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MnSPE and KSPE Partner for PE Exam Prep
The Minnesota Society of
Professional Engineers and the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers are
partnering once again for PE Exam preparation. More details are available on the MnSPE website, including
registration forms, announcements for each course, dates, deadlines,
materials information and more. The following link will take you directly to
Minnesota's website: http://www.mnspe.org/.
Below each course title are
announcements and registration forms. Webinar class sizes are limited as
they are highly interactive classes. Be sure to register early to reserve
your spot. You must register by August 23 (PE Civil course), August 16 (PE
Mechanical course) and August 18 (FE course) to ensure a spot in the class
and also to ensure that you receive the proper study materials.
Courses:
PE Civil Exam Review Course
PE Mechanical Exam
Review Course
Fundamentals of Engineering Exam
Review Course
PE Civil Exam Review Course
Course Description:
This class meets for 11 sessions over seven weeks. Topics covered include
concrete, construction, engineering economics (brief review), fluid
mechanics, highway engineering (two sessions), hydrology, mechanics of
materials and IBC loads, open channel flow, soils and foundations,
timber/steel design, waste facilities engineering. This class does not cover
seismic or land surveying. Download a
civil PE review course flyer.
Webinar Course Dates: Specific class dates and subjects are
noted below but are subject to change. A final schedule of dates and
corresponding subjects will be mailed to all confirmed participants with
course materials. Classes will generally meet from 6-9 p.m. Central Time.
Thurs. Sept. 2 - Mechanics of Materials and IBC Loads
Tues. Sept. 7 - Timber and Steel Design
Tues. Sept. 14 - Open Channel Flow and Engineering Economics (brief overview
of economics)
Thurs. Sept. 16 - Fluid Mechanics
Tues. Sept. 21 - Construction
Thurs. Sept. 23 - Hydrology
Thurs. Sept. 30 - Highway Engineering (highways, earthwork)
Tues. Oct. 5 - Highway Engineering (traffic, scheduling)
Thurs. Oct. 7 - Soils and Foundations
Tues. Oct. 12 - Concrete
Thurs. Oct. 14 - Waste Facilities Engineering
Webinar Requirements: All Webinar sites must have a
computer with Internet access. To use the VoIP audio option, your computer
must have speakers. To speak using the VoIP option, a headset and microphone
is required. Using the phone option, a land line phone is required (no cell
phones). An LCD projector is suggested for sites with more than one student.
See the PE and FE Exam Review Course Policies included on the registration
form for more information.
Materials: The class will utilize textbooks published by
Professional Publications, Inc. (PPI). Required are the PE Civil Reference
Manual for the PE Exam, 11th Ed. (Lindeburg) and Civil Engineering Solved
Problems, 5th Ed. (Lindeburg). Recommended but not required are the Civil PE
Sample Exam, 2nd Ed. (Lindeburg), Six Minute Solutions for the various
afternoon exam sections and Timber Design for Civil and Structural PE Exams,
Kim (6th Ed.). These books are allowed in the exam room in Minnesota. Check
your state licensure board for specific rules on what is allowed in the exam
room in your state.
When ordered through MSPE, you’ll receive 15% off the
regular purchase price for these books. To order, go to
http://ppi2pass.com/ppi/PPIShop?psp=DQ758. Additional recommended (not
required) books, plus 30 day access to PPI’s Online Exam Café, can be found
through the above link at a 15% discount. Further resources are available
through PPI at
http://ppi2pass.com/ppi/PPI.
Cost: The cost for the entire course is $600 for MSPE/NSPE/KSPE
members ($850 for non-members) or $60/members ($95/non-members) for
individual sessions. These prices are per person and apply to the live site
and webinar course.
Contact MSPE for information on group webinar rates. These prices are
valid for the review course prior to the fall 2010 exam and do not include
books.
• Sign up at the member rate if you’re an NSPE member in the state where
you live/work!
• Not a member and not located in MN? Register as a non-member or join
your relevant NSPE state society and participate at the member rate.
Click here and select “State Societies” for more information.
