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One of your first steps on the path to an engineering license is the FE Electrical & Computer exam. With PPI’s proven courses and study tools, you’ll have all the support you need to master the basics of electrical and computer engineering and pass on your first try.
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Exam Details for the FE Electrical & Computer Exam
- The FE Electrical & Computer exam measures your knowledge of the basics of electrical and computer engineering. It’s one of the first steps you’ll take toward becoming a licensed engineer. It’s a closed-book, computer-based exam and includes 110 questions. The exam appointment time is 6 hours long and includes:
- Nondisclosure agreement (2 minutes)
- Tutorial (8 minutes)
- Exam (5 hours and 20 minutes)
- Optional scheduled break (25 minutes)
- The only resource you will have on exam day is a digital version of the NCEES FE Reference Handbook
- The exam is administered year-round at NCEES-approved Pearson VUE test centers
- The exam fee is $225
- The average pass rate of a first-time taker of the FE Electrical & Computer exam is 69% as of July 2024
Prerequisites and requirements before taking the exam vary by state; please visit the NCEES website for more information
- Algebra and trigonometry
- Complex numbers
- Discrete mathematics
- Analytic geometry
- Calculus (e.g., differential, integral, single-variable, multivariable)
- Ordinary differential equations
- Linear algebra
- Vector analysis
- Measures of central tendencies and dispersions (e.g., mean, mode, standard deviation)
- Probability distributions (e.g., discrete, continuous, normal, binomial, conditional probability)
- Expected value (weighted average)
- Codes of ethics (e.g., professional and technical societies, NCEES Model Law and Model Rules)
- Intellectual property (e.g., copyright, trade secrets, patents, trademarks)
- Safety (e.g., grounding, material safety data, PPE, radiation protection)
- Time value of money (e.g., present value, future value, annuities)
- Cost estimation
- Risk identification
- Analysis (e.g., cost-benefit, trade-off, break-even)
- Semiconductor materials (e.g., tunneling, diffusion/drift current, energy bands, doping bands, p-n theory)
- Electrical (e.g., conductivity, resistivity, permittivity, magnetic permeability, noise)
- Thermal (e.g., conductivity, expansion)
- KCL, KVL
- Series/parallel equivalent circuits
- Thevenin and Norton theorems
- Node and loop analysis
- Waveform analysis (e.g., RMS, average, frequency, phase, wavelength)
- Phasors
- Impedance
- Frequency/transient response
- Resonance
- Laplace transforms
- Transfer functions
- Sampling (e.g., aliasing, Nyquist theorem)
- Analog filters
- Digital filters (e.g., difference equations, Z-transforms)
- Models, biasing, and performance of discrete devices (e.g., diodes, transistors, thyristors)
- Amplifiers (e.g., single-stage/common emitter, differential, biasing)
- Operational amplifiers (e.g., ideal, nonideal)
- Instrumentation (e.g., measurements, data acquisition, transducers)
- Power electronics (e.g., rectifiers, inverters, converters)
- Power theory (e.g., power factor, single and three phase, voltage regulation)
- Transmission and distribution (e.g., real and reactive losses, efficiency, voltage drop, delta and wye connections)
- Transformers (e.g., single-phase and three-phase connections, reflected impedance)
- Motors and generators (e.g., synchronous, induction, dc)
- Electrostatics/magnetostatics (e.g., spatial relationships, vector analysis)
- Electrodynamics (e.g., Maxwell equations, wave propagation)
- Transmission lines (high frequency)
- Block diagrams (e.g., feedforward, feedback)
- Bode plots
- Closed-loop response, open-loop response, and stability
- Controller performance (e.g., steady-state errors, settling time, overshoot)
- Basic modulation/demodulation concepts (e.g., AM, FM, PCM)
- Fourier transforms/Fourier series
- Multiplexing (e.g., time division, frequency division, code division)
- Digital communications
- Routing and switching
- Network topologies (e.g., mesh, ring, star)
- Network types (e.g., LAN, WAN, internet)
- Network models (e.g., OSI, TCP/IP)
- Network intrusion detection and prevention (e.g., firewalls, endpoint detection, network detection)
