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Answer by Waterboy
Submitted on 9/14/2006
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A person who holds a PhD in Engineering, Civil or any other engineering disciple is not required to take the E.I.T. exam in order to hold or obtain the advanced degree. However, most colleges of engineering require their students to take the exam prior to receiving their B.S. A Professional Engineer (P.E.) is licensed by each state the engineer wishes to perform work in. In most states a candidate for professional status must take and pass the Principles and Practices of Engineering Exam. While there are many route a person can take in order to be able to take this exam, and they vary from state to state, the most common is obtain a degree in engineering, pass the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (the EIT exam) and have at lest four years of experience after graduation under the supervision of a P.E. Most state allow a candidate to substitute a Masters of Engineering for year of experience and a PhD for two years. Go to the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) web site at http://www.ncees.org for more information.

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Question by Daisy
Submitted on 4/21/2004
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Does a person with a PhD degree in Civil Engineering (or related field of specialization) require to take an EIT exam? How many years of experience can be waived off for such a person in order to take a PE exam?

Answer by Valentina
Submitted on 6/16/2004
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I think, yes.

Answer by chem-eng
Submitted on 10/30/2004
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yes, unless they request from the board that b/c they are PhD and/or work exp, activities, etc are equivalent. Usually involves getting your boss to support that you are doing E.I.T. type work. Goto ncees.org (the brains of the E.I.T/F.E and P.E. exams) for details.

Answer by gandolf
Submitted on 11/13/2004
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LIESS!!!!! civil engineering is the way of the devil, give up your evil ways befor are white male christchan god smites you

Answer by Tim, a P.E.
Submitted on 3/12/2005
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The laws for professional licensure vary by state. Some states give credit for years of experience for advanced degrees. But I think the Fundamental Exam and the Professional Exam are both required in most states.

Answer by WHAT
Submitted on 4/3/2005
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PE exam? Isn't that Physical Education? I don't think so. Also, if I know what I'm reading, then zip years.

Answer by israa
Submitted on 9/15/2005
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Ithink so.

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Answer by seth
Submitted on 11/18/2005
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Yes they do need to take the E.I exam, the amount of time waived before procuring a PE license will vary from state to state. However in general 3 years of experience will be required before sitting for the PE Exam. There is no advantage to obtaining a PhD vs a Master in regards to procuring your PE

Answer by SURAJ
Submitted on 4/6/2006
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OK

Answer by dory
Submitted on 5/15/2006
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no it sucks i don't no what this is about so i say no way!!

Answer by essie
Submitted on 8/2/2006
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i do not know

Answer by Hal 59
Submitted on 9/27/2006
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Yes, a PHD has to write the exam. No, it does not reduce the number of years as an EIT. Reason, school training does nothing to prepare one for the real world. Only on the job training with a decent mentor can prepare you for your PE exam in your area of chosen specialty.

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Submitted on 3/3/2007
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Answer by sir eric
Submitted on 3/20/2007
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I think that you still need to take the EI exam, and you are still subject to obtaining the required experience: 4-years in most states, 2-years in California.

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