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General
The exams, choosing a course, support, refunds, and access.
What are the FE and PE exams?
The FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) exam is usually the first exam on the path to a Professional Engineer license; after passing it, you can apply to your state board for Engineer Intern (EI or EIT) certification. The PE (Principles and Practice of Engineering) exam tests competence in a discipline, such as civil. Each state board sets its own licensure requirements, including qualifying experience and when you may take the PE. NCEES develops and administers both exams, and only a licensed PE can sign and seal engineering drawings.
What support will I receive throughout the program?
In a progressive exam program: a mentor with one strategy call and one post-exam review meeting for each exam, a performance report and step-by-step solutions after every exam, and messaging with our team. In a class: one-on-one mentor support and live Q&A with the instructors.
How long do I keep access?
Every course page states its access period next to the price, and the same period appears at checkout. If a course offers an extension, you can extend access from your account page, and your progress and feedback are kept.
Is the material based on the current NCEES exam specifications?
Yes. The FE Civil material follows the NCEES FE Civil exam specifications, and the PE Civil: Structural classes follow the NCEES PE Civil: Structural specifications.
What if I have a question before enrolling?
Send us a message through the contact page. We are happy to help you choose the right program for your exam date and background.
Should I choose a class, a progressive exam program, or both?
A class teaches the subjects with an instructor, live online or on demand, with every lesson recorded and one-on-one mentor support. A progressive exam program gives you a study plan with timed progressive exams and comprehensive mock exams, a performance report and step-by-step solutions after every exam, and a strategy call and a post-exam review with your mentor for each exam. They are separate enrollments that work together.
Which PE Civil disciplines do you cover?
The PE Civil classes cover PE Civil: Structural. The PE Civil progressive exam programs have pages for Construction, Geotechnical, Structural, Transportation, and Water Resources and Environmental, and each page shows whether enrollment is open.
Do you guarantee that I will pass?
No. No preparation provider can guarantee an exam result, and our Terms of Service say so. What we commit to is the structure described on each course page: the study plan, the exams, the reports, and the mentor meetings.
What is your refund policy?
Refunds are limited to verified billing errors, requested within 7 days of purchase and before more than 30% of the content has been accessed. An approved refund carries a 5% service fee. Please read the full refund policy before you enroll.
The progressive exams
Practice exams, feedback, and the reference handbook.
How close is the practice exam to the NCEES computer-based test?
Our exam room follows the layout of the NCEES computer-based test, with your reference PDF beside the question. It includes the NCEES question types (multiple choice, multiple correct, point and click, drag and drop, fill in the blank), a countdown timer, flag for review, a review screen, and an on-screen calculator. The comprehensive mock exams match the NCEES question count and exam time: 110 questions in 5 hours 20 minutes for FE Civil, and 80 questions in 8 hours for PE Civil.
When does each exam open?
Each exam opens on a scheduled date that follows your study plan: every other week on the Standard schedule or every week on the Accelerated schedule. Every progressive exam includes all subject areas; what grows from one exam to the next is the portion of material within each subject, with earlier material returning for review. The program ends with comprehensive mock exams that bring your complete study plan together: one for FE Civil, two for PE Civil.
How is feedback provided after each exam?
Each exam comes with a diagnostic report highlighting your strengths and weaknesses: overall score with growth versus your previous exam, timing analysis, and subject-by-subject accuracy, plus a complete answer key with step-by-step solutions cross-referenced with the NCEES Reference Handbook.
Do I need my own NCEES Reference Handbook?
Yes. NCEES reference handbooks and the design standards used in the PE exam are copyrighted, so you upload your own licensed PDF copies in the Resources area. They then appear beside the questions in your exams.
The classes
How the live and on-demand classes work.
How do the classes work?
Each class teaches the topics conceptually and works through problems step by step. Live classes meet online on a fixed schedule, and every session is recorded; on-demand classes give you every recorded lesson from the day you enroll, with live Q&A every two weeks. Every class includes one-on-one mentor support. The PE Civil classes cover PE Civil: Structural.
Which subjects do the classes cover?
The FE Civil classes cover all 14 subject areas of the NCEES FE Civil exam specification. The PE Civil classes cover the five knowledge areas of the NCEES PE Civil: Structural specification.
Are the classes recorded?
Yes. Every live session is recorded so you can review it, and the on-demand classes are recorded lessons you can watch from the day you enroll.
Still have a question?
Send us a message, and our team will help you choose the right program for your exam date and background.