FAQ

WHO should take these exams?
Practicing engineers and recent engineering school graduates.
- Recent Changes In Professional Engineering Examinations (See "Addtional Information" Tab)
- Do You Qualify? (See "Addtional Information" Tab)

WHY become a professional engineer?
Being a professional engineer helps further your career.
- The Professional Engineer (See "Addtional Information" Tab)

WHY choose Hofstra's review classes?
Of all the engineers in the past 47 years who have taken the review course at Hofstra before the NYS exam, 87 percent passed Part A and 82 percent passed Part B.
- Purpose Of The Professional Engineering Review Program (See "Addtional Information" Tab)
- Faculty (See "Addtional Information" Tab)

WHEN are the classes and exams scheduled?
Review classes for Part A begin September 22, 2012, and review classes for Part B begin December 8, 2012. The examinations will be given October 26 and 27, 2012, and April 12 and 13, 2013.
- Schedule and Registration (See "Schedule & Registration" Tab)

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Ronald Alvarez

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CONTENT OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING REVIEW COURSES

P.E. PART A: ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS - GENERAL (OTHER DISIPLINE) - 10.8 C.E.U.
(27 sessions) Course Code E0961-01 - $995. The review course for Part A consists of 108 hours of study of basic theory and solution of typical problems in engineering fundamentals taken from previous examinations and described in detail as follows:

Dynamics - Kinematics and kinetics; impulse, impact and momentum; work-energy of particles and rigid bodies; relative motion, including Coriolis acceleration; conservation of energy and conservation of momentum; Newton’s Laws.

Mechanics of Materials – shear and moment diagrams; stress and strain; basic theory of elastic and inelastic flexure and buckling; design of beams and columns, torsion of circular members, structural deflections, indeterminate problems in tension and compression.

Electrical Theory - AC and DC circuits; network theorems and techniques, transformers, diode applications, capacitance and inductance, operational amplifiers, electrical and magnetic fields.

Engineering Economics – annual cost, break-even analysis, benefit-cost analysis, future worth or value, present worth, risk analysis, rate-of-return analysis, tax considerations, valuation and depreciation, accelerated cost-recovery systems, double declining balance method.

Thermodynamics - Properties, First and Second Law Analysis, gas and vapor cycles, chemical reactions, flow processes, mixtures of gases, heat transfer.

Chemistry - Fundamentals of chemistry, properties of the common elements and their compounds, rate of reaction and chemical equilibrium, solutions and colloids, oxidation and reduction.

Mathematics – analytic geometry, differential and integral calculus, differential equations, linear algebra, Laplace transforms, probability and statistics, vector analysis.

Statics - Force, moment, determination of resultants; equilibrium – free body diagram – determination of reactions; conditions of stability and equilibrium; controids and moments of inertia; stress resultants; analysis of simple trusses; friction.

Fluid Mechanics - Kinematics and dynamics of fluid flow, hydrostatics, similitude and dimensional analysis.

Materials Science • Structure of Matter • Examination Skills• Ethics • Computers

CONTENT OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING REVIEW COURSES

P.E. PART B - PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE (15 sessions)

To reflect recent changes in the New York state engineering examinations, which limit the candidate to choose problems from only one major field of engineering, the following three courses devoted to Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering will be offered. Each course consists of 56 hours of study devoted to the specialty area and 4 hours to engineering economics as hereinafter described.

With the introduction of the “breadth” and “depth” multiple choice examinations, each registrant is advised that each of the Part B engineering specialty courses prepares the engineer only for the morning “breadth” examination. Additional individual study and preparation is required of each registrant to prepare for the afternoon “depth” examination except for the Electrical Engineering Power course.

Engineering Economics - A review of the following topics: discrete and continuous compound interest; comparison of simple and complex alternate proposals, including replacement decisions, by means of rate-of-return, present worth and annual cost comparisons; income tax considerations; comparison of depreciation methodology; minimum cost and break-even analysis; and handling risk by statistical means.

