Leading International STEM Group Renews Accreditation for 12 MSU Bagley College of Engineering Programs

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STARKVILLE, Miss.Mississippi State University’s Bagley College of Engineering is celebrating the accreditation renewal of 12 bachelor’s degree programs by a leading international education organization.

A woman is depicted working on a technical project at a table. — A student works on a research project in Mississippi State’s Social, Therapeutic and Robotics Systems Lab, a Department of Computer Science and Engineering in Butler Hall. Twelve MSU undergraduate programs overseen by the Bagley College of Engineering, including computer science and engineering, were reaccredited by ABET, a leading international education organization. (Photo by Grace Cockrell)

ABET, the quality assurance group focused on college and university programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, has MSU’s aerospace, biomedical, biosystems (formerly biological engineering), chemical, civil, computer, electrical, industrial, mechanical, petroleum courses reaccredited. and software engineering and computer science programs. Accreditation ensures that programs meet standards to produce graduates ready to enter critical technical areas that are at the forefront of innovation and emerging technologies and anticipate the welfare and safety needs of the public.

“I am proud of our faculty, staff and students throughout this accreditation process and commend the hard work they have put into our reaccreditation to ensure we continue to produce high-quality engineers prepared to solve today’s and tomorrow’s problems and problems of today and tomorrow. quality of life for all,” said Robert Green, interim dean of the Bagley College of Engineering.

ABET’s voluntary peer-review process is sought globally and highly respected as it adds critical value to academic programs in the engineering disciplines, where quality, precision and safety are paramount. The ABET criteria were developed by technical professionals from ABET’s member associations and focus on what students experience and learn. The accreditation reviews consider program curricula, faculty, facilities and institutional support. They are conducted by teams of highly qualified professionals from industry, academia and government who have expertise in the ABET disciplines.

ABET is a non-profit, non-governmental organization with ISO 9001:2015 certification. As of 2023, it will accredit 4,674 programs at 920 colleges and universities in 42 countries. More information about ABET, its member associations and the accreditation criteria used to evaluate programs is available at www.abet.org.

The Bagley College of Engineering is online at www.bagley.msstate.edu and can be found at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram And YouTube at @msuengineering.

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