How to find dates of old FE and PE exams I took?
How to find dates of old FE and PE exams I took?
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Just looking for hints -- I am facing comity applications that require this information, not sure if they'll accept "approximate" answers that can't be verified. For NCEES, I have to be able to click pull-down menus for dates, there's no place to enter explanation or annotation.
On what date did I sit for the FE exam? (Was sometime in 1978 or 1979).
How many hours was it? (I seem to remember it being 8 hours).
On what date did I sit for the PE exam? (Was sometime in 1985).
How many hours was it? (I am sure it was 8 hours).
I don't have any records that old -- and my state board only has records of the issuance of my license, not the original application.
Any thoughts will be appreciated! I don't know where to start looking...
Good on y'all,
Goober Dave
On what date did I sit for the FE exam? (Was sometime in 1978 or 1979).
How many hours was it? (I seem to remember it being 8 hours).
On what date did I sit for the PE exam? (Was sometime in 1985).
How many hours was it? (I am sure it was 8 hours).
I don't have any records that old -- and my state board only has records of the issuance of my license, not the original application.
Any thoughts will be appreciated! I don't know where to start looking...
Good on y'all,
Goober Dave





RE: How to find dates of old FE and PE exams I took?
Back in the '80s - just subtract about three months from date of issuance. That's about how long it took.
BTW - if your state can't find the records - NCEES surely won't be able to either. Not all exams were under their guidance until mid '80s or so I think.
RE: How to find dates of old FE and PE exams I took?
As for the day, unless you saved the paperwork from the board as to the date of the test, you may be lost.
The board may still have a record of test dates from the past. Dig deeper.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask
RE: How to find dates of old FE and PE exams I took?
I took my PE exam in April, 1979, got the letter notification in August, and the signed and dated certificate in September.
And I concur that they both were 8 hours - 8 grueling hours.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask
RE: How to find dates of old FE and PE exams I took?
I'll go from there, I found in the meantime a classmate in college who took the FE with me. He's never thrown away a calendar or piece of paper in his life, and will get back to me tomorrow...
I didn't remember the April and November marks, but I do now that msquared mentioned them.
Good on y'all!
Goober Dave
RE: How to find dates of old FE and PE exams I took?
RE: How to find dates of old FE and PE exams I took?
RE: How to find dates of old FE and PE exams I took?
The October exams were usually before Halloween. April would vary because of Easater and Passover.
RE: How to find dates of old FE and PE exams I took?
I took my FE exam in October 1975, but my certificate date is my graduation date (August 1976). I took my PE exam in October 1980 and received my certificate in April 1981.
Yes...exams are given in April and October, Usually the last Thursday/Friday or Friday/Saturday of the month.
RE: How to find dates of old FE and PE exams I took?
Finally got someone on the phone to say that "Best Guess" is OK for stuff that old. Since it's the exam date, not the certificate, I'm going with 10/79 FE and 4/85 P&P.
My college buddies don't remember either.
I'm actually pretty sure about them now... But it's been quite a memory-stretcher.
Goober Dave
RE: How to find dates of old FE and PE exams I took?
EIT: Dec 5, '70; letter received Mar 2, '71
PE: Apr 6, '79; Letter received Jul 23, '79
SE: Apr 10 & 11, '81; Letter received Jul 17, '81
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask
RE: How to find dates of old FE and PE exams I took?
Goober Dave