- Security (e.g., port scanning, network vulnerability testing, web vulnerability testing, penetration testing, security triad)
- Number systems
- Boolean logic
- Logic gates and circuits
- Logic minimization (e.g., SOP, POS, Karnaugh maps)
- Flip-flops and counters
- Programmable logic devices and gate arrays
- State machine design
- Timing (e.g., diagrams, asynchronous inputs, race conditions and other hazards)
- Microprocessors
- Memory technology and systems
- Interfacing
- Algorithms (e.g., sorting, searching, complexity, big-O)
- Data structures (e.g., lists, trees, vectors, structures, arrays)
- Software implementation (e.g., iteration, conditionals, recursion, control flow, scripting, testing)
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Khalid was awarded the 2023 Long Island Business News 30 Under 30 Award, the 2024 Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce Long Island’s Young Professional 30 Under 30 Award, 2024 Healthcare Hero Award, 2024 NSPE Emerging Leader, 2024 NYSSPE Young Engineer of the Year Award, 2024 LIBN Rising Star in Engineering Award, 2024 EC&M 30 Under 30 All Star Award, and 2025 NYIT Ingenium Rising Star Award. Khalid was also a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, United States Green Building Council Long Island Chapter, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and American Council of Engineering Companies.
Khalid has engineering experience ranging from commercial buildings, high-rise buildings, LEED accredited buildings, railroad, schools, university campus, distribution centers, emergency service buildings, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, pharmaceutical, water districts, wastewater districts, federal, solar projects, EVSE projects, public parks projects, transportation projects, and buildings over 1,000,000 square feet. Khalid has completed projects across the country. He has published an article with Engineering.com in 2022 titled "How to Prepare for Your Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.” In 2023, he presented “The Benefits of Professional Licensure for Engineers.” In 2024, he published an article with Prosple titled “How to Break into Electrical Engineering as a Student,” recorded a podcast with EC&M titled “Meet the 2024 30 Under 30 Electrical All Stars,” and presented “Navigating the Engineering Licensure Process and Exam Day.”
In his free time, he loves traveling, reading nonfiction or educational books, watch international movies, and stand-up comedy. Khalid has met and taken pictures with Jackie Chan, Mike Tyson, Kevin Hart, Marvel’s Stan Lee, the Karate Kid Ralph Macchio, the Green Power Ranger Jason David Frank, professional boxer Amir Khan, 4-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler, and 7-time Mr. Olympia Phil Heath. Khalid has trained with George St Pierre, Korean Zombie, Matt Sera, and Masakazu Imanari. He speaks 3 languages and would like to learn more. Khalid is passionate about engineering and he loves helping people achieve advancement in their respective fields. He is ready to use his experience from passing both the FE and PE on the new computer based test (CBT) format to help other engineers pass their exams.
Mr. Mirabile is a senior member of IEEE, IEEE Industry Applications Society, IEEE Power and Energy Society, and IEEE Standards Association. He is also a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers. He is currently Northeast Vice Chair of NSPE’s Professional Engineers in Industry. He is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Certified Energy Auditor (CEA), Certified in Power Quality (CPQ), and a LEED AP O+M.
Mr. Mirabile was named IEEE Power and Energy Society – Baltimore Chapter’s 2011 Outstanding Engineer.” He is the current President of Maryland Society of Professional Engineers. His term expires in July 2021.
FE Electrical & Computer Exam FAQs
The FE Electrical & Computer exam covers the following topics:
- Mathematics
- Probability and Statistics
- Ethics and Professional Practice
- Engineering Economics
- Properties of Electrical Materials
- Circuit Analysis
- Linear Systems
- Signal Processing
- Electronics
- Power Systems
- Electromagnetics
- Control Systems
- Communications
- Computer Networks
- Digital Systems
- Computer Systems
- Software Engineering