PE with an Associate Degree?
PE with an Associate Degree?
(OP)
After looking at the requirements to get a PE license in my stat (Wisconsin), it looks like I could go to a TAC accredited 2 year program and and become eligible for a PE license. I am currently working as an engineering technician, my supervisor is a PE. If I can make it work happen, would this be worth doing? I already in the middle of a tech degree in Civil Engineering Technology, so I would just finish that up at a TAC school, get experience in Mechanical (If it can work out that way) and then make sure I can pass one of the PE exams
"Formal education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed." ~ Joseph Stalin





RE: PE with an Associate Degree?
"Formal education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed." ~ Joseph Stalin
RE: PE with an Associate Degree?
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
RE: PE with an Associate Degree?
You do have to pass both tests - the Fundamental Engineering (FE/EIT) exam after getting the 2-year degree and the PE test after an additional 6 years of engineering experience. Both are tough exams. And the FE test may be really hard with only a 2-year degree as it covered math, science, engineering fundamentals, etc. that may not have been taught to the same level as in a 4-year engineering program.
I would doubt that your current experience would count. It appears that the clock does not start until you have completed your degree. Then, engineering experience under a PE could be counted.
One last comment. Reciprocity to other states may be problematic as most would not recognize the 2-year degree. In the past, many engineers with degrees from MSOE had problems with reciprocity as it was not recognized in many states.
gjc
RE: PE with an Associate Degree?
"Formal education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed." ~ Joseph Stalin