NCEES_Credential Evaluations
- 1. Evaluation Report For: Ibrahim Shalaby Arafa Application #24754 The evaluation of your academic studies has been prepared to provide engineering and surveying licensing boards with the required assessment of foreign qualifications to facilitate them in determining if you qualify for licensure examination. This is an advisory report prepared based on records received and verified by the institutions issuing the degrees or qualifications. Eligibility to take the examination is determined by the licensing boards. Full Name: Arafa Ibrahim Shalaby Last/Family First/Given Middle Maiden/Other Evaluation Date: 09/16/2015 Date of Birth: 05/22/1982 Gender: Male Country of Citizenship: Egypt Country of Studies: Egypt Purpose of Original Evaluation: Assignment in the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination Originally Applying to: American University of Cairo COMPARABILITY SUMMARY The program completed does not fulfill the required curricular content of the NCEES Engineering Education Standard. The identified deficiencies are: 5 semester credit hours in general education Specific Deficiencies: The NCEES Engineering Education Standard requirement is 16 semester credits in general education This report does not include the assessment of written and oral communication skills, computer skills, the quality of laboratory or field work, and the scope of design experience, which require an onsite review. Academic records (such as transcripts and catalogs) do not document qualitative factors and practical constraints to desirable outcomes. U N O FFIC IAL
- 2. EDUCATION SUMMARY Primary Institution Attended: Alexandria University The institution awarding the degree is accredited or recognized by the educational authorities in Egypt Degree/qualification earned: Bachelor of Science Major or concentration: Mechanical Engineering Dates of enrollment: 09/1999 - 06/2004 Graduation Date: 06/2004 Overall academic assessment: The applicant completed a five-year program and earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical (Power) Engineering at Alexandria University (Egypt) in 2004. The degree earned is the first professional engineering degree and allows the holder to practice the profession legally in the country. The program is deficient in general education. The NCEES Engineering Education Standard requires 16 college semester credit hours in a general education component that complements the technical content of the curriculum. The language of instruction at the university was Arabic; although, English was the language of instruction in the engineering department. Country references: Discipline Applicable Course Descriptions NCEES Engineering Education Standard, 2015 The AACRAO International Guide: A Resource for International Education Professionals; 2010 U N O FFIC IAL
- 3. CRITERIA ANALYSIS I. Math/Basic Sciences (specified criteria hours = 32) Subject Name U.S. Credits Courses taken at Alexandria University: - Chemistry 2.01 - Descriptive Geometry 1.6 - Environmental Science 3.21 - Mathematics I (intergral & differential calculus) 2.41 - Mathematics II (differential equations, complex numbers & analytic geom) 3.21 - Mathematics III (Fourier & vector analysis, Laplace transform, infinite series) 3.21 - Mathematics IV (vector analysis, probability & statistics) 3.21 - Mathematics V (partial differential equations, special functions) 3.21 - Mechanics I 1.6 - Mechanics II 1.6 - Mechanics III 3.21 - Physics I (calculus-based) 2.81 - Physics II (calculus-based) 3.61 Total semester credit hours earned 34.9 II. General Education (specified criteria hours = 16) Subject Name U.S. Credits Courses taken at Alexandria University: - European Language (English) 1.6 - History of Engineering Sciences 1.6 - History of Mechanical Engineering 3.21 - Introduction to Marketing 1.6 - Psychology & Sociology 1.6 - Technical Report Writing 1.6 Total semester credit hours earned 11.2 U N O FFIC IAL
- 4. III. Engineering Sciences and Design (specified criteria hours = 48) Subject Name U.S. Credits Courses taken at Alexandria University: - Automatic Control 3.21 - Combustion 3.21 - Design of Thermal Equipment 0.8 - Electrical Circuits & Machinery 3.61 - Electrical Machinery (design) 2.41 - Electrical Power 3.21 - Fluid Mechanics I 3.21 - Fluid Mechanics II 3.21 - Gas Dynamics 3.21 - Heat Transfer (design) 3.21 - Hydraulic Circuits 3.21 - Hydraulic Machines 3.21 - Internal Combustion Engines 3.21 - Material Engineering 2.41 - Mechanical Design I 3.21 - Mechanical Design II 3.21 - Mechanical Design III 2.41 - Mechanical Engineering Lab I (design) 2.41 - Mechanical Engineering Lab II (design) 1.6 - Mechanical Vibrations 3.21 - Mechanics of Machinery I 3.21 - Mechanics of Machinery II 3.21 - Project (unspecified topic) (design) 3.21 - Refrigeration & Air Conditioning (design) 3.21 - Theory of Structures 2.41 - Thermal Engineering 3.21 - Thermal Power Plants 3.21 - Thermodynamics I 3.21 - Thermodynamics II 3.21 Total semester credit hours earned 85.5 U N O FFIC IAL
- 5. IV. Other Courses Subject Name U.S. Credits Courses taken at Alexandria University: - Computers 2.01 - Computers & Programming 2.41 - Engineering Drawing I 0.8 - Engineering Drawing II 1.2 - Engineering Economics 3.21 - Fundamentals & Measurements of Heat & Fluid Flow 4.01 - Industrial Engineering 1.6 - Law & Industrial Legislation 1.6 - Mechanical Drawing I 1.6 - Mechanical Drawing II 0.8 - Production Engineering 2.01 - Project Management 3.21 - Technology & Processing of Metals 4.01 Total semester credit hours earned 28.5 Total semester credit hours earned in the program 160.1 U N O FFIC IAL