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Dr. Young dept. Head and also a Professional engineer
Dr. Robert Evans P.E.
BAE's Department
Head is also a
Professional Engineer?

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Over 80%
of our BE students consistently take and pass the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam during their 
Senior year.
This exam is the first step to a Professional Engineer's license.

 

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Engineering Career Secrets.com

 

About Professional Engineers PE License

About earning a Professional Engineering PE License and how programs in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering can prepare you for an engineering career.

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National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

NCSU College of Engineering

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At NC State engineering students are urged to begin testing towards a Professional Engineering License in their senior year.

Not all engineers are licensed engineers or need to be it depends on your career goals. The goal of many of our BAE engineering students is to eventually earn a Professional Engineers License (PE). Candidates normally prepare by completing a course of study at institutions which have accredited curriculums in engineering. The Biological Engineering curriculum which earns a BE degree at NC State is such a program. It is Accredited by the North Carolina Board of Registration for Engineers and Land Surveyors a Commission of Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, telephone: (410) 347-7700. "

photo:pencil and ruler used during testingIn students last semester, just prior to graduation students are given an opportunity to take the Fundamentals in Engineering (FE) Exam to qualify for a Future Engineer in Training certificate (FET), this is a first step to earning a Professional Engineers License (PE). Students who pass the FE exam and who graduate from the BE degree program then receive the FET certificate. Students can choose to take the exam or not with some students preferring to wait or to take the exam in their own home state. The FET certification is generally reciprocal between states. The exam in North Carolina is given by the North Carolina Board of Registration for Engineers and Land Surveyors. The link gives all the specifics about the exams in this state.

See The BE Page Career Jobs and Employment in Engineering to learn more about Professional Engineers.