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Prepare for the NCEES FE Environmental CBT with the 110-question format, 6-hour Pearson VUE appointment, 5 hours 20 minutes of exam time, electronic FE Reference Handbook, July 2020 specifications, and blueprint weights across hydraulics, water and wastewater, hydrology, groundwater, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, chemistry, and risk.
FE Environmental is the discipline-specific Fundamentals of Engineering exam for environmental engineering candidates starting the PE licensure path. It is closed book except for the searchable electronic NCEES reference handbook.
Use these checkpoints to align preparation with NCEES logistics and the current July 2020 environmental CBT specifications.
110
6 hours
5 hours 20 minutes
25 minutes scheduled
Pearson VUE test center
$225 paid to NCEES
The FE exam is generally the first exam step toward professional engineering licensure. FE Environmental is aimed at environmental engineering students near graduation and recent graduates.
The 6-hour appointment includes nondisclosure, tutorial, 5 hours and 20 minutes of exam time, and a scheduled 25-minute break. With 110 questions, candidates need steady pacing and a plan for calculation-heavy hydraulics and treatment problems.
The specifications span math, statistics, ethics, economics, fundamental principles, environmental chemistry, risk assessment, hydraulics, thermodynamics, hydrology, groundwater, water and wastewater, air quality, waste, and energy and environment.
Preparation should include fast searching for hydraulics relations, water and wastewater formulas, air quality equations, groundwater concepts, risk terms, chemistry references, and unit conversions.
Use this FE Environmental Engineering exam help page for exam-specific context, then compare the broader online exam help services page or contact HiraEdu if you need a direct handoff. This page stays focused on FE Environmental Engineering while the linked service pages cover broader exam support options.
The Fundamentals of Engineering Environmental exam is an NCEES computer-based test for students near the end of an EAC/ABET-accredited engineering degree and recent graduates starting the engineering licensure path. NCEES administers the FE exam year-round at NCEES-approved Pearson VUE test centers. The exam includes 110 questions, and the appointment is 6 hours: a 2-minute nondisclosure agreement, an 8-minute tutorial, 5 hours and 20 minutes of exam time, and a 25-minute scheduled break. The current NCEES exam fee is $225, paid directly to NCEES, with eligibility and approval rules varying by licensing board.
The current FE Environmental CBT specifications are effective beginning with the July 2020 examinations. The exam is closed book with an electronic NCEES FE Reference Handbook, uses both SI and U.S. Customary units, and covers 15 knowledge areas: mathematics; probability and statistics; ethics and professional practice; engineering economics; fundamental principles; environmental chemistry; health hazards and risk assessment; fluid mechanics and hydraulics; thermodynamics; surface water resources and hydrology; groundwater, soils, and sediments; water and wastewater; air quality and control; solid and hazardous waste; and energy and environment.
Study planning should reflect the environmental blueprint. Fluid mechanics and hydraulics and water and wastewater each carry 12-18 questions, making them the largest domains. Surface water resources and hydrology carries 9-14 questions, groundwater, soils, and sediments and air quality and control each carry 8-12 questions, while fundamental principles, environmental chemistry, and solid and hazardous waste each carry 7-11 questions. Mathematics, ethics, economics, health hazards and risk, thermodynamics, and energy and environment are smaller but still testable. NCEES rules also limit examinees to one attempt per testing window and no more than three attempts in a 12-month period.
NCEES lists 110 questions for the FE exam, including FE Environmental.
The appointment is 6 hours, including a 2-minute nondisclosure agreement, 8-minute tutorial, 5 hours and 20 minutes of exam time, and a 25-minute scheduled break.
The current specifications give 12-18 questions each to fluid mechanics and hydraulics and to water and wastewater, with 9-14 questions for surface water resources and hydrology.
No. It is closed book, but NCEES provides an electronic FE Reference Handbook during the computer-based exam.
NCEES states that examinees receive one attempt per testing window and no more than three attempts in a 12-month period.
Check your state licensing board requirements before registration, especially if board approval, degree status, or transcript rules apply.
Prioritize fluid mechanics and hydraulics, water and wastewater, surface water hydrology, groundwater, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, and environmental chemistry.
Use the current FE Reference Handbook during timed sets so treatment equations, fluid formulas, air models, groundwater relations, and chemistry data are easy to locate.
Blend conceptual, regulatory, chemistry, risk, water, air, waste, and calculation-heavy problems across all 15 domains to avoid overfitting to one topic family.
Review the NCEES Examinee Guide for ID, calculator, break, check-in, rescheduling, and test-center rules before appointment day.
Use the guide to self-serve, or talk to a coordinator if you need help mapping timelines, official requirements, or troubleshooting day-of logistics.
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