Course Guarantee: If you don’t pass the exam, we guarantee
that you may attend a second review course FREE, provided you attend at
least 80% of the classes and complete at least 80% of the homework. See the
PE and FE Exam Review Course Policies included on the registration form for
more information.
To Register:
Click here to
access the online registration form to submit with your online payment.
Or,
download a registration form to return via mail. Make checks out to MSPE.
Registration Deadline: Register by Monday, August 23 in
order to receive course materials prior to the first class session.
Registrations after this date may be accepted but receipt of course
materials prior to the first class is not guaranteed.
Questions?
Contact MSPE.
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PE Mechanical Exam Review Course
Course Description:
This class meets for 13 sessions over approximately seven weeks. Topics
covered include combustion, dynamics, engineering economics (brief overview)
fans/ducts and compressible flow, fluids and hydraulic machines (two
sessions), heat transfer, HVAC, machine design (two sessions), mechanics of
materials and failure theory, power cycles, statics and mechanics of
materials, and thermodynamics.
Download a mechanical PE
review course flyer.
Webinar Course Dates: Specific class dates and subjects are
noted below but are subject to change. A final course schedule with
corresponding class subjects will be sent to all confirmed registrants with
your course materials. Classes will generally meet from 6-9 p.m. Central
Time.
Mon. Aug. 30 - Statics/Mechanics of Materials
Wed. Sept. 1 - Thermodynamics
Wed. Sept. 8 - Mechanics of Materials, Failure Theory
Mon. Sept. 13 - Dynamics
Wed. Sept. 15 - Fluids and Hydraulic Machines I
Mon. Sept. 20 - Fans/Ducts, Compressible Flow
Wed. Sept. 22 - Heat Transfer
Wed. Sept. 29 - Fluids and Hydraulic Machines II
Mon. Oct. 4 - Power Cycles
Wed. Oct. 6 - Machine Design I
Mon. Oct. 11 - Machine Design II
Wed. Oct. 13 - Combustion and Engineering Economics (brief overview of
economics)
Mon. Oct. 18 - HVAC
Webinar Requirements: All Webinar sites
must have a computer with Internet access. To use the VoIP audio option,
your computer must have speakers. To speak using the VoIP option, a headset
and microphone is required. Using the phone option, a land line phone is
required (no cell phones). An LCD projector is suggested for sites with more
than one student. See the PE and FE Exam Review Course Policies included on
the registration form for more information.
Materials: The class will utilize textbooks published by
Professional Publications, Inc. (PPI): the Mechanical Engineering Reference
Manual, 12th Ed. (Lindeburg) and Practice Problems for the Mechanical
Engineering PE Exam, 12th Ed. (Lindeburg) are required for this course.
Recommended but not required are the Mechanical PE Sample Exam, Lindeburg
and Six Minute Solutions for the various afternoon exam sections. These
books are allowed in the exam room in Minnesota. Check your state licensure
board for specific rules on what is allowed in the exam room in your state.
When ordered through MSPE, you’ll
receive 15% off the regular purchase price for these three books! To order,
go to
http://ppi2pass.com/ppi/PPIShop?psp=FT025. Additional recommended (not
required) books, plus 30 day access to PPI’s Online Exam Café, can be found
through the above link at a 15% discount. Further resources are available
through PPI at
http://ppi2pass.com/ppi/PPI.?
Cost: The cost for the entire course is $600 for MSPE/NSPE/KSPE
members ($850 for non-members) or $60/members ($95/non-members) for
individual sessions. These prices are per person and apply to the live site
and webinar course.
Contact MSPE for information on group webinar rates. These prices are
valid for the review course prior to the fall 2010 exam and do not include
books.
• Sign up at the member rate if you’re an NSPE member in the state where
you live/work!
• Not a member and not located in MN? Register as a non-member or join
your relevant NSPE state society and participate at the member rate.
Click here and select “State Societies” for more information.
Course Guarantee: If you don’t pass the exam, we guarantee
that you may attend a second review course FREE, provided you attend at
least 80% of the classes and complete at least 80% of the homework. See the
PE and FE Exam Review Course Policies included on the registration form for
more information.
