and Undergraduate Students in Engineering Technology
VII Relevant Links
VIII FE Review Sessions Fall 2006
IX Future Examination Dates (FE/FLS, PE/PLS)
X Contents of the AM portion of the FE-Exam
XI Contents of the PM portion of the FE-Exam
XII Contents of the AM and FM portions of the FLS-Exam
I APPLICATION/REGISTRATION DEADLINES, EXAM DATE AND ROOM
APPLICATION and REGISTRATION
for the
FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING (FE) EXAMS
and the
FUNDAMENTALS OF LAND SURVEYING (FLS) EXAMS
will open in the undergraduate office of your engineering school on
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 05, 2006
The process consists of the following steps. First you have to apply and
register to sit for the exam through a form that is available in your undergraduate
office. As a matter of fact, your undergraduate office serves as an extension of
the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA):
1) You obtain and fill out a one-page application form 9101 (R2/1-98).
2) You submit the form in your undergraduate office,
3) together with a check made out to PURDUE UNIVERSITY ($120 for the FE-exam, $135 for the
FLS-exam). Put on the Memo Line of your check: FE-EXAM, or FLS-EXAM.
(Note: do NOT use the form 9101 that is available as a pdf-file on the website
of the IPLA!!!].
After handing in the form and the cheque,
4) you can pick up your copy of the Fundamentals of Engineering
Reference Handbook in the same undergraduate office at a later date.
We will notify you by email when the handbooks can be picked up.
This book contains all reference formulas and tables for the FE-exam.
A
CALL OUT
for more information is scheduled for
Tuesday, September 05, 2006, 06:30pm - 09:00pm, in PHYS112
sponsored and organized by the student-run Purdue Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE)
APPLICATION/REGISTRATION DEADLINE at PURDUE
is
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2006
The FE and FLS exams are better, but erroneously(!) known as the Engineering-in-Training (EIT) and the Surveying-in-Training (SIT) exams. Actually they are misnamed after the titles you are allowed to carry after you have passed the FE and/or FLS exam.
FE and FLS EXAMS
will be
in the
CLASS OF 50 Room 224: Schools of Engineering: ...tbd...
EE129:
Schools of Engineering: ...tbd...
Arrive at
You are allowed only to bring
three
(better two, see below)
items:
1)
an approved calculator that does
not
have communicating or text-editing capabilities (i.e., a calculator without
an IR-port, or a QWERTY keyboard) (you may bring spare batteries for the
calculator),
[a finite list of approved calculators has been updated by NCEES on
November 15, 2005; go to the NCEES
website
and read the (new) calculator policy for the April and October 2006 exams:
http://www.ncees.org/exams/calculators/
.
The list of approved calculators is:
Casio: FX 115 ES, FX 115 MS, and FX 115 MS Plus (Note:
FX 115 ES and MS Models with an "SR" designation are also allowed)
Hewlett Packard: HP 9 series, HP 30 series, and HP 33 series
Texas Instruments: TI 30XA (or TI 30Xa), TI 30X IIS, TI 30X IIB, and TI 36X Solar.
So, please note that this list is an inclusive list!
]
- NEW: NCEES provides pencil with eraser!!!
2) NEW: a Government issued ID, e.g. a drivers license, passport, ... . In the past your Purdue photo ID was OK. Not anymore! If you "forgot" any ID we have to collect the exam material, and we have to ask you to leave the exam room. A positive ID check will be made four times during the exam!
3) NEW: your Admission Authorization Notice, sent to you by NCEES/ELSES. This notice will have your Examinee ID number on it. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL BE STILL ADMITTED TO THE EXAM IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED AND PAID FOR THE EXAM!!!
II Why should you take the FE and/or FLS (eit /sit) exam?
If you are a senior or a masters student, you are probably not an expert in your field now, but you probably will be in 4 to 8 years. If you ever want to do engineering consulting work, you will have to be a professional engineer. This means you will have to have taken and passed the FE and/or FLS (eit and/or sit) exams. Medical doctors, attorneys, and registered engineers, and registered surveyors must pass exams administered by the state (Indiana, Illinois, etc.), and obtain a license before they can offer their services to the public. Each state has such laws as part of their effort to protect the public safety, health, welfare, and property.
It is like an automobile drivers license. It is unlawful to drive a car on a public road without a license. It is unlawful to tell the public you can perform independent engineering and/or surveying work in the form of consultation, investigation, evaluation, or design of engineering works and systems without a PE and/or PLS license. I should tell you that an engineer can work for a company designing and manufacturing products without being registered. This is because product liability laws protect the public. However, if a company offers engineering services in any of the above mentioned categories, the person responsible for the work must be a registered engineer and/or registered land surveyor. If you work for such a company, and you are not registered, the law says you must work under the supervision of a registered engineer or surveyor.
