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PER101 Professional Engineer (PE) Exam Review for Civil Engineering
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Program Description/Overview

The purpose of the UNC Charlotte PE Review for Civil Engineering is to help prepare engineers for the Engineering Principles and Practice Examination. Classroom lectures are designed to supplement and guide home study. Each session emphasizes step-by-step solutions to problems similar to those on the exam. Therefore, terms, formulas and concepts are explained relative to solving exam problems.

Benefits of this Review Course

The PE Civil Review Course provides guidance and direction not available during independent study. You’ll have the opportunity to network with others in the program who may wish to form study groups. The course also helps set a pace that focuses your studying efforts to insure that all areas will be reviewed before the exam.

PE Civil Exam Review Topics:

UNC Charlotte’s PE Civil Exam Review will focus on the “Breadth” section (a.m. session) of the exam.

Topics:

  • Soils and Soil Mechanics
  • Structural Analysis
  • Structural Mechanics and Materials
  • Construction Analysis
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Fluids / Hydraulics
  • Sanitary Engineering

Please note that most, but not all, exam topics will be reviewed during regularly-scheduled class time. Additional self-study will be necessary to fully prepare for the exam.

About the Instructors

Your instructors have been selected for their areas of expertise as well as their teaching abilities. They are a combination of faculty members from the William States Lee College of Engineering and professional engineers from the industry. These instructors are enthusiastic about their subjects and are dedicated to helping you pass the PE Exam.


FAQs

For Program and Registration Questions:
Please call the Registration Center at 704-687-8900 or 1-877-741-0134 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or email CEregistration@uncc.edu.

What types of Professional Credits are offered by UNC Charlotte Continuing Education?

Is tuition assistance available for this program?

What are the attendance requirements?

About the Examination:

You will need to apply directly to the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Land Surveyors in order to take the examination in North Carolina. Contact the North Carolina Board at 4601 Six Forks Road, Suite 310, Raleigh, NC 27609, (919) 791-2000. Online at http://www.ncbels.org/


You will need to apply directly to the South Carolina State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors in order to take the examination in South Carolina. Contact the South Carolina State Board at P.O. Box 11597, Columbia, SC 29211-1597, (803) 896-4422. Online at http://www.llr.state.sc.us/.

Note about materials allowed into the exam: Please visit http://www.ncees.org/exams/professional/ for full details about what materials you are allowed to take into the examination.


Registration/Refund/Cancellation Policies

For best availability, students are encouraged to register at least two weeks prior to the start date of the course section.

Please read:

·         Registration Options / Refund / Cancellation Policies

·         Discounts (if applicable)

·         Accessibility




Sections
  PER101 - 001 Professional Engineer (PE) Exam Review for Civil Engineering  
  Programs FY10   Status:  Available
 
Section Schedule(s):
  01 Feb 2010 to 12 Apr 2010
Click Here for Times - Sessions: 11
Contact Hours: 30.25
Tuition Option(s):
  Registration Fee non-credit    $825.00
Potential Price Adjustment(s):
Faculty/Staff Discount  
  3.0 CEUs
Campus:   UNC Charlotte Main Campus
Instruction Method:   Classroom
Instructor(s):   Moayyad Al-Nasra
James Amburgey
Ritchie Hearne
Sal Maiorano
Shahid Rauf
 
Reading List / Textbook:  Recommended Textbooks for Spring 2010: (These materials are not required but they are highly recommended.) Civil Engineering Reference Manual, 11th edition by Michael R. Lindeburg and the Practice Problems for the Civil Engineering PE Exam: A Companion to the Civil Engineering Reference Manual, 11th edition. For the subsection on Steel Design, it is recommended that you have the Manual of Steel Construction, published by AISC.
Receipt Note(s):  Program Coordinator: Cheryl Johnson  




 
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