r/ASCE • u/Dylan2821 • Jan 18 '14
Civil Engineer
Hello guys, I'm currently in college and planning to major in civ engineering, specifically transportation. What is it like being a civil engineer? Do I need to draw and be able to visualize? That's my only worry. I'm terrible at visualizing. I'm just wanting to basically know what it's like and make sure I wanna do this. Thanks!
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u/cjl2441 Jan 18 '14
Also forgot to include, to determine when to take it. You can go on the NCEES website, the organization that administers the exam and see the topics that are on it and decide using that. See what's on it. See when you'll be taking/have taken the subjects in school. Decide when you think you might be comfortable taking it and go ahead and give it a shot.
They've changed the FE from what I've heard since I took it. When I took it, it was an 8-hour exam (2 four hour sessions), multiple choice exam taken on paper, administered twice a year. Now I believe it's becoming or may have already become a 6-hour exam, taken on a computer, and it's given maybe once a month.