Penn State's comprehensive PE Civil, PE Mechanical, and FE review courses have prepared engineers for their professional licensure examinations since 1968. Review sessions provide excellent subject matter that completely prepares engineers to sit for the national exams.

Courses employ a comprehensive collection of questions and answers from past exams while familiarizing participants with exam formats and procedures. In addition, all programs require participants to spend time out of class reviewing material and solving homework problems.

FE Mechanical Engineering Review ENGR 6020 (24 Hours)

  • Dates: TBD
  • Times: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Delivery: Live instruction via Zoom
  • Cost: $650
  • Instructor: Terry Speicher, P.E.
  • Textbook Requirement (not included): FE Reference 10.1, ISBN: 97819478-1110. A free download is available when logging into your MyNCEES account. 
  • Registration Information -  Please contact CBDCO at [email protected] or 570-963-2600 

FE Civil Engineering Review EIT 5513 (51 Hours)

Pennsylvania requires that every engineer, with or without a college degree, must pass the FE examination as the first step toward licensure in the state. 

  • Dates: Wednesdays, November 9, 2022 - March 15, 2023
  • Times: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Delivery: Live instruction via Zoom
  • Cost: $1,829 (includes textbooks)

Registration Information - Please contact CBDCO at [email protected] or 570-963-2600 

FE Civil Engineering Schedule
Session Date Topic
1 11/9/2022 Math (Session 1)
2 11/16/2022 Math (Session 2)
3 11/30/2022 Math (Session 3) & Computational Tools
4 12/7/2022 Engineering Ethics & Engineering Economics
5 12/14/2022 Statics
6 12/21/2022 Materials
7 1/4/2023 Mechanics of Materials
8 1/11/2023 Dynamics
9 1/18/2023 Geotechnical Engineering1
10 1/25/2023 Determinate Structures1
11 2/1/2023 Indeterminate Structures & Construction Safety1
12 2/8/2023 Structural Design1
13 2/15/2023 Fluid Mechanics
14 2/22/2023 Hydraulics1
15 3/1/2023 Transportation Engineering1
16 3/8/2023 Surveying/Construction Operations and Management1
17 3/15/2023 Environmental Engineering1
1 These eight courses will prepare you for the EIT Afternoon Civil Discipline-Specific Exam.

PE Civil Engineering Review CE 5511 (48 Hours)

This Professional Engineering Review course will cover the Civil Engineering PE Exam.  Topics covered include: highways and surveying, hydraulics, sanitary, structures engineering economics, and soils.

  • Dates: Tuesdays, February 28, 2023 - June 13, 2023
  • Times: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Delivery: Live instruction from Berks Campus via Zoom
  • Cost: $1,799 (includes textbooks)

Register for PE Civil Engineering Review

Please contact CBDCO at [email protected] or 570-963-2600 

PE Civil Engineering Schedule
Session Date Topic
1 2/28/2023 Course Introduction, On-line Course File Share. Soil Mechanics – Soil Classifications, Soil Properties, Material Testing, Compaction
2 3/7/2023 Geotechnical – Slope Stability, Bearing Capacity, Consolidation Settlement
3 3/14/2023 Structures – Earth Pressure Theories, Earth Retaining Structures, Temporary Excavation Support
4 3/21/2023 Structure Mechanics and Analysis
5 3/28/2023 Steel and Timber Design
6 4/4/2023 Concrete and Masonry Design
7 4/11/2023 Hydraulics - Open Channel Flow, Closed Conduit
8 4/18/2023 Hydrology - Precipitation, Runoff, Stormwater Calculations
9 4/25/2023 Construction – Loads, Operations & Methods, Health & Safety, Impacts
10 5/2/2023 Project Planning/Scheduling – Cost Estimates, Activity Sequences, Network Analysis, Cost Trade-Off
11 5/9/2023 Transportation – Planning, Flow Analysis, Level of Service, Non-Motorized Facilities, Forecasting
12 5/16/2023 Transportation - Horizontal Curves, Vertical Curves, Vertical Clearances, Superelevation,
13 5/23/2023 Transportation – Intersections, Interchanges, Roundabouts, Signals, Highway Safety
14 5/30/2023 Water and Wastewater Treatment
15 6/6/2023 Water Distribution and Storage
16 6/13/2023 How to Solve Problems in Six Minutes or Less
17 TBD PE Exam-Rolling exam dates (Computer based)

Mechanical Engineering PE Exam Review - Machine Design & Materials (ENADM 6902)

This Professional Engineering Review course will cover the Machine Design and Materials Specification for the Mechanical Engineering PE Exam. This course meets for a total of 36 hours via live video.

  • Dates: Coming in Spring 2023
  • Times: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Delivery: Live instruction via Zoom
  • Cost: $995
  • Registration Information -  Please contact CBDCO at [email protected] or 570-963-2600 

Note: The University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances.