Professional Engineering Licensure

If you are planning to work in industry, or perform consulting work in the future, you might consider becoming licensed as a Professional Engineer. Most state boards of licensing require that you:

1. graduate from a four-year engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET). Michigan is an ABET accredited program.
2. pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination. Exams are administered in April and October and typically taken during your last year.
3. complete at least 4 years of acceptable engineering experience.
4. pass the Principles and Practice or Engineering (PE) examination.

For more information about reasons for engineering accreditation, what the exam consists of, etc., you can get information booklets from the Michigan Board of Registration at (517) 241-9253 or visit the following web sites:

• National Society of Professional Engineers
  
  
• National Council for Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
  They administer the FE and PE exam. Page includes PDF version of the booklet that they provide you during the exam---good way to learn the scope of the test.
  
  
• Online examination link ---> http://www.els-examreg.org/michigan.php
  
  
• Professional Publications
  They sell review books and online exam access
  (Available at the Pierpont Commons bookstore)

You should know that a majority of chemical engineers are NOT accredited. However, if you think there is a chance that you will want to become accredited in the future, we encourage you to take the Fundamentals of Engineering examination during your senior year, while the material is fresh in your mind.