Applicants can generally take the FE exam in their junior or senior year of an ABET accredited engineering or engineering technology curriculum. If your curriculum is not ABET approved, then your state may require a number of years of engineering experience. About 70 of the total possible 240 points are experimental questions that are not counted in your grade. The exam scores are not curved. Exam results will be mailed to applicants approximately 4 - 5 months after the exam.
Unsuccessful applicants can take the exam again, however, some states limit the number of attempts.
Contact your State Board of Engineering Examiners for more information on your corresponding state. If you do not fall under category A or B then you must submit your FE Exam scores with your registration for the patent exam. For more detailed information on the Patent Bar Requirements click here.