Student are prepared to enter into a Masters of Ph.D. program at the finest schools in the country. Students are also provided the necessary training tolls to advance in industry to management positions. The career paths taken by Mineral Engineers graduating from Tech are as varied as the background and interests of our students. When a student graduates as an engineer and starts to practice as an engineer, he or she takes on the moral responsibility of serving humankind with diligence, honesty, integrity, and fairness. As such, the obligations to society the engineer takes on by virtue of simply becoming an engineer are ones not to be taken lightly.
Engineers abide by the code of ethics.
By the code, the engineer is committed to use standards of care when practicing, whether it be the design of a road, landfill, underground tunnel support, or serving as an expert witness in a pending civil or criminal suit. The engineer must always be prudent when making engineering decisions both in design practices and when dealing directly with the public. This exam is the first of two steps necessary to become a registered Professional Engineer. Once the P.E. exam is passed, the engineer becomes a registered Professional Engineer in the state in which the exam was taken and is now qualified to produce designs independently for every application in his or her field of expertise.