P.E.B. CIVIL ENGINEERING - 6.O C.E.U.
Course Code E1021-01 - $995
A review devoted to design of beams and columns; analysis of statically indeterminate structures; reinforced concrete design; hydraulics - fluid flow in pipes and open channels; transportation and highway engineering; environmental engineering - water supply and waste water treatment; and miscellaneous topics in soils and foundations. Latest A.I.S.C., A.C.I. and N.D.S. specifications used throughout course.

P.E.B. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING - 6.O C.E.U.
Course Code E1031-01 - $995
A review devoted to the POWER EXAM, which includes general power engineering, codes and standards, circuit analysis, rotating machines, electromagnetic devices, protection and grounding, transmission and distribution. [Reviews for the COMPUTER and ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS will be offered only if there is sufficient advanced interest.]

P.E.B. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - 6.O C.E.U.
Course Code E1041-01 - $995
A review devoted to heat transfer; power plants; air conditioning and refrigeration; gas dynamics and propulsion; machine design; vibrations; pressure vessels and miscellaneous topics in mechanical design, energy and control systems, and thermal and fluid processes.

A knowledge of basic principles on the part of the student is assumed in each of the Part B - Principles and Practice of Engineering, and the preceding distribution of hours into specific specialties should be considered tentative.

SCHEDULE AND REGISTRATION

Registration Information
Register by phone: (516) 463-5548
Download the Professional Engineering Review Course registration form [PDF-90KB]

In person: Visit Continuing Engineering, Weed Hall, Room 109, Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., or Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Please bring check, money order or credit card, as cash cannot be accepted. Call (516) 463-5548 for directions.

Late registration will take place for two weeks after each course begins.

The fee for each course is $995.

Registrants who have already taken Part A at Hofstra University receive a $100 discount for Part B. Reduced fees are offered to members of the sponsoring organizations indicated on the registration form. Many firms reimburse fees if the applicant passes the examination.

To provide a mutually convenient time for engineers in industry, courses are offered Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (4 hours per class). P.E. A and P.E. B are given concurrently and cannot be taken during the same year.

Registrants will be notified of room assignments. P.E. A begins September 22, 2012, and P.E. B begins December 8, 2012.

Refund and Withdrawal Policy: Due to small class sizes, no refunds will be given for any reason after attendance at the first class meeting of any course in the Professional Engineering Review Program. However, if a course is canceled due to insufficient enrollment, a full refund will be given to each registrant. All withdrawal requests must be in writing and received by the Professional Engineering Review Program office no later than two business days before the class begins.

Mail: Complete registration form and mail with payment to:
Dr. Ronald J. Alvarez
Continuing Engineering Education
109 Weed Hall
133 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-1330

Fax: Fax completed registration form with credit card information to (516) 463-4939

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

portion of the Fundamentals examination is given in six engineering areas: general, chemical, civil, industrial, electrical and mechanical. The review course at Hofstra is specifically tailored to only the general exam and covers exactly the same subject areas as the morning session, to avoid studying and preparing for two examination areas.

Part B consists of two 4-hour sessions on principles and practices of engineering in each of four major engineering fields: chemical, civil, electrical and mechanical. The candidate may answer problems from only one major field. Economics may be included in any problem in any specialty area. While all parts are corrected by NCEES, Part A is currently machine-scored. The only reference material permitted for Part A is supplied to the candidate on the day of the exam. Although Part B is still open book, both the morning "breadth" examination and the afternoon "depth" examination are multiple choice and are machine scored.

Purpose Of The Professional Engineering Review Program
The primary purpose of this program is to provide an adequate review and preparation for all parts of the revised Professional Engineer's licensing examinations. The courses are designed for the Uniform Examinations of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), recently adopted by the New York State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. These courses are available to persons who qualify under New York State Education Law requirements to take the April 2013 examinations. No degree credit is granted for these courses; however, Continuing Education Units (C.E.U.) are given.

