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By:  \nProfessional Engineers in Industry ( PEI) Interest Group 2022  \n01 Introduction  \nThe National Society of Professional Engineers ( NSPE) -Professional Engineers in Industry ( PEI) Interest Group has created this overview guide to assist senior engineering students and recent graduates through the licensure process. This process can be confusing at times for those working through the details on their own.  \n\" BASICALLY BEING A PE MEANS THAT YOU ARE ATTHE TOP OF YOUR GAME , TOP OF YOUR  \nPROFESSION . THEY DON ' T JUST HAND THAT OUT TO ANYBODY . \"  \n- - RAN DAL E . RIE BEL , P . E .  \nThe NSPE PEI Interest Group hopes that this overview provides some useful information as you begin the path toward professional licensure. Good luck!  \nProfessional Engineering License  \n02  \nIn the United States, professional licensing boards in each state license engineers. These licensing boards confer a PE license to a licensure candidate after the candidate meets a combination of requirements in education, experience, and examinations.  \nStates usually require four steps to get an engineering license:  \n1  \nObtain a four-year degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited university  \n2 Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering ( FE) exam  \n3  \nAccrue four years of engineering experience  \nPass the Principles and Practice of Engineering  \n4  \n( PE) exam  \nEngineers were required to complete the above steps in that exact order since the beginning of professional licensure in the 20th century.  \n03 Decoupling  \nMany states boards have recently decoupled when someone is eligible to sit for the PE exam from the engineering experience required for licensure.  \nDecoupling the PE exam from the experience requirement allows an EIT ( Engineer in Training-someone who has passed the FE exam) to take the PE exam prior to applying for licensure or earning the necessary four years of experience.  \nEssentially, engineers who have passed the FE exam and have graduated with a relevant degree from an accredited university can sit for the PE exam whenever they feel ready todo so.  \nThe PE exams remain exactly as they were before 'decoupling' occurred. The exams continue to be developed based on specifications set by engineering practitioners to evaluate the knowledge of an engineer with at least four years of practical experience. Being able to take the exams without waiting to obtain four years of engineering experience may be beneficial for many examinees as some subjects will be fresher in their mind closer to their course work as very few engineers will be using every subject on the exam on a daily basis.  \nThose interested in taking the FE or PE exam should reference state/territory requirements at [ncees. org/engineering](ncees. org/engineering).  \nFE and Exa  \nPE  \nms  \n04  \nFundamentals of Engineering ( FE) Exam  \nUsually, the first step in becoming a professional licensed engineer ( PE) is the Fundamentals of Engineering ( FE) exam. It is a test that is designed for recent graduates and students who are close to finishing an undergraduate engineering degree from an EAC/ABET-accredited program. 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