That is absolutely false. I graduated with a BSEE and worked as an electrical engineer for over four years without ever attempting the FE. Nobody I knew, rega

That is absolutely false. I graduated with a BSEE and worked as an electrical engineer for over four years without ever attempting the FE. Nobody I knew, regardless of discipline, who graduated in the mid-90s or later has done so either. An FE is required in order to be hired at a firm providing engineering services "to the public", such as a civil engineering or architecture practice. It is not required, or in some cases even valued, at product companies.