Accreditation and Assessment

Electrical Engineering

The undergraduate program in electrical engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the General Criteria and Program Criteria for Electrical Engineering. Read on to learn about our program educational objectives (PEOs) and student outcomes.

Program educational objectives

The PEOs describe what students are expected to attain within a few years after graduation.

  • Graduates will demonstrate initiative and perseverance to successfully apply the knowledge and skills gained in the EE program in their chosen technical, business, or academic careers.
  • Graduates will exhibit ethical leadership and vision in contributing to the technical and policy decisions of industry, government, and research enterprises.
  • Graduates will thrive in diverse, global, and multidisciplinary environments.
  • Graduates will excel at constructive communication and collaborative engagement with other engineers and professionals.
  • Graduates will actively engage in lifelong-learning and mentoring activities that enhance their professional and personal development.
Student outcomes

Student outcomes describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. The Electrical Engineering Program has adopted the Engineering Accreditation Commission's (EAC) outcomes 17:

  1. Problem solving: An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  2. Design thinking: An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
  3. Communication: An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  4. Ethics: An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  5. Collaboration: An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
  6. Experimentation: An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  7. Life-long learning: An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Computer Science and Engineering

The undergraduate program in computer science and engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Council and the Computing Accreditation Council of ABET under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Computer Science and Engineering.

Program educational objectives
  • Graduates will demonstrate initiative and perseverance to successfully apply the knowledge and skills gained in the CSE program in their chosen computing-related technical, business, or academic careers.
  • Graduates will exhibit ethical leadership and vision in contributing to the technical and policy decisions of industry, government, and research enterprises.
  • Graduates will thrive in diverse, global, and multidisciplinary environments.
  • Graduates will excel at constructive communication and collaborative engagement with other computer engineers and professionals.
  • Graduates will actively engage in lifelong-learning and mentoring activities that enhance their professional and personal development.
Student educational outcomes

Student outcomes describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time they graduate. Our program has adopted the outcomes stipulated by the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) and the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET

  • Problem-solving: An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  • Design synthesis: An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. 
  • Communication: An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  • Ethics: An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  • Teamwork and leadership: An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a graduate.
Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) outcomes
  • Ability to analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
  • Ability to design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
  • Ability to recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
  • Ability to function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline.
  • Ability to apply computer science theory and software development fundamentals to produce computing-based solutions.
Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) outcomes
  • Collaborative and welcoming environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
  • An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  • An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.