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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 19, 2007

Contact: Lisa Merkl
713.743.8192 (office)
713.605.1757 (pager)
lkmerkl@uh.edu

HOUSTON, January 19, 2007 – Engineers planning to take the state exam this April in preparation for obtaining their professional licenses can enroll in a review course offered by the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston.

This semester, the Cullen College of Engineering offers the review course to prepare engineers for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination. Registration deadline for the course is Wednesday, Jan. 24.

The FE review course will be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings from Feb. 8 through April 5. Each of the 15 two-hour sessions is held from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m.

A registration form, fee schedule and additional information are available on the Internet at http://www.egr.uh.edu/ContEd/ or by contacting Stella Vasquez, UH Cullen College of Engineering, at
713-743-4714 or svasquez@uh.edu. Spots are limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

The non-credit review course will present material typical of the test and will be taught by faculty. Classes will be conducted at the UH campus.

The FE exam is the first step an engineering student or graduate must take to become a professional engineer. Licensing as a professional engineer protects the public by ensuring that engineers have met certain standards of competency in education.

About the University of Houston
The University of Houston, Texas’ premier metropolitan research and teaching institution, is home to more than 40 research centers and institutes and sponsors more than 300 partnerships with corporate, civic and governmental entities. UH, the most diverse research university in the country, stands at the forefront of education, research and service with more than 35,000 students.

About the Cullen College of Engineering
UH Cullen College of Engineering has produced five U.S. astronauts, ten members of the National Academy of Engineering, and degree programs that have ranked in the top ten nationally. With more than 2,600 students, the college offers accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees in biomedical, chemical, civil and environmental, electrical and computer, industrial, and mechanical engineering. It also offers specialized programs in aerospace, materials, petroleum engineering and telecommunications.

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