How to become a engineer?

Requirements to become an engineer vary in each country. In the United States, ABET (Accreditation Board of Engineering Technology)is a non profit organization that accredits United States postsecondary degree programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology to qualify universities for their degrees. To meet ABETs requirements, students need to fulfill the determined class work qualifying the graduate title of engineer. These classes are prominently heavy in physics, math, chemistry, Biology. Once the student enters his junior year, he/she will declare a specific degree (electrical, mechanical, etc) which will focus specific classes pertaining to that field of study. Many companies will not consider degrees if their university was not ABET accredited.

To provide engineering to the public (construction, power grid, etc) some countries require a Professional Engineering license in which the graduate will have to sit first for the EIT (Engineering In Training) exam and then, 3 years later, can sit for the PE (Professional Engineer) exam.

In the US, there is no restriction who can claim the title of engineer, i.e. train engineer, maintenence engineer, Information Technology Engineer regardless of the above education. Though in Canada, it is illegal to claim title of engineer without their accrediation of education.