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.<p>An FE is required in order to be hired at a firm providing engineering services &quot;to the public&quot;, such as a civil engineering or architecture practice.  It is not required, or in some cases even valued, at product companies.