62% Pass 2007 Petroleum PE Exam

Nationwide, 62% of petroleum engineers taking the professional engineer exam passed the test. Firsttime test takers succeeded with a pass rate of 70%. NCEES and the state engineering boards released the 2007 professional engineering exam results in March. The estimated pass rates of a few other engineering disciplines were:

• Agricultural 67%
• Chemical 66%
• Civil 58%
• Control Systems 70%
• Electrical 62%
• Environmental 69%
• Fire Protection 49%
• Industrial 55%
• Mechanical 55%
• Metallurgical 50%
• Mining 60%
• Petroleum 62%
• Structural 42%

The petroleum engineering pass rates in 2006 for selected states:

• Alaska 100%
• California 0%
• Colorado 0%
• Louisiana 33%
• New Mexico 100%
• Oklahoma 67%
• Texas 74%
• Wyoming 100%

What are the requirements to take the petroleum PE exam? Today, most states require that you have

• An engineering, math or science degree
• Passed the fundamentals, or Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Exam
• At least four years of professional experience.

Interested? Contact the Texas State Engineering Board at (512) 440-7723 for application forms. State Web sites are also available at: www.ncees.org/licensure/licensing_boards.
The application deadline to take this year’s PE exam is July 18. This year’s test will be given on
Friday, October 24.