III Why should you take the FE, FLS ( eit, sit ) now?
Because you know the fundamental subjects now. If you study 8 hours on your own using the FE or FLS Review Manual and do your best during the exam, your chances of passing now are far above 90%. The pass rate for those who wait, is about 70% in the first year after graduation, and dropping off fast for each year you wait (about 10% per year).
Be on the look-out for the announcements for FE review sessions. They are mostly held on the West Lafayette campus, starting at 7pm. These sessions are for all engineering students. Typically, review sessions are held for topics as Chemistry, Statics, Dynamics, Hydraulics, Thermodynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Electrical, and Economics.
In the State of Indiana, a score of 70 (=70% of questions correct) is passing. The "worst" Purdue student usually has a score of 67% or 66%. That is, the worst Purdue student fails by only 3 or 4 percentage points...! For instance, in April 2005, 94.8% (!) of Purdue's engineering graduating seniors passed, almost 15% above the national average!
How do you prepare? Come rested (e.g., 8 hours of sleep) to the exam, attend as many Review Sessions as you can, familiarize yourself with the section/equations in the Reference Manual (provided at registration), study a solid eight hours in a FE Reference Manual. An excellent FE Review Manual by Michael Lindeburg, Professional Publications, Inc., is sold by the student-run Purdue Society of Professional Engineers, for a lower price (15% discount) than it would cost you in the bookstore: $50.96 instead of $59.95. Go to http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/pspe , go to "Links" and click on "FE/EIT Review Manuals" on the bottom of the page.
Another reason to take the exam while you are a senior?
The simplicity of the application process! A simple trip to
your undergraduate office, fill out a small form, and you
are done (except for paying ELSES on line). If you wait?
See section VI. You have to fill out more than one half-page
application form, get reference letters, a transcript, a photo,
notarization, etc. So,
DO IT NOW !!!
In December 2002, the State of Indiana increased the fees of the FE-exam
from $20 to $50. At the end of 2004 The Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
(IPLA) contracted the exam out to ELSES.
The cost is now $120 for the FE-exam, $135 for the FLS-exam!
Please, note that once you have registered, your exam books have been ordered and printed.
That is the reason why IPLA, ELSES, NCEES, or PURDUE UNIVERSITY do not provide refunds
if you change your mind between registration and examination. On the positive side, if you do
not show up, you do not fail the exam. It also does not count as "one strike against you".
IIIb When do I know the results?
The NCEES website mentions that the results are available after about
twelve weeks
. However, you have to realize that
officially only graduates from ABET-accredited engineering programs are allowed
to participate in the FE/FLS exams. In your particular case, NCEES will not
release the already known results until they have confirmation in writing that
you actually have graduated. At
This brings up one
last,
and most important item:
while filling out the application form in the undergraduate office of your
school of engineering, think through what "permanent address" you are
going to write down. It is NOT the responsibility of
Rests me to say:
Best wishes for a successful effort and career,
Prof. Boudewijn H.W. van Gelder, ir.
IV
Although the wording of the Indiana Statutes and Rules of January 2000 has changed somewhat, the Indiana Code of 1971 (25-31-1) expressed it eloquently why engineers/surveyors should become licensed:
SECTION 1
.
Necessity of license.
For the purpose of protecting the public safety, health, welfare, and property no
person shall engage in, or offer to engage in, the practice of engineering or
of land surveying in this state, unless and until such person shall submit
evidence that he is qualified so to practice and shall have been registered, or
is exempted as hereinafter provided. It shall be unlawful for any person to
engage in, or offer to engage in, the practice of engineering or of land
surveying in this state, or to use, in connection with his name, or otherwise
assume, or advertise, any title or description tending to convey the impression
that he is an engineer or land surveyor, unless such person shall have been
duly registered or is exempted under the provisions of this act.
who
wish to become a
REGISTERED/PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR
AND
a
REGISTERED/PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
While participating in the FLS exam in the semester you plan to
graduate, you are allowed to take the FE exam in the semester
prior to graduation.
VI GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING
ATTENTION ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENTS
( and other persons with
BS
,
MS
, or
PhD
degree
in
ENGINEERING
)
wishing to become
REGISTERED/PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS/SURVEYORS
ATTENTION UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING/SURVEYING TECHNOLOGY
wishing
to become
REGISTERED/PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS/SURVEYORS
At the outset, my office at Purdue is
NOT
allowed to admit graduate students in engineering/surveying, nor
undergraduate students in engineering technology or surveying technology to the
FE/FLS exam. Those students have to get in contact with the Indiana
Professional Licensing Agency, directly (see below for address and deadlines).
