FE ETHICS STUDY EXAM GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025/2026 ALL RATED A+
✔✔What is required when coordinating an entire project? - ✔✔Licensees may
coordinate a project if:
1. Each technical segment is signed and sealed by the responsible licensee.
✔✔When can licensees reveal confidential information obtained professionally? -
✔✔Only when:
1. Prior consent is obtained.
2. Required by law or rules.
✔✔Can licensees accept gratuities or compensation from contractors? - ✔✔No,
licensees must not solicit or accept gratuities in connection with work for employers or
clients.
✔✔What must licensees disclose regarding conflicts of interest? - ✔✔They must
disclose:
1. All known or potential conflicts of interest.
2. Any circumstances that could influence their judgment or professional service quality.
✔✔Can licensees accept compensation from multiple parties for the same project? -
✔✔Only if:
1. Circumstances are fully disclosed.
2. Written agreement is obtained from all parties.
✔✔Can licensees use confidential information for personal profit? - ✔✔No, licensees
must not use confidential information for personal profit without consent from the
information's source.
✔✔What must licensees avoid in their representations of qualifications? - ✔✔Licensees
must not:
1. Falsify or misrepresent their or their associates' academic or professional
qualifications.
2. Exaggerate their responsibility or the complexity of prior assignments.
✔✔What is prohibited regarding commissions or gifts to secure work? - ✔✔Licensees
must not:
Offer, solicit, or receive commissions, gifts, or contributions to secure work or influence
contract awards.
✔✔Can licensees maliciously injure another licensee's reputation? - ✔✔No, licensees
must not:
1. Maliciously or falsely injure another licensee's reputation, prospects, or practice.
2. Indiscriminately criticize another licensee's work.
, ✔✔What should licensees do if they identify a material error in another licensee's work?
- ✔✔They should make a reasonable effort to inform the other licensee of the
discrepancy, error, or omission.
✔✔What is the definition of an "Engineer" under Model Law Section 110.20? - ✔✔An
"Engineer" is an individual qualified to practice engineering by:
1. Education
2. Training
3. Experience in applying engineering principles and interpreting engineering data.
✔✔Who is considered a "Professional Engineer" (PE) under Model Law? - ✔✔A
"Professional Engineer" is an individual:
1. Licensed by the board.
2. Designated in a specific discipline or branch of engineering based on education,
experience, and examination.
✔✔What is a "Professional Engineer, Retired"? - ✔✔A "Professional Engineer, Retired"
is an individual who:
1. Was licensed as a professional engineer.
2. Has chosen to relinquish or not renew their license.
3. Has applied and been approved to use the title.
✔✔What is an "Engineer Intern"? - ✔✔An "Engineer Intern" is an individual certified as
such by the board after meeting necessary requirements.
✔✔What constitutes the "Practice of Engineering"? - ✔✔The "Practice of Engineering"
involves:
1. Services requiring engineering education, training, and experience.
2. Activities impacting public health, safety, and welfare, such as planning, designing,
and reviewing construction.
✔✔What activities fall outside the definition of engineering practice? - ✔✔Surveying real
property for:
1. Establishing land boundaries.
2. Rights of way, easements, or public land surveys
✔✔What is "Inactive Status"? - ✔✔Licensees not engaged in engineering requiring
licensure may be granted inactive status but cannot practice unless exempted by law.
✔✔What does the term "Board" refer to under Model Law? - ✔✔"Jurisdiction" refers to
any U.S. state, territory, or possession that issues licenses and regulates
engineering/surveying practice
2025/2026 ALL RATED A+
✔✔What is required when coordinating an entire project? - ✔✔Licensees may
coordinate a project if:
1. Each technical segment is signed and sealed by the responsible licensee.
✔✔When can licensees reveal confidential information obtained professionally? -
✔✔Only when:
1. Prior consent is obtained.
2. Required by law or rules.
✔✔Can licensees accept gratuities or compensation from contractors? - ✔✔No,
licensees must not solicit or accept gratuities in connection with work for employers or
clients.
✔✔What must licensees disclose regarding conflicts of interest? - ✔✔They must
disclose:
1. All known or potential conflicts of interest.
2. Any circumstances that could influence their judgment or professional service quality.
✔✔Can licensees accept compensation from multiple parties for the same project? -
✔✔Only if:
1. Circumstances are fully disclosed.
2. Written agreement is obtained from all parties.
✔✔Can licensees use confidential information for personal profit? - ✔✔No, licensees
must not use confidential information for personal profit without consent from the
information's source.
✔✔What must licensees avoid in their representations of qualifications? - ✔✔Licensees
must not:
1. Falsify or misrepresent their or their associates' academic or professional
qualifications.
2. Exaggerate their responsibility or the complexity of prior assignments.
✔✔What is prohibited regarding commissions or gifts to secure work? - ✔✔Licensees
must not:
Offer, solicit, or receive commissions, gifts, or contributions to secure work or influence
contract awards.
✔✔Can licensees maliciously injure another licensee's reputation? - ✔✔No, licensees
must not:
1. Maliciously or falsely injure another licensee's reputation, prospects, or practice.
2. Indiscriminately criticize another licensee's work.
, ✔✔What should licensees do if they identify a material error in another licensee's work?
- ✔✔They should make a reasonable effort to inform the other licensee of the
discrepancy, error, or omission.
✔✔What is the definition of an "Engineer" under Model Law Section 110.20? - ✔✔An
"Engineer" is an individual qualified to practice engineering by:
1. Education
2. Training
3. Experience in applying engineering principles and interpreting engineering data.
✔✔Who is considered a "Professional Engineer" (PE) under Model Law? - ✔✔A
"Professional Engineer" is an individual:
1. Licensed by the board.
2. Designated in a specific discipline or branch of engineering based on education,
experience, and examination.
✔✔What is a "Professional Engineer, Retired"? - ✔✔A "Professional Engineer, Retired"
is an individual who:
1. Was licensed as a professional engineer.
2. Has chosen to relinquish or not renew their license.
3. Has applied and been approved to use the title.
✔✔What is an "Engineer Intern"? - ✔✔An "Engineer Intern" is an individual certified as
such by the board after meeting necessary requirements.
✔✔What constitutes the "Practice of Engineering"? - ✔✔The "Practice of Engineering"
involves:
1. Services requiring engineering education, training, and experience.
2. Activities impacting public health, safety, and welfare, such as planning, designing,
and reviewing construction.
✔✔What activities fall outside the definition of engineering practice? - ✔✔Surveying real
property for:
1. Establishing land boundaries.
2. Rights of way, easements, or public land surveys
✔✔What is "Inactive Status"? - ✔✔Licensees not engaged in engineering requiring
licensure may be granted inactive status but cannot practice unless exempted by law.
✔✔What does the term "Board" refer to under Model Law? - ✔✔"Jurisdiction" refers to
any U.S. state, territory, or possession that issues licenses and regulates
engineering/surveying practice
