Spotlight: ABET Shares Proposed Criteria Changes

ABET, the US accreditation agency, have shared several proposed program criteria and proposed changes to general criteria which were made available for public review and comment. 

For example, there are proposed changes to the General Engineering Criteria to incorporate the definitions for the terms Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. 

In addition, the ABET Engineering Technology Area Delegation approved the release of proposed program criteria for Construction Management Technology, Industrial Engineering Technology, and Mechatronics Engineering Technology and related similarly named programs.

Accrediting bodies continually review and refresh their criteria based on changes in the field, or to address issues related to work in engineering and computing fields.