In order to become a Professional Engineer or Professional (Land) Surveyor
one has to pass an Engineering/Surveying exam.
The exam consists of two parts. The first part is the Fundamentals of
Engineering (FE) exam that is also known (mistakenly) as the
Engineering-in-Training (EIT) exam. After a minimum of four years engineering
experience beyond the BSxE-degree, one may be entitled to participate in the
Professional Engineer (PE) exam. This exam is also known as the Principles
and Practice (PP) exam. For land surveying engineers, the two exams are
called Fundamentals of Land Surveying (FLS), formerly known as the
Surveying-in-Training (SIT) exam, and the Professional Land Surveyor
(PLS) exam, respectively.
Passing of both exams is required for registration
as a Professional Engineer/Surveyor.
The
deadline
for applications for the
April
exams is
January 1
.
If you wish to take the FE (eit) exam, the FLS (sit) exam,
the PE (pp), or PLS exam, please contact:
Phone: (317) 234-3022
They will send you an application and instructions.
You must send your completed application to
Students with engineering degrees from foreign countries may want to visit
ABET's Engineering Credentials Evaluation International (ECEI):
http://www.ecei.org
.
For a fee ECEI will evaluate the credentials of engineers educated outside the
For more information, visit:
1
State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
2
State Board of Registration for Land Surveyors
3
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
4
Engineering and Land Surveying Exam Services (ELSES)
5
Professional Publications, Inc.
6
7
Test Prep Depot
8
Kaplan AEC Education
9
Engineering Credentials Evaluation International (ECEI)
VIII FE REVIEW SESSIONS FALL 2006
ALL STUDENTS ARE WELCOME!!!
The
deadline
for applications for the
October
exams is
July 1
.
Chemistry, Dynamics, Economics, Electrical Circuits,
Hydraulics, Mechanics of Materials, Statics, and Thermodynamics
.
Please, note that DESAC,
desac@ecn.purdue.edu
and IIE will NOT organize the Review Sessions in the Fall of 2006!
The student organizations of ASCE
http://bridge.ecn.purdue.edu/~asce
or
asce@ecn.purdue.edu
and PSPE
http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/pspe
or
pspe@ecn.purdue.edu
will be organizing this semester's review sessions.
If no name of a faculty volunteer is mentioned for the review session you may safely
assume that ASCE/DESAC/PSPE/IIE was unable to find a speaker.
|
Date |
Time |
Room |
Topic |
Professor(s) |
|
Tu, Sep ?? |
|
??? |
CHEMISTRY? |
Prof. ? |
|
Th, Sep ?? |
|
??? |
DYNAMICS? |
Prof. ? |
|
Tu, Sep ?? |
|
??? |
ECONOMICS? |
Prof. ? |
|
Th, Sep ?? |
|
??? |
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS? |
postponed |
|
Tu, Oct ?? |
|
??? |
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS?
|
Prof. ? |
|
Th, Oct ?? |
|
??? |
HYDRAULICS? |
Prof. ? |
|
Tu, Oct ?? |
|
??? |
MECHANICS OF MATERIALS? |
Prof. ? |
|
Th, Oct ?? |
|
??? |
STATICS? |
postponed |
|
Tu, Oct ?? |
|
??? |
STATICS? |
Prof. ? |
|
Th, Oct ?? |
|
??? |
THERMODYNAMICS? |
Prof. ? |
Sponsored and organized by the Purdue Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE),
and the Student Chapter of the Purdue Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE)
[Sponsored and organized by the Purdue Society of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), NOT in the Fall 2006]
[Sponsored and organized by the Dean-of-Engineering Student Advisory Council (DESAC), NOT in the Fall 2006]
For those who want to plan ahead:
|
YEAR |
APRIL |
APRIL |
OCTOBER |
OCTOBER |
|
|
Friday
*)
|
Saturday
|
Friday
*)
|
Saturday
|
|
2002 |
19 |
20 |
25 |
26 |
|
2003 |
11 |
12 |
24 |
25
|
|
2004
|
16
|
17
|
29
|
30
|
|
2005 |
15 |
16 |
28 |
29 |
|
2006
|
21
|
22
|
27
|
28
|
|
2007
|
20
|
21
