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The FE Exam is 8 hours in length and entirely multiple-choice. You will have two sessions of 4 hours each, one in the morning, and another in the afternoon. The exam is closed book, but you will be supplied a copy of the FE Supplied-Reference Handbook for your use.
The FE Exam contains 180 multiple-choice questions. The morning session contains 120 questions relevant to all engineering disciplines. The afternoon session contains 60 questions.
You will have a choice to make during the afternoon session. Your 60 questions may either consist of more general engineering questions or those pertaining to your area of interest. These may include questions related to chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, industrial, or mechanical engineering.
You must answer all the questions you are administered during the FE Exam. The 120 questions in the morning session are broken down into12 different topic areas. These include the following…
Question Topic (Approximate % of Test)
Mathematics (15%)
Engineering Probability and Statistics (7%)
Chemistry (9%)
Computers (7%)
Ethics and Business Practices (7%)
Engineering Economics (8%)
Engineering Mechanics (10%)
Strength of Materials (7%)
Material Properties (7%)
Fluid Mechanics (7%)
Electricity and Magnetism (9%)
Thermodynamics (7%)
You can see a further breakdown of the topics in the NCEES publication.
The afternoon session includes 60 questions in one of the 6 specialty areas (chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, industrial, or mechanical) or further general engineering questions.
The FE Exam was first administered in 1965. Since 1985, all licensing boards have used the same national exam. The specialty option was offered beginning in 1996.
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