The ABET Basics - Accreditation Assures Quality
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| Description: | n the United States, accreditation is a non-governmental, peer-review process that assures the quality of the postsecondary education students receive. Educational institutions or programs volunteer to undergo this review periodically to determine if certain criteria are being met. (NOTE: Outside the United States, accreditation is not necessarily voluntary nor non-governmental. Please visit the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (www.unesco.org) for more information on the world's postsecondary education systems and their quality assurance mechanisms.) It is important to understand, however, that accreditation is not a ranking system. It is simply assurance that a program or institution meets established quality standards. There are two types of accreditation: institutional and specialized. * Institutional accreditation evaluates overall institutional quality. One form of institutional accreditation is regional accreditation of colleges and universities. * Specialized accreditation examines specific programs of study, rather than an institution as a whole. This type of accreditation is granted to specific programs at specific levels. Architecture, nursing, law, medicine, and engineering programs are often evaluated through specialized accreditation. ABET, Inc., is responsible for the specialized accreditation of educational programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology. |
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Quick summary of what ABET is all about and why. "ABET accreditation is assurance that a college or university program meets the quality standards established by the profession for which it prepares its students. For example, an accredited engineering program must meet the quality standards set by the engineering profession. An accredited computer science program must meet the quality standards set by the computing profession. ABET accredits postsecondary degree-granting programs housed within regionally accredited institutions. ABET accredits programs only, not degrees, departments, colleges, or institutions. " |
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| Publication Date: | February 2010 |
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| Download URL: | http://www.abet.org/the_basics.shtml |
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