PE Exam
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Does it matter which PE exam you take?
I have two undergraduate degrees. The first is a BS in Architectural Engineering Tech and the second is a BSME. I have worked several years for structural engineering and architectural firms. I am currently working in the automotive industry where I manage a structural analysis group. I would like to take the PE but am not sure which exam to take.
If I take the ME exam would it prevent me from working as a structural engineer (where my interest lies) in the future? Or should I STUDY and take the Structural I exam?
Thanks for any advice that anyone can give.
Mark
I have two undergraduate degrees. The first is a BS in Architectural Engineering Tech and the second is a BSME. I have worked several years for structural engineering and architectural firms. I am currently working in the automotive industry where I manage a structural analysis group. I would like to take the PE but am not sure which exam to take.
If I take the ME exam would it prevent me from working as a structural engineer (where my interest lies) in the future? Or should I STUDY and take the Structural I exam?
Thanks for any advice that anyone can give.
Mark






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Check the requirement in your state. Some have specific requirements for structural engineers. Others don't.
Theoretically, in Texas, I could take an EE exam (if I could pass an EE exam, which I can't) and then practice structural engineering. The ethical component of the requirement prevents me from doing this--not because I didn't take the right exam but because that's not really where my expertise is. Civil engineers here working in structural design are not required to take the structural exam; they can take the civil exam, and they don't even need to take the structural component in the afternoon--they could take transportation, geotech, etc.
(Then again, if I wanted to move to California I'd have to take that structural exam after all.)
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Steve1,
The multistate license issue is one that I had not thought of. In my current state, the license will not reflect the exam that I take. With all of that said and my BSME carrying more weight, do you see an issue with taking the Structural 1 exam?
Thanks
Mark
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In either case I personally believe that you should take the exam that you feel most comfortable with. As has been previously mentioned, in most states you get a PE and it's up to you to decide what you are qualified to do.