Assessment for Engineering Potential (AEP)

The AEP comprehensive assessment designed to identify students with the potential to succeed in the upper level of the engineering program. It covers the following tests: Engineering Aptitude Test is designed to measure fundamental intellectual abilities or the “innate-based” learned abilities. It consists of the following subtests:

• Mechanical
• Structural Visualization
• Logic
• Abstract Reasoning

Engineering Achievement Test measures proficiency in general education courses taken in the lower division level, that is, the first two years of the engineering program. These courses include:

• Communication Skills
• Algebra
• Calculus
• Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Drafting
• Physics
• Chemistry

Best Engineering Traits Inventory measures an individual’s likelihood of possessing a wide array of personal traits that are desirable for one’s success in the Engineering profession. It consists of subscales:

• Practical Inclination
• Analytical Interest
• Intellectual Independence
• Assertiveness