|
26
|
27
|
|
2008 |
11 |
12 |
24 |
25 |
|
2009 |
24 |
25 |
23 |
24 |
|
2010 |
16 |
17 |
29 |
30 |
|
2011 |
8 |
9 |
28 |
29 |
|
2012
|
13
|
14
|
26
|
27
|
|
2013 |
12 |
13 |
25 |
26 |
*) Purdue University is not the host for the PE/PLS exams on the Fridays in April and October anymore
X CONTENTS OF THE AM
FE EXAM
The FE
examination is an eight-hour supplied-reference examination:
120 one-point questions in the four-hour morning session
The morning session is common to all disciplines
Examinees will work all questions in the morning session
Examinees can purchase a book containing sample questions from NCEES
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1996
|
SUBJECT |
% of Questions |
SUBJECT |
% of Questions |
|
Chemistry |
9 |
Materials Science/
|
7 |
|
Computers |
6 |
Mathematics |
20 |
|
Dynamics |
7 |
Mechanics of Materials |
7 |
|
Electrical Circuits |
10 |
Statics |
10 |
|
Engineering Economics |
4 |
Thermodynamics |
9 |
|
Ethics |
4 |
|
|
|
Fluid Mechanics |
7 |
Total |
100 |
|
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS |
ENGINEERING ECONOMICS |
MECHANICS OF MATERIALS |
|
AC Circuits |
Annual Cost |
Beams |
|
Diode Applications |
Breakeven Analysis |
Bending |
|
DC Circuits |
Benefit-Cost Analysis |
Columns |
|
Electric & Magnetic Fields |
Future Worth of Value |
Combined Stresses |
|
Capacitance & Inductance |
Present Worth |
Shear |
|
Ideal Transformers |
Valuation & Depreciation |
Stress & Strain |
|
Fourier & Laplace Transforms |
|
Tension & Compression |
|
Operational Amplifiers (Ideal) |
FLUID MECHANICS |
Torsion |
|
|
Flow Measurement |
|
|
CHEMISTRY |
Fluid Properties |
STATICS |
|
Acids & Bases |
Fluid Statics |
2-Dimensional Equilibrium |
|
Equilibrium |
Impulse & Momentum |
3-Dimensional Equilibrium |
|
Equations |
Pipe & Other Internal Flow |
Centroid of Area |
|
Electrochemistry |
Similitude & Dimensional Analysis |
Concurrent Force Systems |
|
Inorganic Chemistry |
|
Friction |
|
Kinetics |
MATHEMATICS |
Moment of Inertia |
|
Metals and Nonmetals |
Analytic Geometry |
Vector Forces |
|
Nomenclature |
Differential Equations |
|
|
Organic Chemistry |
Differential Calculus |
THERMODYNAMICS |
|
Oxidations & Reduction |
Difference Equations |
1st Law |
|
Periodicity |
Integral Calculus |
2nd Law |
|
States of Matter |
Linear Algebra |
Availability-Reversibility |
|
Solutions |
Laplace Transforms |
Cycles |
|
Stoichiometry |
Probability & Statistics |
Energy, Heat & Work |
|
|
Roots of Equations |
Ideal Gases |
|
COMPUTERS |
Vector Analysis |
Mixture of Gases |
|
Algorithm Flowchart |
|
Phase Changes |
|
Spreadsheets |
MATERIALS SCIENCE/
|
Properties: Enthalpy, Entropy, Free Energy |
|
Pseudocode |
Atomic Structure |
Thermodynamic Processes |
|
Data Transmission & Storage |
Crystallography |
|
|
|
Corrosion |
ETHICS |
|
DYNAMICS |
Diffusion |
Relations with Clients |
|
Force, Mass, & Acceleration |
Materials |
Relations with Peers |
|
Friction |
Binary Phase Diagrams |
Relations with Public |
|
Impulse & Momentum |
Properties |
|
|
Kinematics |
Processing & Testing |
|
|
Vibrations |
|
|
|
Work & Energy |
|
|
XI CONTENTS OF THE PM FE
EXAM
The FE examination is an eight-hour supplied-reference examination:
60 two-point questions in the four-hour afternoon session
The afternoon session is administered in six disciplines and in general
engineering
Examinee has access to all seven sections of the afternoon exam
Seven sections: Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial,
General, Mechanical
Examinees will work all questions in the afternoon session in the section they
have chosen
Examinees can purchase a book containing sample questions from NCEES
EFFECTIVE APRIL 2002
|
Subject |
% of Questions |
Subject |
% of Questions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CHEMICAL |
