Copyright © 2014 by ABET Amanda Reid, Esq. ABET Adjunct Accreditation Director for Applied Science BACKGROUND.

Copyright © 2014 by ABET

Amanda Reid, Esq.

ABET

Adjunct Accreditation Director for Applied Science

BACKGROUND


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Understanding

ABET


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• CHEA (Council for Higher Ed Accred) Association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges

and universities National advocacy for self-regulation of

academic quality through accreditation 60 recognized institutional and programmatic

accrediting organizations

• State Licensure & Certifying Boards• Federal & State Governments

Scholarships, Grants, Employment

• Accrediting bodies outside the US

Who Recognizes ABET?


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• A global program accreditor

• A federation of 33 member societies

• A 501 (c) 3 nonprofit

• A peer-review process with 2,200 volunteers

What is ABET?


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ABET’S ACCREDITATION DONE BY FOUR COMMISSIONS

•Applied Science Accreditation Commission•Computing Accreditation Commission•Engineering Accreditation Commission•Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission


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• Construction Management

• Environmental, Health and Safety

• Health Physics

• Industrial Hygiene

• Safety

• Surveying, Geomatic

Applied Science Accreditation Commission Curricular Areas


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ASAC can accredit programs that meet the general criteria but there is no program specific criteria. ASAC has accredited the following:•General Engineering Option in Applied Science, AAS•Integrated Science and Technology, BS•Organizational Leadership and Supervision, B.S.•Petroleum Geosciences, B.S.•Transportation Systems•Applied Physics BS

ACCREDITATION UNDER ASAC’S GENERAL CRITERIA


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• Accredit educational programs. • Promote quality and innovation in

education. • Consult and assist in the development and

advancement of education worldwide in a financially self-sustaining manner.

• Anticipate and prepare for the changing environment and the future needs of constituencies.

ABET’s MISSION


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The Value of

ABETAccreditation


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• Quality assurance

• Helps prepare to enter “the profession”

• Entry into profession via licensure, certification

• Enhances employment opportunities

ABET Value: Students & Parents


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• “Third party” confirmation of quality of programs

• Prestige, recognition by “the profession”

• Acceptability of transfer credits

• Some external funding depends on accreditation status

ABET Value: Institutions


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• Encourages “best practices” in education

• Structured mechanisms for self-improvement

• Institution is serious about improving quality Facilities, financial resources,

training, etc.

ABET Value: Faculty


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• Ensures educational requirements to enter “the profession” are met

• Aids industry in recruiting: ensures some “baseline” of educational experience

• Enhances mobility• Opportunity to help guide

educational process

ABET Value: “The Profession”


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• Assuring Confidence in the educational process

• Engages multiple constituents: academe, industry, public

• Identifies programs for investment of public and private funds

• Some assurance to taxpayers: funds for higher education are appropriately spent

ABET Value: Greater Society


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What’s New in next accreditation cycle


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ABET requires a preliminary Self-Study Report from programs seeking initial accreditation that are housed in institutions which currently have no ABET-accredited programs in that same commission.

A review of this preliminary Self-Study Report - which is called the Readiness Review - will help ABET determine whether an institution is ready to submit a formal Request for Evaluation (RFE) for that program.

READINESS REVIEWS


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A program may receive one of three non-binding recommendations as the outcome of a Readiness Review;•A recommendation to submit the Request for Evaluation in the immediate upcoming accreditation review cycle;•A recommendation to postpone the submission unless substantive changes in the Self-Study preparation and documentation are made; or•A recommendation not to submit the program in the immediate upcoming accreditation review cycle because it is likely to be rejected.

READINESS REVIEWS cont’d


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• Programs that complete a Readiness Review and continue in the review process must update their Self-Study Reports for the final Self-Study Report submission which is due July 1 annually.

READINESS REVIEWS cont’d


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Questions?

Copyright © 2014 by ABET Amanda Reid, Esq. ABET Adjunct Accreditation Director for Applied Science BACKGROUND.

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