Professional registration for engineers
Registration as an engineer is a legal requirement for certain
kinds of practice. In most states, the license is awarded to graduates
of an accredited engineering curriculum who have passed examinations
in the fundamentals, principles, and practice of engineering and
who have a specified number of years of appropriate experience.
The Minnesota State
Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying and Landscape
Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design is the agency
that licenses engineering professionals and administers the examinations.
Contact the agency for information about examination dates and registration
materials.
The University offers several courses designed to prepare new graduates
and engineering professionals to take these exams.
Fundamentals of Engineering Examination
The Fundamentals of Engineering examination (also known as the
Engineer-in-Training exam) covers materials studied in undergraduate
curricula and may be taken by students in their senior year as well
as new graduates. The examination is given twice a year, in fall
and spring.
IofT
1: Fundamentals of Engineering Review
This course prepares engineering graduates
for the Fundamentals of Engineering examination (formerly called the Engineer-in-Training
examination), the first of two written exams required for registration
as a professional engineer (P.E.). Course content includes a review
of mathematics, chemistry, materials, statics, dynamics, strength
of materials, thermodynamics, electric circuits, fluid mechanics,
and engineering economics. The course is offered twice a year, in
fall and spring.
Professional Engineering Examination
The following courses prepare engineers for the Minnesota Professional
Engineering Examination, the second of two examinations required
for P.E. licensure.
CE
5: Refresher Course for Civil Engineers
This course is a review of civil engineering
fundamentals required to pass the Minnesota Professional Engineering Examination
in civil engineering. Offered annually in the spring. Prerequisite for
the course is a B.C.E. or equivalent degree or completion of Parts I
and II of the State Board Examination.
EE
1: Refresher Course for Electrical Engineers
This course is a review of electrical
engineering fundamentals required to pass the Minnesota Professional Engineering
Examination in electrical engineering. Course content is material ordinarily
contained in electrical engineering college curriculum. Emphasizes problem
solving with orientation as close possible to type of questions in exam.
Course prerequisites are a B.S.E.E. or B.E.E., passing grade on
Fundamentals of Engineering exam, and four years of electrical engineering
experience.
ME
1: Refresher Course for Mechanical Engineers
This course is an organized review
of topics in mechanical engineering program in preparation for Minnesota
Professional Engineering Exam. The course emphasizes problem solving, organization
Sof information/notes, and trial exams.
For more information
Contact Career Center for Science and Engineering
(612-624-4090 or ccse@umn.edu) if you have
questions or need more information.
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