|
GENERAL |
|
|
Chemical Reaction Engineering |
10 |
Chemistry |
7.5 |
|
Chemical Thermodynamics |
10 |
Computers |
5 |
|
Computer & Numerical Methods |
5 |
Dynamics |
7.5 |
|
Heat Transfer |
10 |
Electrical Circuits |
10 |
|
Mass Transfer |
10 |
Engineering Economics |
5 |
|
Material/Energy Balances |
15 |
Ethics |
5 |
|
Pollution Prevention |
5 |
Fluid Mechanics |
7.5 |
|
Process Control |
5 |
Material Science/
|
5 |
|
Process Design &
|
10 |
Mathematics |
20 |
|
Process Equipment Design |
5 |
Mechanics of Materials |
7.5 |
|
Process Safety |
5 |
Statics |
10 |
|
Transport Phenomena |
10 |
Thermodynamics |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CIVIL |
|
ELECTRICAL |
|
|
Computers & Numerical Methods |
10 |
Analog Electronic Circuits |
10 |
|
Construction Management |
5 |
Communications Theory |
10 |
|
Environmental Engineering |
10 |
Computer & Numerical Methods |
5 |
|
Hydraulics &
|
10 |
Computer Hardware Engineering |
5 |
|
Legal & Professional Aspects |
5 |
Computer Software Engineering |
5 |
|
Soil Mechanics & Foundations |
10 |
Control Systems Theory &
|
10 |
|
Structural Analysis |
10 |
Digital Systems |
10 |
|
Structural Design |
10 |
Electromagnetic Theory &
|
10 |
|
Surveying |
10 |
Instrumentation |
5 |
|
Transportation Facilities |
10 |
Network Analysis |
10 |
|
Water Purification & Treatment |
10 |
Power Systems |
5 |
|
|
|
Signal Processing |
5 |
|
INDUSTRIAL |
|
Solid State Electronics &
|
10 |
|
Computer Computations &
|
5 |
|
|
|
Design of Industrial Experiments |
5 |
MECHANICAL |
|
|
Engineering Economics |
5 |
Automatic Controls |
5 |
|
Engineering Statistics |
5 |
Computer |
5 |
|
Facility Design & Location |
5 |
Dynamic Systems |
10 |
|
Industrial Cost Analysis |
5 |
Energy Conversion &
|
5 |
|
Industrial Ergonomics |
5 |
Fans, Pumps, & Compressors |
5 |
|
Industrial Management |
5 |
Fluid Mechanics |
10 |
|
Information System Design |
5 |
Heat Transfer |
10 |
|
Manufacturing Processes |
5 |
Material Behavior/Processing |
5 |
|
Manufacturing Systems Design |
5 |
Measurement & Instrumentation |
10 |
|
Material Handling System Design |
5 |
Mechanical Design |
10 |
|
Mathematical Optimization &
|
5 |
Refrigeration & HVAC |
5 |
|
Production Planning & Scheduling |
5 |
Stress Analysis |
10 |
|
Productivity Measurement &
|
5 |
Thermodynamics |
10 |
|
Queuing Theory & Modeling |
5 |
|
|
|
Simulation |
5 |
ENVIRONMENTAL |
|
|
Statistical Quality Control |
5 |
Water Resources |
25 |
|
Total Quality Management |
5 |
Water and Wastewater Engineering |
30 |
|
Work Performance & Methods |
5 |
Air-Quality Engineering |
15 |
|
|
|
Solid- and Hazardous-Waste Engineering |
15 |
|
|
|
Environmental Science and Management |
15 |
XII
CONTENTS OF THE AM/PM FLS EXAM
170 questions spread out over a four-hour morning and a four-hour afternoon
exam
Examinees can purchase a book containing sample questions from NCEES
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1999
|
Subject |
% of Questions |
Subject |
% of Questions |
|
Algebra and Trigonometry |
6 |
Field Data Acquisition and Reduction |
6 |
|
Higher Math |
4 |
Photo/Image Data Acquisition and Reduction |
3 |
|
Probability and Statistics |
4 |
Graphical Communication, Mapping |
5 |
|
Basic Sciences |
3 |
Plane Survey Calculation |
7 |
|
Geodesy and Survey Astronomy |
4 |
Geodetic Survey Calculation |
5 |
|
Computer Operations and Programming |
5 |
Measurement Analysis and Data Adjustment |
6 |
|
Written and Verbal Communication |
6 |
Geographic Information Systems Concepts |
4 |
|
Cadastral Law and Administration |
6 |
Land Development Principles |
5 |
|
Boundary Law |
7 |
Survey Planning, Processes, and Procedures |
6 |
|
Business Law, Management, Economics, and Finance |
4 |
|
|
|
Surveying and Mapping History |
4 |
Total |
100 |