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I just recently had a student (U.S. university) ask "How long would I have to wait until I could be eligible to take the FE or PE exam if I earned a non-ABET accredited engineering degree?" The student is looking to transfer, and I could not answer his question. I tried looking it up on the NCEES and ABET website, but I couldn't find a clear answer. Any answers or resources would be greatly appreciated.

FE = Fundamentals of Engineering
PE = Principles and Practice of Engineering
ABET = Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
NCEES = National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

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  • $\begingroup$ Thank you, I have added clarification $\endgroup$
    – brodybjones
    Jul 31 at 13:56
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    $\begingroup$ From fundamentalsofengineering.com/mod/page/…. : "If you are not enrolled in an ABET-accredited B.E. program, you will require six years of experience for the F.E. exam and 12 years for the P.E. exam." $\endgroup$
    – Jon Custer
    Jul 31 at 15:02
  • $\begingroup$ Professional engineering licensure is done at the state level. Different states may have slightly different policies regarding graduates of non-accredited programs. Please add a state tag. EDIT: it appears that the common locations do not exist in this stack?! so please edit the question to identify the state. $\endgroup$
    – shoover
    Jul 31 at 19:58

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