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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?