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Does ABET accredit distance education programs?
Does ABET accredit graduate or postgraduate programs?
What is the difference between engineering and
engineering technology?
Is there a difference between a BE and a BS?
Can ABET provide program or institution rankings?
Does ABET offer scholarships?
What is ABET's policy on transfer credits?
How do I file a complaint?
Does ABET accredit distance
education programs?
ABET's accreditation criteria require that
accredited programs include laboratory experiences. These are
difficult to achieve via remote learning environments. However, many
ABET-accredited programs do offer significant portions of their
programs remotely (i.e., online). Please contact programs individually
for information about what delivery options each has to offer.
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Does ABET accredit graduate or
postgraduate programs?
ABET does not accredit postgraduate programs.
ABET accredits graduate programs within applied
science and engineering only. However, within engineering,
institutions are restricted to accrediting only one program per
discipline per level. Because graduation from an undergraduate program
is generally considered adequate preparation for entry into the
engineering profession, most institutions choose to accredit
undergraduate programs only. Graduate and undergraduate programs are
listed together on our website.
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What is the difference between
engineering and engineering technology?
Engineering and technology are separate but
intimately related professions. Here are some of the ways they
differ:
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Engineering undergraduate programs include more
mathematics work and higher level mathematics than technology
programs.
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Engineering undergraduate programs often focus on
theory, while technology programs usually focus on application.
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Once they enter the workforce, engineering graduates
typically spend their time planning, while engineering technology
graduates spend their time making plans work.
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At ABET, engineering and engineering technology
programs are evaluated and accredited by two separate accreditation
commissions using two separate sets of accreditation criteria.
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Graduates from engineering programs are called
engineers, while graduates of technology programs are often called
technologists.
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Some U.S. state boards of professional engineering
licensure will allow only graduates of engineering programs—not
engineering technology programs—to become licensed engineers. Visit
www.nicet.org for
information on certification for engineering technologists.
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Is there a difference between a BE
and a BS?
There really is no difference between a bachelor's
of engineering and a bachelor's of science in engineering.
Institutions can give their degrees any name they choose. Contact the
institution itself for more information about its degree titles and
their distinctions.
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Can ABET provide program or
institution rankings?
Accreditation is not a ranking system. ABET does
not rank programs in any way.
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Does ABET offer scholarships?
ABET does not offer scholarships. However, many of
our member societies do. Please contact their
educational departments/divisions for more information.
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What is ABET's policy on transfer
credits?
Policies on transfer credits and institution and
program admissions are set by individual institutions, not by ABET.
Questions related to these policies should be directed to the
institution.
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How do I file a complaint?
ABET's complaint policy is outlined in detail in
its Accreditation Policy and Procedure Manual. You can find the manual
here.
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