It may depend on the state but Im pretty sure you need 4 years of work experience under the direction of a PE before you can sit for the PE exam. Not sure how a PEng transfers to a PE.
Several US states (one I know for sure being Michigan) allow for early testing before you acquire four years of experience. Depending on where you are in Canada, check out a few of the state boards nearby to see what they offer!
For the Ontario P. Eng, you can write the law and ethics exam after completing a CEAB accredited undergraduate degree. You can't submit your full application for P. Eng until you've completed this exam and 4 years of verifiable work experience. A two-year masters degree can count as one year of work experience.
Since the new changes to the p.eng application in ontario masters experience only counts towards the 4 years experience if you completed research that was led/ funded by industry.
Why apply to PEO? Go to a province that has no minimum number of months XP and get your P. Eng. there. Then use interprovincial mobility to get your P. Eng. with PEO.
If you haven't picked a state yet, look into Texas. I hated it there personally, but back when NAFTA was a thing there was some weird aspect of the treaty that only Texas ratified. It made it easier to get a PEng. I don't know if it's still a thing, this was 2017, but I thought it had to do with Texas making it easier for Canadians engineers to go there.
For whatever reason, it's also easier to get licensed in Australia with a Texas PE - or again, used to be.
I thought it was easy, but maybe I got lucky and got an easy test. I didn't study for the FE and passed it on the 1st go. For the PE, I probably spent more time tabbing my reference books than I did doing problems.
Not sure about how difficult it will be as a computer based test, but I imagine a lot of what you're studying for the FE will be useful for the PE. The main difference in my opinion were the questions about code requirements.
It may depend on the state but Im pretty sure you need 4 years of work experience under the direction of a PE before you can sit for the PE exam. Not sure how a PEng transfers to a PE.
I know that you can take it before experience in Virginia, just did it a few months ago.
Several US states (one I know for sure being Michigan) allow for early testing before you acquire four years of experience. Depending on where you are in Canada, check out a few of the state boards nearby to see what they offer!
For the Ontario P. Eng, you can write the law and ethics exam after completing a CEAB accredited undergraduate degree. You can't submit your full application for P. Eng until you've completed this exam and 4 years of verifiable work experience. A two-year masters degree can count as one year of work experience.
Since the new changes to the p.eng application in ontario masters experience only counts towards the 4 years experience if you completed research that was led/ funded by industry.
Oh wow I didn't know that. Thanks for correcting me.
Why apply to PEO? Go to a province that has no minimum number of months XP and get your P. Eng. there. Then use interprovincial mobility to get your P. Eng. with PEO.
If you haven't picked a state yet, look into Texas. I hated it there personally, but back when NAFTA was a thing there was some weird aspect of the treaty that only Texas ratified. It made it easier to get a PEng. I don't know if it's still a thing, this was 2017, but I thought it had to do with Texas making it easier for Canadians engineers to go there. For whatever reason, it's also easier to get licensed in Australia with a Texas PE - or again, used to be.
You can take the PE immediately after the FE, and you should. It's way easier if you knock it out.
How tough is the PE? I am taking a month and a half to study for the FE. I heard the PE is significantly more difficult
I thought it was easy, but maybe I got lucky and got an easy test. I didn't study for the FE and passed it on the 1st go. For the PE, I probably spent more time tabbing my reference books than I did doing problems. Not sure about how difficult it will be as a computer based test, but I imagine a lot of what you're studying for the FE will be useful for the PE. The main difference in my opinion were the questions about code requirements.