If you have a master degree or even a PhD degree, can you skip EIT or PE exams?

Answer 1

Engineers working in fields that do not require signing of schematics (computer, certain parts of electrical, software) do not need even the EIT.

The EIT and PE examination process was designed mostly for civil and mechanical engineers, since they work with things that, if improperly designed, could lead to loss of life. ECEs and software engineers usually do not have to worry about loss of life if their design fails--usually their product just stops working.

Answer 2

A bachelor's degree usually takes 4 years. A master's degree usually takes 2 years. A doctorate degree can take 2 to several years pending the research required. This assumes you go straight through at each level and are attending school full time. Some terminal degrees require internships and residencies that add 1-2 more years. (We're not talking about medical school or law school.) Some fields of study and programs will allow you to go directly from an undergraduate degree into a graduate program that will earn a masters and a doctorate simultaneously and can take 4-6 years, again if you are attending full time. Many graduate schools will not take applicants immediately upon receipt of a bachelor's degree, they want the applicant to have some years of real world experience. So, there are a great many variables in a correct answer. Some undergraduate degrees take 5 years at most schools; such as engineering, architecture and interior design. If you are a real go getter, you can take a boat load of AP classes in high school, ace your AP exams and enter college with enough hours to be a sophomore. With full loads, and summer school, you can finish a bachelor's in an additional 2.5 years. And yes, the PhD is the degree that comes after the masters. (As a final caveat, all three degrees can be in different subjects if you choose and meet minimum standards for the masters and PhD degrees.)

Answer 3

Not anymore. It may have been possible a long time ago, but not now.

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Any engineer can skip the EIT and PE exams if he/she is willing to always work under the supervision of a licensed PE, but you may come to regret a decision to do so.

Answer 4

the PE exam is just a part of obtaining a state professional license. the other is an experience requirement, where your advanced degree may be considered as the equivalent to experience. depends on the state board.

Answer 5

You need to check with your State Board. Every state has different requirements concerning licensing.

Answer 6

Don't think so... There's no easy way around it.