The PE exam lasts for eight hours.
The tests were created and are currently administered by the NCEES Council.
The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, or NCEES, is in charge of granting licenses and certifying professionals in these professions.
The United States is where NCEES primarily does business.
To become a licensed professional engineer, one must pass the FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) exam.
Each state may have a different set of disciplines that are covered on the PE exam.
Rather than architecture, NCEES largely concentrates on the engineering and surveying fields.
The FE test is normally given twice a year by NCEES.
The structural engineering portion of the exam is its main focus.
The PE test evaluates a candidate's understanding of basic engineering principles.
Typically, 70% is required to pass both the FE and PE tests.
