An Engineer-In-Training (E.I.T.)
is the title that California and some other states
bestow on an engineer that has passed the Fundamentals
of Engineering (F.E.) exam, administered by the
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and
Surveying
Other states use the title Engineering Intern (E.I.)
Often times, the F.E.
exam is referred to as the E.I.T. exam.
The F.E. exam is
administered in April and October and students take it
as early as their junior year, but usually in their
senior year.
It can be taken after graduation.
The exam is 8 hours,
multiple choice. The first 4 hours are a general exam,
taken by all engineering majors, the last 4 hours can be
either a general or specific exam (chemical, civil,
electrical, environmental, industrial, or mechanical).
The exam covers chemistry, computers, dynamics, electric
circuits, engineering economics, ethics, fluid
mechanics, materials science, mathematics, mechanics of
materials, statics, and thermodynamics.
