Brightwood College purchased Kaplan Engineering Education in September 2015. Kaplan Engineering Education is now Brightwood Engineering Education. You will still receive the same high-quality education you’ve come to expect from Kaplan Engineering, written and led by the same industry-leading authors and instructors.
Your access period to Kaplan Engineering products will not change as a result of the transition to Brightwood. Online courses have an access period of 6 months from purchase date.
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Yes, Brightwood will continue to offer the same great exam prep materials for the FE, PE, and SE exams. We have also recently updated any known errata within all of our engineering products.
Brightwood College is a new school that now includes campuses that were formerly Kaplan College. The goal of Brightwood College is to prepare you with the education you need to pass your exams and excel in today’s job market. You can learn more about Brightwood College at www.brightwood.edu.
Licensure is the process you go through to become licensed as a professional engineer (PE). A license is a standard of accountability, a differentiator that gives you a competitive edge over other job candidates. A license gives you more credibility, respect, and authority as a professional.
* According to the National Society of Professional Engineers Salary Survey
**According to the National Council on Examiners of Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
Exact qualifications vary by state, but the basic requirements are the same. Licensure requires obtaining a college degree in engineering from an approved, accredited university or college, as well as passing two nationally standardized exams: the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam (usually taken as a senior in college) and the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam (usually taken after four or more years of professional experience).
Exam dates are set by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), the entity that writes and scores the exams.
Upcoming exam dates are:
FE
The FE exam is offered year-round.
PE
2016 - October 28
2017 - April 21, October 27
SE
2016 - October 28–29
2017 - April 21–22, October 27–28
Both the FE and PE exams are administered locally through your state board of registration. The registration periods vary significantly by state, anywhere from 45-180 days before the exam. Contact your state board directly for particulars.
To completely prepare for the exam, we suggest the following:
See our FE review materials
The PE exam is eight hours in length and consists of a morning (breadth) and afternoon (depth) session. The exam is open book, but some states place restrictions on the material allowed into the exam. Units used for several of the exams are as follows.
SI and Conventional English
Conventional English
Civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers have a breadth exam in the morning and the option of several different depth exams in the afternoon. Some states have additional requirements or offer a different version of the exam. For example, to earn licensure as a civil engineer in California, you must also pass the state-administered exams on engineering surveying and seismic principles.
See the NCEES website for more on the PE exam.
Visit your state board for PE regulations for your state.
To completely prepare for the PE Exam, we suggest the following:
See our PE review materials.
All answer sheets for multiple-choice exams are machine graded; a percentage of answer sheets are also manually verified to ensure accuracy. The essays for Lateral Forces PE exams are scored by teams of subject-matter experts.
Visit the NCEES for more information on exam grading.
A student's access to any online course enrollment begins on the date of purchase. Engineering online exam prep products will be accessible for 6 months from purchase date. A new enrollment must be created at an additional charge to the customer if more time is required.
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