How Important is ABET Accreditation?
Another issue to consider is accreditation. Accreditation is a process involving conformity assurance by an independent review body verifying that academic programs or institutions have met agreed upon standards of quality and performance in a specific profession. The American Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) is the official accreditation body for biomedical engineering programs in the United States. The current list of accredited biomedical engineering/bioengineering programs can be found at the ABET website www.abet.org/AccredProgramSearch/AccreditationSearch.aspx and entering “bioengineering and biomedical engineering” under program areas. Prospective students can review ABET accreditation criteria and determine whether they want to limit their search to accredited programs. Accreditation is always desirable in any academic program geared toward training professionals. Also, current licensure requirements require graduation from an accredited program as a prerequisi
