P.E. Exam Review Course
P.E. Exam Review CourseNeed to take the P.E. Exam? We just made it easier for you! We offer in-person review courses (Fall) or live webinar review courses (Spring & Fall). Note: Registration for these classes DOES NOT register you to take your exam. That registration needs to be made through the VA Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation.
P.E. Exam Dates: P.E. Exam Application & Fee Deadline:
Friday, April 13, 2012 December 5, 2011
Friday, October 26, 2012 June 18, 2012
F.E. Exam Dates: F.E. Exam Application & Fee Deadline:
Saturday, April 14, 2012 December 6, 2011
Saturday, October 27, 2012 June 19, 2012
ONLINE/LIVE WEBINAR REVIEW COURSES: The P.E. Exam (civil and mechanical) and the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam are taught in the Spring and Fall of each year via live webinar through a partnership VSPE has with the MnSPE. The class uses textbooks published by Professional Publications, Inc. (PPI) and is the provider of the popular Lindeburg books. Textbooks must be purchased separately and are not included in the registration fee. Receive a 15% discount by ordering your review materials through MnSPE's website.
To
register for these on-line courses, click the appropriate link below.
Not a member yet? Don’t
worry, submit this
membership application and then register at the member rate.
Payment for the course must be made
in full and received by MnSPE prior to the start of the course. Course materials
will not be sent to the participant until full payment is received. If payment
in full is not received, the participant may be denied enrollment until full
payment is received.
The F.E. course is $400 for members; $600 for non-members. Registration information for the Spring 2012 FE Exam Review Course.
The P.E. civil and mechanical course is $650 for members; $900 for non-members. Individual sessions can also be taken at the member rate of $65 each or $100 each for non-members.
Registration information for the Spring 2012 Civil PE Exam Review Course
Registration information for the Spring 2013 Mechanical PE Exam Review Course
If you are interested in receiving details about a future PE or FE exam review course, contact MnSPE and request to be added to the list of interested students. Please specify the course you are interested in. Course details will be emailed to you once they are finalized.
IN PERSON REVIEW COURSE: The P.E. Exam (civil) review course is taught in person in the Fall of each year by instructors using textbooks from Kaplan AEC Education. See testimonials from students below. The course combines quality instruction with thorough materials to help you earn your Professional Engineer license. NSPE/SAME members pay $700 and non-members pay $1000 for the in-person course. The registration fee includes books. Registration deadline is Sept. 1.
In class, you will:
* review example problems with step-by-step solutions
* complete practice exams
* learn do's and don'ts for taking the test
* get personalized coaching from another Professional Engineer who is a qualified instructor
Guarantee: The VSPE Board of Directors recently approved the policy that will allow VSPE members who take the PE (Civil) in person review course to retake the review course for $250 if they did not pass the PE exam.
For more information about the in person civil review course, please scroll down.
Studying for the Civil
Engineering P.E.
license exam? The review course will be taught using Kaplan AEC's 17th edition of Civil Engineering: PE License Review (Newnan), 17th Edition, as well as Civil Engineering: Problems & Solutions, 3rd Edition. Contents include the new section on construction that NCEES approved beginning with the April 2008 exam. Session topics are:
Building Structures
Bridge Structures
Foundations and Retaining Structures
Hydraulics
Engineering Hydrology
Water Quality, Treatment and Distribution
Wastewater Treatment
Geotechnical Engineering (2 sessions)
Transportation Engineering
Construction Engineering
Engineering Economics
Sample Exam Problems
Dates for 2011 In Person P.E. (Civil) Exam Review Course:
September 15 - October 25 timeframe: Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Minimum registration of five required in order for review course to be offered. For optimal instruction, class size is limited to first 15 registrants.
Download 2011 Registration form for P.E. (Civil) Review Course
Locations may be added or changed. All participants will be notified.
We are in the process of setting up other possible locations in other parts of the state so if you have an interest in teaching in an area outside of Richmond, please contact Leigh Dicks.
Questions? Contact Leigh Dicks, CAE, VSPE Executive Director, LeighDicks@VSPE.org, 804-364-0505.
TESTIMONIALS for In person P.E. (Civil) review course:
I
found out yesterday that I passed the Civil P.E. exam (construction discipline).
I appreciate the instruction and insight that you all provided. I think I
probably would have been lost had I not taken the refresher, and your
willingness to answer questions after the classes really helped. It was a
very well-run course.
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"Thank you very much for providing and coordinating the PE Review Course. I just found out that I passed the PE! After taking the test twice by studying on my own, I took the PE review course and passed. Just goes to show you, you should take the review course. Thank you for all your efforts."--Jason Musselman, P.E., Delta Airport, Richmond, VA (Apr. 2007)
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"I
want to express my thanks to all of the instructors and administrators.
Taking this review course assisted me in both reviewing material that I either
haven’t used in sometime or in some cases at all. All of the instructors
taught well organized and thorough courses and even deviated from supplied
material when necessary to ensure sufficient time was spent on the most relevant
topics."--Darrell
J. Leigh-Manuell, P.E.,
T. Y. Lin International (Apr.
2007)
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"I think what really helped me were the practice problems I had to work from the class reference books. They were so challenging that when I got into the exam and started working the exam problems, I found that the level of difficulty was far less then the problems I worked from materials and the practice problems really made me work the different disciplines from all angles to get a full understanding."--Brian Copeland, P.E., TIMMONS GROUP, Richmond, VA (Dec. 2006)
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"I’m writing to let you know that I passed the PE exam, which I took this past October and I have no doubt that the review course offered by VSPE contributed to my success! I really appreciate VSPE offering the review course and all the effort the instructors put into it. I took the PE exam before and studied on my own to no success. However, I found out about the review class, signed up, and I’m so glad I did. I think what really helped was that it was a whole group effort. Having everyone (instructors and participants) working together and participating really helped. The instructors were genuinely interested and really pulled for everyone in our class to pass the exam. Thanks again for offering this class."--Victoria (Tory) A. Bains, P.E., AES Consulting Engineers, Williamsburg, VA (Dec. 2006)
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"Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that I passed the PE exam this past October. I appreciate your help and the effort all of the instructors put into the review course. I have no doubt that it helped me a lot."--Trace Higgins IV, PE, DJG, Inc., Williamsburg, VA (Nov. 2005)
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"I'm so thankful for the class! I really feel that I got my money's worth out of it. It gave me a much needed jump start on studying."--Maria Price, DJG, Inc., Williamsburg (Apr. 2006)
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"I just wanted to drop you a quick line to let you know that I passed the PE when I sat for it in April. We just received notification on the State website yesterday.
I credit this course and the instructors with playing a major role in helping me pass. I did not major in engineering in college, I majored in biology and started working in the engineering field and have worked my way up, so I lacked some, if not all, of the academic background for the PE.
My biggest fear in signing up for this class was that it would be taught at a level that I wasn’t suited for. Mainly, that the instructors would assume that everyone in the class had sufficient background that they wouldn’t have to explain the basics. Of course, with me, that was not the case.
Every single instructor took the time to answer all of my questions, including the most basic. I think at one point Bill Davidge was about to pull out his hair when I asked him how to generate a moment diagram, but he took the time to explain it to me and after that, I had a very good handle on moment diagrams. Which served me quite well since one of the questions on the Morning Session was to generate a moment diagram. I credit Bill with getting that one right for me.
I’ve singled out Bill with an example, but I certainly don’t mean to leave out Aaron, Jim, Steve, Jerry and Becky. They all did a great job. Bill’s effort was typical of all the instructors and the example that stands out the most to me.
You’ve put together a fine staff for teaching this course. They were nothing but accommodating and helpful and all of them seemed genuinely interested and vested in seeing all the members of our class pass the Exam."--Lincoln K. Swineford, P.E., ECS Mid-Atlantic, Richmond (June 2006)