Civil PE Exam Review Course

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Course Description: This class meets for 11 sessions over seven weeks. Topics covered include concrete, construction, engineering economics (brief review), fluid mechanics, highway engineering (two sessions), hydrology, mechanics of materials and IBC loads, open channel flow, soils and foundations, timber/steel design, waste facilities engineering. This class does not cover seismic or land surveying. Download a civil PE review course flyer.

Live Course Dates: Specific class dates and subjects are noted below but are subject to change. A final schedule of dates and corresponding subjects will be mailed to all confirmed participants with course materials. Classes will generally meet from 6-9 p.m. Central Time.
Tues. Aug. 31 - Mechanics of Materials and IBC Loads
Thurs. Sept. 2 - Construction
Thurs. Sept. 9 - Open Channel Flow and Engineering Economics (brief overview of economics)
Tues. Sept. 14 - Timber and Steel Design
Thurs. Sept. 16 - Hydrology
Thurs. Sept. 23 - Fluid Mechanics
Tues. Sept. 28 - Highway Engineering (highways, earthwork)
Thurs. Sept. 30 - Highway Engineering (traffic, scheduling)
Tues. Oct. 5 - Soils and Foundations
Thurs. Oct. 7 - Concrete
Tues. Oct. 12 - Waste Facilities Engineering

Webinar Course Dates: Specific class dates and subjects are noted below but are subject to change. A final schedule of dates and corresponding subjects will be mailed to all confirmed participants with course materials. Classes will generally meet from 6-9 p.m. Central Time.
Thurs. Sept. 2 - Mechanics of Materials and IBC Loads
Tues. Sept. 7 - Timber and Steel Design
Tues. Sept. 14 - Open Channel Flow and Engineering Economics (brief overview of economics)
Thurs. Sept. 16 - Fluid Mechanics
Tues. Sept. 21 - Construction
Thurs. Sept. 23 - Hydrology
Thurs. Sept. 30 - Highway Engineering (highways, earthwork)
Tues. Oct. 5 - Highway Engineering (traffic, scheduling)
Thurs. Oct. 7 - Soils and Foundations
Tues. Oct. 12 - Concrete
Thurs. Oct. 14 - Waste Facilities Engineering

Live Course Location: The live site course will be hosted by Braun Intertec Corporation, 11001 Hampshire Ave. South, Bloomington MN 55438. Click here for a map.

Webinar Requirements: All Webinar sites must have a computer with Internet access. To use the VoIP audio option, your computer must have speakers. To speak using the VoIP option, a headset and microphone is required. Using the phone option, a land line phone is required (no cell phones). An LCD projector is suggested for sites with more than one student. See the PE and FE Exam Review Course Policies included on the registration form for more information. 

Materials: The class will utilize textbooks published by Professional Publications, Inc. (PPI). Required are the PE Civil Reference Manual for the PE Exam, 11th Ed. (Lindeburg) and Civil Engineering Solved Problems, 5th Ed. (Lindeburg). Recommended but not required are the Civil PE Sample Exam, 2nd Ed. (Lindeburg), Six Minute Solutions for the various afternoon exam sections and Timber Design for Civil and Structural PE Exams, Kim (6th Ed.). These books are allowed in the exam room in Minnesota. Check your state licensure board for specific rules on what is allowed in the exam room in your state.

When ordered through MSPE, you’ll receive 15% off the regular purchase price for these books. To order, go to http://ppi2pass.com/ppi/PPIShop?psp=DQ758. Additional recommended (not required) books, plus 30 day access to PPI’s Online Exam Café, can be found through the above link at a 15% discount. Further resources are available through PPI at http://ppi2pass.com/ppi/PPI.

Cost: The cost for the entire course is $600 for MSPE/NSPE members ($850 for non-members) or $60/members ($95/non-members) for individual sessions. These prices are per person and apply to the live site and webinar course. Contact MSPE for information on group webinar rates. These prices are valid for the review course prior to the fall 2010 exam and do not include books.
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Course Guarantee: If you don’t pass the exam, we guarantee that you may attend a second review course FREE, provided you attend at least 80% of the classes and complete at least 80% of the homework. See the PE and FE Exam Review Course Policies included on the registration form for more information. 

To Register: Click here to access the online registration form to submit with your online payment. Or, download a registration form to return via mail. Make checks out to MSPE.

Registration Deadline: Register by Monday, August 23 in order to receive course materials prior to the first class session. Registrations after this date may be accepted but receipt of course materials prior to the first class is not guaranteed.

Questions? Contact MSPE.
 

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