Preparation Courses for State PE-EI Examinations
All Review Sessions Now Available Live and Online!

Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) offers professional engineering review courses for state exams:
   Professional Engineer (PE) / Principles and Practice
   Engineering Intern (EI) / Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)
Note: ONLINE delivery coordinated with our Blackboard Learning System make our review courses open to anyone interested in preparing for these exams in any US state.

Important Dates and Information
Course Information, Locations and Dates
Purpose of Professional Registration
Course Registration
Online Courses
Purchase Texts
Text and Materials
Exam Information
Register
Contact Us

Important Dates and Information
State Applications may be due as early as May 15, 2008 (State of Illinois). Check with your state board for specific requirements.
IIT Review Course Registration - recommended by July 23, 2008.
Review Courses at IIT - August 1, 2008 - October 11, 2008
State Examinations - PE Exam - Friday, October 24, 2008 / FE Exam - Saturday, October 25, 2008

To be eligible to take the State of Illinois examination, you must first register with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. For other states, please visit the individual state board website.

After Registering for your State Exam:

You will need to enroll in Illinois Institute of Technology's preparation course. Online registration and further registration information will be available after May 15th. Please visit this Web site to register at that time. Further information is available by calling 630-682-6035 or e-mail peei@iit.edu.

For IIT Current Seniors : Engineer Intern (EI) / Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Student Registration
Information regarding the registration for seniors for the October 2008 exam will be posted here when the new course schedule and enrollment is available - after May 15, 2008.

Course Information, Locations and Times

There are more than 30 different review classes to help prepare you for the state exam.

Engineering Intern (EI) candidates should take 13-15 of the EI classes depending on their field (CE, CHE, EE, ME or GE - General).
Professional Engineer (PE) candidates should take 9-14 of the PE classes depending on their field (CE, CHE, EE or, ME).
Persons taking both EI and PE courses would take between 15-17 classes depending on their field.
An orientation will be provided in the first class. Each class includes reviews of theory and sample problems. The instructor for each class is a specialist with experience in the topic area.

A class schedule will be forwarded to all applicants 1-2 weeks before the first class. See below for an overview of preparation courses offered through Illinois Institute of Technology.

Course Locations & Meeting Dates/Times:
Wheaton - Illinois Institute of Technology's Rice Campus
201 E. Loop Road, Wheaton
Various Fridays 6-9 and Saturdays 9 AM-Noon and 1 - 4 PM
Directions - visit http://www.rice.iit.edu/directions.html

Chicago - Illinois Institute of Technology's Main Campus
3300 South Federal, Chicago
Various Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 6:25-9:05 PM
Directions - visit http://www.iit.edu/about/directions_main.html

Online - Since January 2007, ALL PE-EI review sessions have been made available online (see above course schedule for details). Online sessions are available for viewing 24 hours a day / 7 days a week and may be viewed multiple times. These sessions will remain available for viewing through the exam weekend. For more information on IIT's online course delivery with streaming video through our Blackboard Learning System, please visit IIT ONLINE.

Credit for Continuing Education (CEU or PDH) - All professional learning programs offered through the Center for Professional Development of Illinois Institute of Technology award Continuing Education Units. The Professional Engineering Review awards 2.0 CEU for EI or PE; 3.0 CEU for EI and PE. This will be recorded as a part of the participant's permanent record with IIT. IIT defines a CEU as 10 contact hours of participation and follows internationally accepted crieteria and guidelines establisehd by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

Purpose of Professional Registration

Professional registration is recognition by the State of attaining a level of knowledge of the principles and practice of engineering. Generally, state registration as a professional engineer is important for those who practice engineering for the general public and/or for the government. Consulting engineering firms, regulated industrial concerns and other organizations dealing with public safety often require registration for responsible engineering positions. A registered professional engineer receives a certificate of registration and is authorized to affix an official embossed seal containing his/her name and registration number to engineering documents of record.

Education and experience in engineering are prerequisites for taking the examinations used to qualify candidates.

Engineer Intern (EI) status is obtained by those meeting education and experience requirements and who pass an examination on the Fundamentals of Engineering. Those meeting the EI requirements and a second examination on Principles and Practice, qualify for registration as a Professional Engineer (PE). It is possible for qualified individuals to take both examinations on successive dates and obtain PE status directly.

Course Registration

To assure space and timely availability of texts, please register at least one month in advance. Space is limited and will be reserved in the order of registration applications received. Registration will be made available after May 15, 2008. Contact Professional Learning Programs office at 630.682.6035 or peei@iit.edu for further information.

New PE-EI Review Courses
NEW ONLINE PE-EI Review Courses - in addition to live in the classroom, ALL PE-EI review courses are available online. Online courses provide the convenience of anytime anyplace learning and allow courses to be viewed multiple times. The schedule for each individual session will indicate when that session will be available online and remain available for the duration of the review course.

A schedule of PE-EI review courses, including online and live courses is available in the Course Information, Locations and Times Section of this Web page. The current listing is for the sessions leading to the April 2008 examination.

For additional information about IITonline courses please visit http://www.iit-online.iit.edu/main/.

Text and Materials

Participants may register “With Texts” or “Without Texts.” Texts may be purchased at an additional fee for each course.

Purchase Texts

Participants registering “Without Texts” may purchase texts through our Partner Web site. For those registering “With Texts,” your text purchase will be handled for you by our trained staff. Texts will then be shipped to your home or office as indicated to us on your registration form.

The titles for the EI course are:
FE Review Manual by Lindeburg
Fundamentals of Engineering Discipline Specific
Fundamentals of Engineering Supplied-Reference Handbook (NCEES)

For the PE course, each participant receives a set of 3 texts, depending on the field, published by Professional Publications. In addition to a reference book, each set for the PE includes a solutions manual and sample exam book:

Note that these and similar texts devoted to preparing for the FE and PE examinations are generally not permitted in the examinations in Illinois and some other states. Additional information regarding materials which may be taken into the exam will be given in the review classes.

Exam Information

Nature of Examination
The Engineering Intern (EI)/Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam consists of two four-hour segments of multiple-choice questions, some requiring calculations. The AM segment covers the general areas of engineering. The PM segment now allows a choice of six different engineering exams: Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical or General (like the AM). The FE exam is closed book except for the NCEES Reference Manual provided by the state on site.

Exam formats vary for the Professional Engineer (PE)/Principles and Practice exams. Sessions consist of a morning (breadth) exam and afternoon (depth) exam session which must be completed on the same day.

All exams are open book with restrictions.

For additional details about the format of the Fundamentals and Professional exam, visit the National Council of Examiners' Web site at http://www.ncees.org/. For specific information regarding the Fundamentals exam, visit http://www.ncees.org/exams/fundamentals/ and for the Principles and Practice exam, visit http://www.ncees.org/exams/professional/.

State Exam Information

Illinois Applicants:
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
www.idfpr.com
320 West Washington Street
Springfield, Illinois 62786
Phones: 217.785.0800 (for information)
217.782.8556 (for application)

Indiana Applicants:
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
www.in.gov/pla/
302 West Washington
Room E034
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317.232.2980

Other States:

Please visit NCEES links to state board information by state.

Register
Online registration for the session beginning August 2008 will be available after May 15, 2008. For more information, contact Professional Learning Programs at 630.682.6035 or peei@iit.edu

Contact Us
For additional information contact:
Illinois Institute of Technology
Center for Professional Development
Professional Learning Programs
201 East Loop Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
630.682.6035 or reif@iit.edu.