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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 reports are an outstanding tool for programs to use...
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In recent years, tremendous strides have been made in engineering licensure in the U.S. to promote mobility and expedited comity licensure for individual PE licenses. In many states, a PE who meets the definition of a Model Law Engineer, and has an up to date “ Council Record ” through the...
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At the 2010 Annual Meeting of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, NCEES leaders continued discussions regarding the details of the engineering educational requirements in the Model Law as of 2020. In 2006, NCEES modified its Model Law to require, as of 2020, a B.S. in engineering...
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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, are not currently required by existing accreditation...
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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 2020. As NSPE’s representative to the EETF,...
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For many decades now, the NCEES Model Law has indicated that the recommended educational requirement for licensure as a professional engineer is a baccalaureate degree in engineering from a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET , “or equivalent.” The...
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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 D. Schmidt, P.E. Comments are welcome. What will...
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At the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying in August, Ed Huston, P.E., a structural engineer from Washington state, made an interesting presentation regarding professional issues with respect to transfer of responsible charge. Below is a brief summary of...
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Mobility in the engineering profession works better now than it ever has, by a wide margin. “Model Law Engineers” who maintain an active “Council Record” through the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying receive “expedited comity” in more than...
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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” passed by a wide margin: RESOLVED,...
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Through my travels throughout the U.S. as NSPE president, I’ve been involved in numerous discussions over the “B+30” proposal to increase the amount of education required to become a licensed professional engineer. The viewpoints run the gamut, due in part to a great deal of misunderstanding...