PE Examination

Professional Engineers Examination

Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following requirements:

Applicants who have successfully completed a standard Engineers written and practical examination shall have four or more years of progressive experience on engineering projects in their field.
Applicants who have successfully completed a standard Industrial Engineers written and practical examination shall have six or more years of progressive experience on engineering projects in their field.
Applicants who have successfully completed a standard Craftsman written and practical examination shall have eight or more years of progressive experience on engineering projects in their field.
Applicants shall have successfully completed an educational program in Engineering of at least four (4) academic years at a college, university or an accredited institution plus have nine or more years of progressive experience on engineering projects in their field.
(Except Applicants who have completed an educational program which is designated by the Minister of Labor in Engineering of at least four (4) academic years at a college, university plus have seven or more years of progressive experience on engineering projects in their field.)
Applicants shall have successfully completed an educational program in Engineering of at least three (3) academic years at a college, or an accredited institution plus have nine 1/2 or more years of progressive experience on engineering projects in their field.
(Except Applicants who have completed an educational program which is designated by the Minister of Labor in Engineering of at least three (3) academic years at a college, plus have eight or more years of progressive experience on engineering projects in their field.)
Applicants shall have successfully completed an educational program in Engineering of at least two (2) academic years at a college, or an accredited institution plus have ten or more years of progressive experience on engineering projects in their field.
(Except Applicants who have completed an educational program which is designated by the Minister of Labor in Engineering of at least two (2) academic years at a college, or an accredited institution plus have nine or more years of progressive experience on engineering projects in their field.)
Applicants shall have successfully completed an educational program which is equivalent to Engineers level in Engineering at an accredited institution which is designated by Ordinance of the Ministry of Labor plus have seven or more years of progressive experience on engineering projects in their field.
Applicants shall have successfully completed an educational program which is equivalent to Industrial Engineers level in Engineering at an accredited institution which is designated by Ordinance of the Ministry of Labor plus have seven or more years of progressive experience on engineering projects in their field.
Applicants shall have eleven or more years of progressive experience on engineering projects in their field.
Applicants shall have successfully completed a standard Professional Engineers examination in a foreign country.

Disciplines

Category	Scope of Technology
Mechanical Engineering	Making Machinery, Industry Machinery Facility, Air-conditioning Refrigerating Machinery, Construction Equipment, Transportation Vehicles, Machine Manufacturing Process Design, Welding, Die and Mould, Precision Measuring, Railroad Rolling Stock
Shipbuilding Engineering	Shipbuilding
Aviation and Space Engineering	Aircraft Body, Aero-Motor
Metal Engineering	Ferrous Metallurgy, Nonferrous Metallurgy, Metal Material, Surface Finishing Treatment, Metal Working
Electricity and electronics Engineering	Generation Transmission and Distribution, Electric Application, Railroad Signal Application, Industry Measurement Control, Electronic Application, Computer, Electric Railway,
Communication and Information Engineering	Information Communication, Information Management, Computer System Application
Chemical Engineering	Chemical Industry, Ceramic
Textile Engineering	Artificial Fiber, Textile Plan, Dyeing and Finishing, Raw Silk, Clothing
Mining Engineering	Energy Mineral Resources Management, Mining Hazard Prevention and Reclamation,
Construction Engineering	Soil Mechanics and Foundation, Civil Engineering Structures, Civil Engineering Execution, Civil Engineering Agricultural Fishery, Civil Engineering Quality Testing, Harbor Coastal, Road and Airports, Railway, Transportation, Water Resources Development, Water Supply Sewage, Architectural Structures, Architectural Execution, Construction Quality Testing, Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, Surveying Geo-Spatial Information, Cadastral Surveying, Construction Safety, Explosives and Blasting, Building Mechanical Facilities, Building Electrical Facilities, Geology and Geotechnics
Environmental Engineering	Air Pollution Control, Water Pollution Control, Noise and Vibration, Wastes Treatment, Nature Environmental Management, Soil Environment
Agriculture and Forestry Engineering	Food Stuff, Agricultural Chemistry, Livestock, Seeds, Forestry, Protected Cultivation
Ocean and Fishery Engineering	Ocean, Aquatic Cultivation, Fishery, Fisheries Processing
Industrial Engineering	Plant Control, Quality Control, Packing, Industrial Hygiene Management, Machine Safety, Electric Safety, Chemical Safety, Fire Fighting, Gas, Ergonomics
Applied Physics Engineering	Product Design, Atomic Power Generation, Radiation Management, Nondestructive Testing, Weather Forecaster

※ As of 2007 there are 32,733 Professional Engineers in Korea.