Description

This twelve-session, live, online training course is intended to help practicing transportation professionals prepare for the California Traffic Engineer exam to become a licensed professional Traffic Engineer in California. The course includes a set of sample problems for each session with fully-developed solutions to give examinees more opportunity to hone in their test-taking skills. The twelve sessions are designed to assist test takers on the topics identified on the Traffic Engineer Examination Content Outline on the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists website. It provides strategies and techniques needed to manage time and solve exam questions under pressure, and apply required manuals, handbooks, and references, such as the California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD), Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), Caltrans Traffic Manual, ITE Trip Generation Handbook and ITE Parking Generation Handbook.

Traffic Examination Reference Materials listed here for use in the open-book Traffic Engineering examination.

Throughout the course, practice exam problems and solutions covering all four main areas of traffic engineering (i.e., planning, operations, studies & analysis, and design) are used. The course is taught by a team of expert practicing and licensed professional engineers. We will be using our online learning management system (LMS). The LMS allows ongoing online communication with the expert instructors throughout the training.

As there are no published versions of previous California Traffic Engineer Exams, this course does not represent actual problems that could appear in the actual exam. But rather, we have included more than 100 sample problems that represent the knowledge that is expected of any transportation engineer practicing Traffic Engineering in California. These sample problems are designed to assist the students to practice using the reference material.

This course is intended as a review course for transportation professionals who already have the requisite education and professional experience to qualify to take the TE licensure exam in California. We assume all examinees have the appropriate knowledge of Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning and are familiar with all the technical references required by the Board. This course is not a class to teach the topic areas and introduce the use of these references; rather, it is an overall review of topic areas and examples of how to apply the reference materials in solving the TE exam problems efficiently. This course is not designed to teach the fundamentals of Traffic Engineering, which should be learned either in school or at work as part of one's professional experience in Traffic Engineering, but to refresh areas that may be on the exam for the trained professional.

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Topics Include

• Circulation & Parking
• Level of Service & Capacity
• Evaluation of Traffic-Related Impacts
• Transportation Facilities Design
• Traffic Signals and Lighting
• Traffic Controls
• Bicycles, Pedestrians
• Traffic Flow

What You Will Learn

Students will learn how to prepare for the TE exam and will receive an overview of the subjects covered in the TE exam. Students will also learn techniques to solve exam questions in a short period of time while applying reference material. For questions about the course content, preparing for the class and/or preparing for the exam, please contact the class coordinator, Afsaneh Yavari.

Who Should Attend

Transportation professionals preparing for the California Traffic Engineer (TE) licensure exam. Examinees are assumed to have the requisite education and professional experience to qualify to take the California Traffic Engineer Exam.
Examinees who may have deficiencies in any of the subjects covered in the CA Traffic Engineer Exam test plan may consider taking one or more of our upcoming training classes, such as the Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering.

For Questions

For questions about registration, please contact the registrar, Dana Oldknow.
For questions about system requirements and/or connectivity issues for this class, please contact the online training manager, Jay Johnson.
For questions about the course content, preparing for the class and/or preparing for the exam, please contact the class coordinator, Afsaneh Yavari.

This class is not eligible for any group discounts.

Class Schedule

This online class will have a 90-minute introductory session that includes all of the instructors. The next 10 sessions will all be 2.5 hours long on consecutive Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The final session will be a final exam prep question-and-answer session for 60 minutes and will also include all of the instructors.

Session 1 - Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 5:00PM - 6:30PM (Orientation)
Session 2 - Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Session 3 - Thursday, September 4, 2025, 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Session 4 - Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Session 5 - Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Session 6 - Thursday, September 11, 2025, 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Session 7 - Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Session 8 - Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Session 9 - Thursday, September 18, 2025, 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Session 10 - Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Session 11 - Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Session 12 - Thursday, September 25, 2025, 5:00PM - 6:00PM (Final Q&A Session) First Day of Exam Period - October 13, 2025

This is a live online course. All times for online lectures are in (California) Pacific Time. Approximately one week before the course start date, all paid students will receive detailed instructions on how to access the web-based lecture and course site. You will also receive instructions on how to access the student course notebook.

Please make sure we have your updated contact information, and you have access to an internet connection for your desktop or laptop on the days and times of the lecture. We recommend you discuss any possible problems or online security issues with your IT person before you register for any online class.

If you're worried about connectivity issues, please contact the online training manager, Jay Johnson, the week before the class to schedule a time to test your system. If you don't test your system and you have technical issues during a live online class, we will not provide a refund.
For questions about the course content, preparing for the class and/or preparing for the exam, please contact the class coordinator, Afsaneh Yavari.
For questions about registration, please contact the registrar, Dana Oldknow.

What People Are Saying about this Course

"Great class and easy to follow."
"Excellent course-highly recommend! The content is engaging and well-structured."
"Thanks to UCB and the faculty team for the TE-29 Course! The review course was extremely useful for the exam."
"I wanted to share the exciting news that I passed my TE exam! I truly couldn't have done it without the Tech Transfer course."
"Thank you so much for delivering such an awesome lecture!! I truly appreciate your guidance and support."

For More Information

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Or email us with your questions at registrar@techtransfer.berkeley.edu

Cancellation Policy

To cancel your registration and receive a refund less a $75 processing fee, you must notify TechTransfer at least five (5) working days before the course is scheduled to begin. Notifications must be made in writing and sent by email to registrar@techtransfer.berkeley.edu. We reserve the right to charge the full course fee if proper notification is not sent to TechTransfer. We don't offer refunds for classes with registration fees of $75 or less.

In lieu of canceling your registration, you have three additional options: you may (1) transfer your registration to another class, (2) receive a tuition credit for the total amount, useable toward a future class, or (3) send a substitute in your place. Please contact us at least 5 full working days before the class is scheduled to begin so we may process your request.

If you’ve registered for a self-paced class, you cannot receive a refund once you start the class.

We recommend you discuss any possible problems or online security issues with your IT person before you register for any online classes. If you are worried about connectivity issues, please contact the online training coordinator the week before the class to schedule a time to test your system. If you do not test your system and you have technical issues during a live online class, we will not provide a refund.

This class is not eligible for any group discounts.