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The article states that you must pass both morning and afternoon sections independently, but I don't think this is true -- or it varies state by state. I took the test in April in Ohio, and your overall score determined whether you passed. There were 120 questions in the morning worth 1 point each, and 60 questions in the afternoon worth 2 points each. So you needed a minimum of roughly 50% of the 240 total points in order to pass. You could probably answer every morning question right and miss every afternoon question and still pass. Is this different in different states, or is the information in the article wrong (or outdated)?▼
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==August 2004 ==
▲The article states that you must pass both morning and afternoon sections independently, but I don't think this is true -- or it varies state by state. I took the test in April in Ohio, and your overall score determined whether you passed. There were 120 questions in the morning worth 1 point each, and 60 questions in the afternoon worth 2 points each. So you needed a minimum of roughly 50% of the 240 total points in order to pass. You could probably answer every morning question right and miss every afternoon question and still pass. Is this different in different states, or is the information in the article wrong (or outdated)? --[[User:Decoder24|Decoder24]] 16:56, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
It looks like the original article creator put this in and nobody fixed it. I checked a FE Exam Review book and corrected the info. [[User:Grandthefthippo|Grandthefthippo]] 02:07, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
== putting EIT after your name ==
Have you ever seen people use EIT as sort of a credential after their name (John Doe, EIT)? I only knew one person who did this and it seemed kind of goofy to me. Is this accepted/expected? [[User:Ike9898|ike9898]] 20:46, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC)
:I believe it's acceptable, but I've never seen anyone do it. [[User:Raul654|→Raul654]] 20:53, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC) (EIT)
::It's common on business cards and nowadays in email signatures. Since the EIT is a governmentally regulated professional certification, it's appropriate to do so, just as it's appropriate for a lawyer to style themselves Jane Doe, Esq.; an accountant John Doe, CPA; or a full engineer Alex Smith, P.E. Plus, when chambers of commerce or business magazines/newspapers compare the "size" of an engineering firm, almost always the comparison is based on the number of PEs and EITs employeed. [[User:The Literate Engineer|The Literate Engineer]] 01:36, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
:::Actually, if memory serves, it's the [[NSPE]] that regulates the EIT and PE licensing exams; the government does not regulate it (other than to require licensure). [[User:Raul654|→Raul654]] 04:13, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)
:::: Yes, [[NSPE]] administers the exam, but licensure is handled entirely by state bodies such as [http://www.dca.ca.gov/pels/ the California Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyeors] or [http://www.state.tn.us/commerce/boards/ae/index.html the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners]. Those boards are typically organs of the states' departments of commerce, and the criteria for Engineer in Training status (or Engineering Intern, as it's named in some states) is set by state law. For instance, in Georgia, Georgia code section [http://www.legis.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/gl_codes_detail.pl?code=43-15-8 43-15-8] defines the requirements to be an Engineer in Training as such: To be eligible for certification as an engineer-in-training, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements:
::::(1)(A) Graduate in an engineering curriculum of not less than four years from a school or college approved by the board; and
::::(B) Pass a written examination in fundamental engineering subjects (engineer-in-training examination);
::::(2)(A) Graduate in an engineering curriculum of not less than four years or in a curriculum of four or more years in engineering technology or related science, from a school or college approved by the board; and
::::(B) Pass a written examination in fundamental engineering subjects (engineer-in-training examination); or
::::(3)(A) Acquire not less than eight years of experience in engineering work of a nature satisfactory to the board; and
::::(B) Pass a written examination in fundamental engineering subjects (engineer-in-training examination).
::::And then 43-15-30f states "Any person offering services to the public who uses by name, verbal claim, sign, advertisement, directory listing, or letterhead the words 'Engineer,' 'Engineers,' 'Professional Engineering,' 'Engineering,' or 'Engineered' shall be guilty of a misdemeanor unless said person has complied with the provisions of this chapter". I see that as a clear example that while NSPE administers the test, it has no direct role in authorizing a person to identify themself as an EIT. [[User:The Literate Engineer|The Literate Engineer]] 06:25, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
::::: Actually, the exam is prepared by [[NCEES]], not [[NSPE]]. NSPE is a professional association, NCEES is quasi-governmental organization - Its sole membership is the state boards of engineering, so it's sort of like [[AASHTO]]. The state boards do administer the exam - The board provides the exam space, proctors, determines who gets to take it, and sets the passing score. NCEES develops and grades the exam. [[User:Toiyabe|Toiyabe]] 17:46, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::: [[NCEES]] s a national non-profit organization composed of engineering and surveying licensing boards representing all states and U.S. territories. It is not a governmental organization
Added calculator policy info, I know this caused a lot of confusion for people when I was taking the exam, an experience I'm glad is over with. [[User:FrWaters|FrWaters]] 04:48, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
List some sources please. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/160.36.34.210|160.36.34.210]] ([[User talk:160.36.34.210|talk]]) 20:42, 28 April 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
== Changes to the FE/EIT ==
There are changes being made which go into effect 2014.
http://cbt.ncees.org/major-domains-for-the-fe-exams-beginning-in-2014/ <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/65.210.152.226|65.210.152.226]] ([[User talk:65.210.152.226|talk]]) 03:31, 10 May 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
== why is this an electrical engineering stub, who's herp derping ==
this exam covers a variety of engineering fields, and is most popular among mechanical, civil, chemical and environmental engineering <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/216.243.114.246|216.243.114.246]] ([[User talk:216.243.114.246|talk]]) 05:25, 24 October 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
== this whole article is fubar ==
this whole article is fubar and none of the scoring part is right at all, it's up to states to determine passing scores, CA and NY require very high scores for passing, above 70 percent. Other states depend on the number of test takers and scores to create a pass percentage rate. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/75.36.245.20|75.36.245.20]] ([[User talk:75.36.245.20|talk]]) 16:13, 12 September 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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