"This is great news for our students: past,
present, and future,” says Department Chair
Richard Schoephoerster. “We are committed
to delivering a quality education, and continuous
improvement of our program. Our program has always
opened doors for our graduates. With accreditation,
it just became easier."
A key element of ABET accreditation is the requirement
that programs continuously improve the quality
of education provided. As part of this requirement,
programs set specific, measurable goals for their
students and graduates, assess their success at
reaching those goals, and improve their programs
based on the results of their assessment.
Accreditation is a voluntary, peer-review process
that requires programs to undergo comprehensive,
periodic evaluations. The evaluations, conducted
by teams of volunteer professionals working in
industry, government, academe, and private practice
within the ABET disciplines, focus on program curricula,
faculty, institutional support, and other important
areas.
“The members of the BME faculty and staff,
along with Associate Dean David Shen and the Dean's
Office staff, deserve special congratulations for
this wonderful achievement,” says Executive
Dean Vish Prasad. “Recognition is also
due to the departments that contribute to the
BME curriculum.”
ABET is a not-for-profit organization, owned and
operated by its more than 25 professional and technical
member societies. An internationally respected
organization with some 1,500 volunteers, ABET has
set the higher-educational standards in its fields
for nearly 75 years. More information about ABET,
its member societies, and the evaluation criteria
used to accredit programs can be found at www.abet.org.
The
Department of Biomedical Engineering is proud to announce
that its Baccalaureate program has been accredited by the
Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc.