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Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Other Disciplines Exam
Find the current format, timing, scoring, fees, eligibility, and testing options for FE Other Disciplines, with direct links to official sources.
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Questions110 questions
Testing time6-hour appointment: 5 hours 20 minutes of exam time, plus 2-minute nondisclosure agreement, 8-minute tutorial, and 25-minute scheduled break
ScoringPass/fail only; no numeric score or published cut score. Failing examinees receive a diagnostic report by major topic
Exam feeUSD 225 exam fee payable directly to NCEES (higher fees apply at some international administration sites, e.g. USD 250 in Alberta/Egypt/Korea)
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Exam overview
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- Who runs it
- NCEES
- Category
- Engineering Licensure
- Current version
- Other Disciplines CBT Exam Specifications effective beginning with the July 2020 examinations (still the current edition linked from the NCEES FE exam page; no replacement FE specifications have been published as of this research)
- Where it applies
- United States — national
- Exam languages
- English
- Testing provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Computer-based (CBT) at NCEES-approved Pearson test centers; closed book with an electronic reference handbook and specified design standards supplied on screen; SI and USCS units; contains alternative item types (AITs)
- Availability
- Year-round by appointment at NCEES-approved Pearson test centers
- Results
- Results typically available within 7–10 business days, delivered via email notification and the MyNCEES account
- Remote testing
- Not available
Exam structure
110 questions across 14 knowledge areas under the current spec (question counts published as ranges): Mathematics 8–12; Probability and Statistics 6–9; Chemistry 5–8; Instrumentation and Controls 4–6; Engineering Ethics and Societal Impacts 5–8; Safety, Health, and Environment 6–9; Engineering Economics 6–9; Statics 9–14; Dynamics 9–14; Strength of Materials 9–14; Materials 6–9; Fluid Mechanics 12–18; Basic Electrical Engineering 6–9; Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer 9–14. Closed book with an electronic reference; multiple-choice plus alternative item types (AITs)
Where rules vary
Exam itself is uniform nationwide; state licensing boards set eligibility/approval requirements before NCEES registration
Eligibility
Designed for recent graduates and students close to finishing an undergraduate engineering degree; many state licensing boards require board approval before NCEES registration
Retake policy
One attempt per testing window; no more than three attempts in a 12-month period