The "professional engineer," as defined by recent changes in the New York State Education Law, is a person who is licensed to practice engineering and defined as performing professional services such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, or supervision of construction or operation, in connection with any utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works, or projects, wherein the safeguarding of life, health and property is concerned or involved, when such service or work requires the application of engineering principles and data. To practice as a professional engineer, New York state, together with all other states of the Union, requires a license. It is unlawful for any person to practice or to offer to practice the profession of engineering unless duly licensed. To become duly licensed, a person is required to pass a two-part series of professional engineering examinations in addition to satisfying engineering education and experience requirements. Passing of Part A qualifies a person as an intern engineer.

Recent Changes In Professional Engineering Examinations
In 1970 the New York State Board of Examiners of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors adopted the Uniform Examinations of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). The examinations will be given October 26 and 27, 2012, and April 12 and 13, 2013, to conform to the schedule of the NCEES. Part A, constituting the intern engineer portion of the examination, is divided into two 4-hour sessions devoted to engineering fundamentals. The morning session of Part A is a multiple choice examination on mathematics, chemistry, statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, electrical circuits, engineering economics, materials science, structure of matter, computers and ethics. The afternoon portion of the fundamentals examination is given in the following six engineering areas: other disciplines (formerly "General"), chemical, civil, industrial, electrical and mechanical. The review course at Hofstra is specifically tailored to only the general exam and covers exactly the same subject areas as the morning session, to avoid studying and preparing for two examination areas. Part B consists of two 4-hour sessions on principles and practices of engineering in each of four major engineering fields: chemical, civil, electrical and mechanical. The candidate may answer problems from only one major field. Economics may be included in any problem in any specialty area. While all parts are corrected by NCEES, Part A is currently machinescored. The only reference material permitted for Part A is supplied to the candidate on the day of the exam. Although Part B is still open book, both the morning "breadth" examination and the afternoon "depth" examination are multiple choice and are machine-scored.

Faculty

Ronald J. Alvarez, B.C.E., M.S. in C.E., Ph.D.; Program Director,
Professor of Engineering, Hofstra University; Registered Professional
Engineer, New York; Certificate of Qualifications, National Council of
Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.

Craig Capria, B.S., M.S.; Associate Professor of Engineering, Nassau
Community College; Registered Professional Engineer, New York.

Timothy J. Driscoll, B.E.E, M.S. in E.E.; Adjunct Professor, Stony Brook
University/SUNY; Registered Professional Engineer, New York.

Paul Grosser, B.E., M.E., Ph.D.; President, P.W. Grosser Consulting;
Registered Professional Engineer, New York.

Peter Healy, B.S.C.E., M.S. in C.E., M.B.A. (Finance); Registered
Professional Engineer, New York.

Margaret Hunter, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.; Associate Professor of Engineering,
Hofstra University.

Richard A. Jensen, B.E., M.S., D.Sc; Associate Professor of Engineering,
Hofstra University; Registered Professional Engineer, New York.

Thore Omholt, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.; Professor Emeritus, State University of
New York Maritime College.

Joshua Phinney, B.A., B.S., S.M., Ph.D.; Registered Professional Engineer,
New York.

Richard Puerzer, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.; Associate Professor of Engineering,
Hofstra University.

Frantz St. Phar, B.S.E.E., M.S. in system Engineering, MSEE; Registered
Professional Engineer, New York.

Timothy Tweedy, B.C.E., M.S.C.E.; Professor of Civil Engineering,
Nassau Community College; Registered Professional Engineer, New York.

Do You Qualify?
The Part A "Fundamentals of Engineering" examination may be taken after graduation from an approved engineering degree program. The Part B "Engineering Specialties" examination may be taken after an additional four years of acceptable engineering experience.

Part A may also be taken if the applicant has completed six years of engineering education/experience. Twelve years of education/experience are required for Part B. The education/experience credit for each part may be satisfied with various combinations of education and experience. Each calendar year completed in an ABET or equivalent engineering degree program is given two years of education/experience credit to a maximum of eight years, whereas each calendar year completed toward a regionally accredited engineering degree or an ABET or equivalent engineering technology degree is also given two years' education/experience credit, but limited to a maximum of six years. The filing deadline for the April 12 and 13, 2013, New York State Professional Engineering examinations is November 1, 2012.