To Register:
Click here to
access the online registration form to submit with your online payment.
Or,
download a registration form to return via mail. Make checks out to MSPE.
Registration Deadline: Register by Monday, August 16 (live
site) or Monday, August 23 (webinar) in order to receive course materials
prior to the first class session. Registrations after this date may be
accepted but receipt of course materials prior to the first class is not
guaranteed.
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Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review Course
Course Description: This class meets for 12 sessions over
eight weeks. Topics covered include mathematics (3 sessions); AC and DC
electricity; biology; chemistry and materials science; dynamics;
electronics, computers and instrumentation; engineering economics; ethics;
fluids; mechanics of materials; power cycles and heat transfer; statics; and
thermodynamics. The course also includes 30 day access to PPI’s Online Exam
Café, providing you with over 2000 problems similar to those found on the FE
exam. Course sessions are focused on the general morning and afternoon
exams. Download a Fundamentals of
Engineering Exam review course flyer.
Webinar Course Dates: Specific class dates and subjects are
noted below but are subject to change. A final course schedule with
corresponding subjects taught each date will be sent to confirmed
participants with course materials.. Classes will generally meet from 6-9
p.m. Central Time.
Thurs. Aug. 26 - Mathematics I
Thurs. Sept. 2 - Mathematics II
Tues. Sept. 7 - Mechanics of Materials
Thurs. Sept. 9 - Mathematics III
Tues. Sept. 14 - Thermodynamics, Power Cycles and Heat Transfer
Thurs. Sept. 16 - Chemistry and Materials Science
Tues. Sept. 21 - Statics
Tues. Sept. 28 - Engineering Economics
Thurs. Sept. 30 - Dynamics
Tues. Oct. 5 - Fluids
Thurs. Oct. 7 - AC/DC Electricity, Electronics, Computers and
Instrumentation
Thurs. Oct. 14 - Ethics and Biology
Webinar Requirements: All Webinar sites must have a
computer with Internet access. To use the VoIP audio option, your computer
must have speakers. To speak using the VoIP option, a headset and microphone
is required. Using the phone option, a land line phone is required (no cell
phones). An LCD projector is suggested for sites with more than one student.
See the PE and FE Exam Review Course Policies included on the registration
form for more information.
Materials: Included with your paid registration is a copy
of the FE Supplied-Reference Handbook (8th Ed. Revised). The class will
utilize textbooks published by Professional Publications, Inc. (PPI). The
FE Review Manual, 2nd Ed. (Lindeburg) and 1001 Solved
Engineering Fundamentals Problems, 3rd Ed. (Lindeburg) are required for
this course. Recommended but not required is the FE/EIT Sample Exam,
Lindeburg. When ordered through MSPE, you’ll receive 15% off the regular
purchase price for the required and recommended books! To order, go to
http://ppi2pass.com/ppi/PPIShop?psp=TH238. Additional resources are
available through PPI at
http://ppi2pass.com/ppi/PPI.
Cost: The cost for the entire course is $350 for MSPE/NSPE/KSPE
members ($550 for non-members). These prices are per person and apply to the
live site and webinar course.
Contact MSPE for information on group webinar rates. These prices are
valid for the review course prior to the fall 2010 exam and do not include
books. The full course registration also includes 30 day access to PPI’s
online exam café (see information in the course description above).
• Sign up at the member rate if you’re an NSPE member in the state where
you live/work!
• Not a member and not located in MN? Register as a non-member or join
your relevant NSPE state society and participate at the member rate.
Click here and select “State Societies” for more information.
Course Guarantee: If you don’t pass the exam, we guarantee
that you may attend a second review course FREE, provided you attend at
least 80% of the classes and complete at least 80% of the homework. See the
PE and FE Exam Review Course Policies included on the registration form for
more information.
To Register:
Click here to
access the online registration form to submit with your online payment.
Or,
download a registration form to return via mail. Make checks out to MSPE.
Registration Deadline: Register by Wednesday, August 18 in
order to receive course materials prior to the first class session.
Registrations after this date may be accepted but receipt of course
materials prior to the first class is not guaranteed.
Questions?
Contact MSPE.
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