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Monday, January 23, 2012 3:23 PM

FE Exam Results Should Be Public Information

Performance statistics for the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination issued by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) are forwarded each year to universities and to state PE licensing boards that request them. These...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011 10:34 AM

The Engineering Credit Slide Continues

The slow and steady decrease in the number of credits required for a baccalaureate degree in engineering at U.S. universities continues. Each year for the last seven years, Jodie Bray Strickland, P.E., of Hampton, New Hampshire, has maintained and updated...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:11 AM

Faculty Licensure: How Can We Increase the Numbers?

Licensure among engineering faculty members has been on the decline in many institutions for decades. There are a number of reasons for this, some of which are as follows: Blurring of engineering and science. Many faculty members with Ph.D.s in engineering...
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Tuesday, March 01, 2011 12:08 PM

The 80% Myth in the Engineering Profession – Part II

An earlier article addressed the often claimed myth in the engineering profession that 80% of engineering graduates work as engineers in industry. That article didn’t present any data, just a compelling hypothesis that engineering graduates go into...
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010 2:19 PM

NSPE Adopts Position Statement on Engineering Education Outcomes

At its April 2010 Board of Directors meeting, NSPE adopted a new position statement advocating that certain engineering education outcomes be attained by engineers of all disciplines who become licensed professional engineers. These outcomes, listed below...
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Friday, April 09, 2010 2:30 PM

Risk and Uncertainty: Important Topics in Engineering Education

The NSPE Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee has been investigating the Body of Knowledge reports that have been prepared for several engineering disciplines and considering what outcomes that are critical to engineering practice addressed...
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010 9:24 AM

Task Force Addresses Alternatives to Master’s or Equivalent

One of the charges to the NCEES Engineering Education Task Force (EETF) this year was to formulate and evaluate alternatives to be considered to add to the “master’s or equivalent” requirements provided in the Model Law beginning in...
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Monday, February 08, 2010 4:38 PM

Master’s or Equivalent: Professional Impacts

This is the fourth in a series of four articles prepared by a subcommittee of the NSPE Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee examining the various impacts of the additional engineering education initiative. This summary was drafted by Paul...
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Monday, January 25, 2010 9:45 AM

Master’s or Equivalent: Education Impacts

This is the third in a series of four articles prepared by a subcommittee of the NSPE Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee examining the various impacts of the additional engineering education initiative. This summary was drafted by Paul...
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:44 AM

Master’s or Equivalent: Regulatory Impacts

This is the second in a series of four articles prepared by a subcommittee of the NSPE Licensure and Qualifications for Practice Committee examining the various impacts of the additional engineering education initiative. This summary was drafted by Paul...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:31 PM

Master’s or Equivalent: NCEES Stays the Course While Continuing to Study Alternatives

At its annual meeting in Louisville, KY, on August 13 and 14, the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying deliberated and voted on a number of resolutions regarding engineering education. The following 2009 “Southern Zone Resolution”...
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