Why is accreditation important for engineering degree programs?
Most states rely on the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET to serve as a “gatekeeper” to ensure that applicants for a professional license to practice engineering are properly educated. Every state accepts graduates of engineering degree programs accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET as candidates for professional engineering licenses for that state. (There is no national license to practice engineering, so engineers who wish to practice in more than one state often have to be licensed in several states). Some states (Indiana, for example) accept graduates of programs other than engineering programs accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, but they almost always impose additional requirements on such applicants. Furthermore, applicants who are successful in meeting the requirements for professional licensing in such states find that other states will accept the license earned in such a state as a valid license. (Kentucky, Illino
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