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I think now I got enough information to really answer your question:
I assume you already get yourself familiar with the California Board of Registration website so I am not going to mention the info that you can find on the website. The current Board requires candidates to have a total of 6 years of experience prior to taking the PE exam. However, candidate could substitute up to 4 years of exp. by earning a BS degree, if your bf is going for his MS in Berkeley, after he obtains his MS, all he needs is an additional one yr of working exp. PRIOR to taking the PE exam (MS degree can substitute for another year).
Engineering-in-Training exam: I assume your bf should have taken this already. He cannot accumulate his work exp. until he passed the EIT exam.
As long as your bf has a legal work permit (either green card or work-study), he can work in US. If he is in the process to obtain his citizenship, he should have no problem on this.
To obtain a Professional Civil Engineer status in California , candidate needs to pass a so-called 4-part examination (the complete PE exam):
Part 1 – 8 hours comprehensive exam
Part 2 – 4 hours surveying exam
Part 3 – 4 hour seismic exam
Part 4 – a take home exam to test on code of ethics.
Candidates need to pass all 4 parts (not necessary within the same exam) before getting his registration and earn the PE status. You can take 1 part at a time until you get all 4. Test (PE exam) is offering 2 times a year – one in April and one in Oct each year. It really depends on how hard your bf work to prepare for the exam. Some people can get the license in one shot while some others keep missing one of the 4 and keep trying for many many years….
Any other question?
2007-06-14 01:29:15 補充：
for April exam - result release in mid to late Julyfor Oct exam - result release in Jan of the following year
