Professional Engineer (PE) License

ISE/UF Recommendations for Technical Electives if pursuing PE:

• EGM 3400, Elements of Dynamics
• EGM 3250, Mechanics of Materials
• EML 3007 Elements of Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer may be replaced by EIN 4321, Industrial Energy Management.

Your Technical Elective Choices

If you do not take the above listed courses, you will not be prepared to take the Engineer Intern (EI)/Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, a precursor to taking the Professional Engineering (PE) exam. If you do not wish to become a PE< you can tailor your choice of technical electives accordingly. We strongly recommend that you make a cohesive choice of courses: ones that will strengthen each other through their interaction and give you more depth in an area of particular interest to you. Therefore, in particular, you may wish to prepare for the EI exam, or to pursue a minor in another department as detailed in the current ISE list of minors.

The Fundamentals of Engineering Exam: a Decision You Must Make

Students who do not take the above three itemized courses will not be adequately prepared to take the Engineer Intern (EI)/Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. Approximately 10% of the members of the Institute of Industrial Engineering are Professional Engineers. While being a PE is critically important in some other engineering areas, it is not in ISE unless you wish to go into consulting as a principal of a consulting firm. In this case it is very valuable to be a PE. You should decide whether or not you wish to become a PE in order to choose your technical electives. It is easier to prepare for the EI examination while still in school than after graduating.

If you wish to become a PE, you should take as technical electives the non-required courses needed to prepare for the EI examination, including the three itemized above. Even if you do not plan to become a PE, taking the above-listed engineering science courses strengthens your background in engineering, and demonstrates to potential employers your ability to cope with difficult engineering concepts.

Using Technical Electives to Prepare for the EI/FE/EIT/PE Exam

Passing the EI examination is required as the first of two in order to be registered as a Professional Engineer (PE). Approximately 10% of the members of the Institute of Industrial Engineering are Professional Engineers. While being a PE is critically important in some other engineering areas, it is not in ISE unless you wish to go into consulting as a principal of a consulting firm. In this case it is very valuable to be a PE. You should decide whether or not you wish to become a PE in order to choose your technical electives. It is easier to prepare for the EI examination while still in school than after graduating.

If you wish to become a PE, you should take as technical electives the non-required courses needed to prepare for the EI examination, including EGM 3400, EGM 3520, and EML 3007 or 3100. Even if you do not plan to become a PE, taking the above-listed engineering science courses strengthens your background in engineering, and demonstrates to potential employers your ability to cope with difficult engineering concepts.

Those ISE students who wish to prepare for the Fundaments of Engineering examination are, advised to take the following courses. Passing this examination is required as the first of two in order to be registered as a Professional Engineer.

• EGM 3250 Mechanics of Materials. F, S, SS. 3 hours

one of

• EGM 3400 Elements of Dynamics. F, S, SS. 3 hours
• EGM 3401 Engineering Mechanics-Dynamics. F, S, SS. 3 hours

one of

• EML 3007 Elements of Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer. F, S, SS. 3 hours
• EML 3100 Thermodynamics 1 F, S, SS. 3 hours

(assuming the student chooses to take Energy Management instead of Thermo.)

one of

• EGN 4032 Professional Issues in Engineering, F, S. 3 hours. Senior standing or consent of the instructor. (legal aspects, insurance, specifications, contract documentation, labor relations, professionalism and ethics safety)
• EGN 4034 Professional Ethics, F, S. 1 hour, junior standing. (ethical theory and the development of professionalism, ethical conflicts in engineering practice)

Total hours: 9 to 12

Notes:

• Tau Beta Pi runs an after-hours, non-credit preparation course for the EI exam.
• FES run an after-hours, non-credit preparation course for the PE exam.
• Access the web site of the Florida Board of Professional Engineers, http://www.fbpe/org , to get the Candidate Information Booklet and the Engineer Intern Application Form. Currently the specific URL is http://www.fbpe.org/applications/applinks/eia.htm .

Abbreviations:

• FE: Fundamentals of Engineering
• EIT: Engineer-in-Training (term is now out of date-EI or Fe is now used)
• PE: Professional Engineer
• EI: Engineer Intern

Outline: the EI/FE/EIT exam

There are two exams: (1) morning and (2) afternoon. The morning exam is general; the afternoon exam is specific to the discipline. The following areas are covered on the morning exam (numbers in parentheses are the number of questions on each area and percent of total the questions count):

• Electrical Circuits (12, 10%)
• Dynamics (9, 8%)
• Fluid Mechanics (8, 7%)
• Materials Science/Structure of Matter (8, 7%)
• Chemistry (11, 9%)
• Engineering Economics (5, 4%)
• Mathematics (24, 20%)
• Computers (7, 5%)
• Statics (12, 10%)
• Thermodynamics (11, 9%)
• Mechanics of Materials (8, 7%)
• Ethics (5, 4%)

The following topics are covered in the Industrial area of the afternoon exam. There are three questions on each topic. Each topic counts 5% of the total grade.

• Production Planning & Scheduling
• Engineering Economics
• Engineering Statistics
• Statistical Quality Control
• Manufacturing Processes
• Mathematical Optimization-Modeling
• Simulation
• Facility design and location
• Work Performance and Methods
• Manufacturing Systems Design
• Industrial Ergonomics
• Industrial Cost Analysis
• Material Handling System Design
• Total Quality management
• Computer Computations-Modeling
• Queuing Theory and Modeling
• Design of Industrial Experiments
• Industrial Management
• Information System Design
• Productivity Measurement

Reference: Newnan, Donald G., P.E. (editor) Engineer-in-Training License Review, 15 th . Edition, Engineering Press, Austin , Texas 1998, ISBN 1-57645-014-7.