i took the PE today - in Electrical and Computer - Power.

what's on it:
http://www.ncees.org/Documents/Publi...Apr%202009.pdf

it's an 8 hour, open book exam on a wide range of subjects dealing with EE power. i've been "studying" for the past 2-3 months, maybe 14 evenings over that time.

first 4hr portion i did in 2.5hrs and felt good. second 4hr portion i did in 2hrs and felt great. very high confidence.

what a weight off my shoulders. it was stressful getting registered (IL hasn't updated any procedures on the website, a lot has changed). a PE in my field is HUGE.

i'm thrilled. time to drink good beer.

 

gift to myself today

 

Awesome! Let us know when you get results.
I took mine in 1988...

 

it still takes 10 weeks to return results. kind of silly for a scantron test... but i understand that national results are compared before hand, maybe for some sort of curve.

 

Scoring

All answer sheets for multiple-choice exams are machine graded; a percentage of answer sheets are also manually verified to ensure accuracy. The essays for Structural II PE exams are scored by teams of subject-matter experts.
Passing scores

When an exam is introduced or when its specifications change, a committee of subject-matter experts works with experienced psychometricians (testing experts with a background in statistics) to determine the level of performance that corresponds with minimal competence in that discipline. This becomes the passing score. NCEES does not publish passing scores because they change with each administration. NCEES scores each exam with no predetermined percentage of examinees that should pass or fail. All exams are scored the same way. First-time takers and repeat takers are graded to the same standard.
Equating

For subsequent administrations of the exam, statistical equating is used to ensure that this level of performance is consistent across multiple administrations of that exam. Essentially, this means that while the numerical passing score may change with each administration, you are not disadvantaged when one administration of a particular exam is more difficult than another. This process accounts for the 8- to 10-week interval between an exam administration and the release of scores to member licensing boards.
Your exam results are determined by the number of items you answered correctly for the exam in its entirety. There are no minimum requirements for particular sections or topics within an exam. You are not penalized for incorrect answers. You may request that your exam answer sheet be manually verified. A fee is charged for this service.

 

Even tho NCEES is sorta like the sanctioning body, each state seems to do their own thing. Your license comes from the state of IL, not from NCEES. And it changes over the years. They told me my grades (after 5 or 6 weeks). So these days they just say whether you pass or not, huh?

I took mine after being out of school for several years. Did you take the FE right out of school? So now you must be BS+5yr to take the PE?

 

I 'm happy to see you passed your test and with more than likely a high % of correct answers..

Angelo
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yes, i took the FE in college - it was a breeze. BSEE with 5+ years experience. 4 years is necessary, under a PE.