Next Steps
PE exam
The PE exam tests your ability to practice competently in a particular engineering discipline. It is designed for engineers who have gained at least four years' post-college work experience in their chosen engineering discipline. The PE exam is typically your last step in the process of becoming a licensed P.E.
Each PE exam lasts eight hours and is split into a morning and an afternoon session. The PE exam is an open-book exam.
Scheduled exam administrations
PE exam specifications and design standards
Agricultural
Architectural
Chemical
Civil: Construction
Civil: Geotechnical
Civil: Structural
Civil: Transportation
Civil: Water Resources and Environmental
Control Systems
Electrical and Computer: Computer
Electrical and Computer: Electrical and Electronics
Electrical and Computer: Power
Environmental
Fire Protection
Industrial
Mechanical: HVAC and Refrigeration
Mechanical: Mechanical Systems and Materials
Mechanical: Thermal and Fluids Systems
Metallurgical and Materials
Mining and Mineral Processing
Naval Architecture and Marine
Nuclear
Petroleum
Structural I (through October 2010)
Structural II (through October 2010)
Structural (16-hour exam, beginning April 2011)
Friday morning breadth - vertical forces
Friday afternoon depth - vertical forces
Saturday morning breadth - lateral forces
Saturday afternoon depth - lateral forces