P.E. licensure
P.E. licensure
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Hey guys,
I have done my undergraduate degree from india and my masters from auburn university in structural engineering.
I had applied to give my P.E. license exam and my undergraduate degree evaluation shows that my curriculum is defficient in maths and science credit hrs as per the requirements of ABET. Since in India we do all our maths and science before we go to college this evalaution does not represent the math and science education i have had.
I am not able to give my license exam because of this requirement.
Any suggestions welcome
I have done my undergraduate degree from india and my masters from auburn university in structural engineering.
I had applied to give my P.E. license exam and my undergraduate degree evaluation shows that my curriculum is defficient in maths and science credit hrs as per the requirements of ABET. Since in India we do all our maths and science before we go to college this evalaution does not represent the math and science education i have had.
I am not able to give my license exam because of this requirement.
Any suggestions welcome





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If that's not an option then I'd be interested in seeing over responses as my degree isn't from the US either and getting licenced one day might be nice.
KENAT,
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"ABET accredits graduate programs within applied science and engineering only. However, within engineering, institutions are restricted to accrediting only one program per discipline per level. Because graduation from an undergraduate program is generally considered adequate preparation for entry into the engineering profession, most institutions choose to accredit undergraduate programs only."
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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Were I you I would apply to an adjacent state without ever mentioning the first state and see what happens. 3/4 of the jurisdictions who reviewed my records were willing to accept a non-traditional path to math and science. I'd say it was worth a shot.
David
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here is how it worked for me: when I came to the US from Germany in 2004, I applied to sit for the PE exam, but ABET did not accredit my degree (it equals a MS)in full, because I had substituted transportation, fluid mechanics, and hydrology for steel and wood design. ABET reasoned that I didn't have enough classes in "creative design". Actually, the basics of steel and wood design are part of classes called building design, which I had taken, but ABET didn't care. The board of Licensing then asked me (or should I say allowed me) to take the FE exam first, i.e. 25 years after graduation I had to go back to the very basics and could then consider myself an engineer in training. What a blast. All my working experience was acknowledged, so that I could take the PE test 6 months later. Maybe this is a way for you to go. BTW, I am in WA, licensing boards of other states may handle this differently.
Addendum 1: the classes in transportation and hydrology I had taken actually helped a lot during both the FE and PE test, as there were lots of related questions, and hardly any questions about steel or wood design.
Addendum 2: I perfectly understand that there have to be different licensing requirements in each state, as Newtons law of gravity works differently everywhere. A friend recently said they have different reqiurements because it keeps a lot of people busy, allows them to feel in charge, and gives them a chance to collect fees. But as I said, this is only a friends opinion, and I don't buy it. Sorry for the rant, but I had to say this.
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David
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Sounds like a real Catch-22 here. Very infortunate. One word of caution: If you do decide to persue another state, DO IT NOW, before you have a written determination from this application, as, they always ask: "Have you every been denied registration in another state"? I guess your answer could still be no, as you have not been denied registration, but rather have been denied the opportunity to sit for the exam, buy hey, why let this spin out of control any farther than it already has?
RE: P.E. licensure
KENAT,
Have you reminded yourself of FAQ731-376: Eng-Tips.com Forum Policies recently, or taken a look at posting policies: http://eng-tips.com/market.cfm?
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?