Your Path to Becoming a Licensed Professional Engineer
Fellow electrical/power engineers, this is your destination to guided mentorship to become a licensed professional engineer (PE) in the United Stated.
Choose Your Path
Which Exam Are You Preparing For?
Select your path below to access focused study resources, mentorship, and guides tailored to your exam.
FE Electrical and Computer
The first step to licensure — pass this exam as an engineering student or recent graduate to earn your Engineer in Training (EIT) designation.
- ✓ 110-question computer-based exam
- ✓ Open-book (NCEES FE Reference Handbook)
- ✓ Available year-round at Pearson VUE centers
- ✓ Required for EIT/EI designation
- ✓ Prerequisite for the PE exam
- ✓ Available internationally (select countries)
PE Electrical and Computer: Power
The pinnacle credential — earn your P.E. license to stamp designs, lead multimillion-dollar projects, and unlock senior engineering roles.
- ✓ 80-question computer-based exam
- ✓ Requires 4 years post-college experience
- ✓ Available year-round at Pearson VUE centers
- ✓ New exam specs effective October 2025
- ✓ Prerequisite to obtain your license
- ✓ Internationally recognized credential
How Does the PE Licensing Process Work?
A step-by-step overview of the path to becoming a licensed Professional Engineer in the United States.
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Earn an Accredited Engineering Degree
Complete a bachelor's or master's from an EAC/ABET-accredited program. International graduates must have credentials evaluated through NCEES Credentials Evaluations.
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Pass the FE Exam → Become an EIT
Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam administered by NCEES to earn your Engineer in Training (EIT) or Engineer Intern (EI) designation.
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Accumulate 4 Years of Work Experience
Gain a minimum of four years of progressive professional engineering experience, typically under the supervision of a licensed P.E. The 4 years maybe reduced to 3 years if you have masters degree or 2 years if you have a PhD.
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Pass the PE Exam
Register with your state licensing board, then take the PE exam at an approved Pearson VUE test center. The PE Power exam is 80 questions over a 9-hour appointment.
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Apply for State Licensure
Each U.S. state/territory has its own licensing board. Submit your application, pay fees, and receive your P.E. license. Use comity to expand licensure across additional states.
Who Can Take the NCEES Exams?
NCEES administers exams across the U.S. and internationally via approved Pearson VUE centers. Countries with direct exam access, Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA), or credential recognition pathways are listed below. Hover to explore.
Americas — Direct Exam Access
Middle East & Africa — Direct Exam Access
Asia & Pacific — Direct Exam Access
Europe — Direct & MRA Access
Washington Accord — Credential Recognition Pathway
Mentorship Cohort Sessions - Already Started
We started our first mentorship cohort session on July 25, 2026. The cohort session is only by invitation after you submit your interest. Each session will be made up of five (5) engineers and not more than 10 (max).
Small numbers in each session so that we can provide the best value to mentees who are striving so hard to take their profession to the next level of success.
You can submit your interest via this Google Form and we will reach out to you if you are selected to join our next cohort program. It is first come, first serve for pre-qualified engineers only.
Strategic Study Plan
4 out of 10 engineers fail on their first attempt taking the PE exams. While it is also true that 39% of re-takers pass the PE exam, one can simply notice something unique. Is it that you are not good enough to pass at first or even second attempt?
No, you are already smart and intelligent to achieve your professional ambitions. This is not your first exam and so, it’s completely possible to pass it.
However, with workload, family attention, commitments, and daily life challenges or events, you can only pass this exam with a strategic structure and study plans tailored to your schedules.
Strategy makes the difference.
Knowledge Areas and Exam Focus
Writing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination covering 17 knowledge areas within 5 hours and 20 minutes, is not only hard but demanding to the say the least.
Moreover, siting 9 hours (include breaks) for the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam covering 9 knowledge areas in addition to codes/standards is challenging. Despite the fact that not all knowledge areas carry the same number of questions, one can not underestimate any part of the test.
Be exam focus on weaker areas but entirely prepared to succeed in this exam that finally leads to your license.
Mentorship Cohort Sessions
This is the opportunity to ask direct questions bothering you about the PE licensure journey and have direct answers from someone who was in your place few years ago.
