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Penn State York course to prepare students for engineering exam

Current students with seventh-semester standing or higher, engineering graduates, and others in the engineering field are eligible to take a course being offered this fall, EMET 402, in preparation for the engineering exam. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn StateCreative Commons

YORK, Pa. — Penn State York will be offering a technical engineering course this fall called EMET 402 Fundamentals of Engineering Review. Current students with seventh-semester standing or higher, engineering graduates, and others in the engineering field are eligible to take the course. This two-credit course, to be held from 6 to 7:45 p.m. on Thursdays, will offer a review of material designed to help participants prepare for the Fundamentals for Engineering exam (FE). The course begins Aug. 25.

The course will be taught by a number of engineering, math, and science faculty based on their knowledge of the subject matter. This team-taught course is intended to provide students with an overview of topics covered on the FE exam, specifically in the "Other Disciplines" exam because of the broad nature of the electro-mechanical engineering technology degree.

Passage of the exam, administered twice per year by the National Council for Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), is the first step toward Professional Engineering (P.E.) licensure. Since students have already taken courses that cover all of the subject areas, this course merely serves as a review of these topics in order to help the student prepare for the exam. The exam is designed for recent graduates and students who are close to finishing an undergraduate engineering degree. Students are urged to take the exam soon after completion of the course.

The cost for the exam is $225. Those who wish to take the FE exam must be graduates of a college whose baccalaureate engineering program is accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) at the time of graduation. Penn State York’s electro-mechanical engineering technology program is fully accredited.

For more information on this course, contact Michael Marcus at mxm81@psu.edu or call 717-771-4089. Current students may register for the course online. To register as a nondegree-seeking student, call the Penn State York Registrar’s Office at 717-771-4050. For more information on the FE exam, visit http://ncees.org/exams/fe-exams/.

Last Updated May 24, 2016

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