Professional Certification
The Question of Professional Certification
When deciding how you want to structure your engineering studies,
you should be aware of issues surrounding professional certification.
Some engineering fields do not require Professional Engineer (PE)
certification, although civil engineering, among others, does. The
best way to determine whether you will need PE certification is
to ask practicing engineers who work in the fields you're interested
in. Certification requires passing the PE exam.
In Massachusetts, you can take the PE exam after completing an
accredited program of study in engineering and four years of experience,
or after completing an undergraduate degree in one of the sciences
plus eight years of experience. Most undergraduate engineering programs
(like Thayer, Caltech, and UMass) are accredited by the Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Surprisingly, most
graduate engineering programs aren't ABET-approved. In particular,
there are only two ABET-approved graduate programs in civil engineering.
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