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| Accreditation News | Accreditation Presentation IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) Accreditation OverviewIEEE Educational Activities is responsible for carrying out the accreditation process with the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) for U. S. engineering and engineering technology programs. EAB also participates in international accreditation activities. ABET
ABET is a
federation of 28 engineering, professional and
technical societies and is recognized by the
Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
to accredit programs in engineering, engineering
technology, computing science, and applied science
programs within the United States. Within ABET,
there are four accreditation commissions:
The IEEE Role in Accreditation The IEEE is ABET's largest society, responsible for the accreditation of approximately 709 engineering and engineering technology programs through ABET. IEEE EAB facilitates all accreditation activities. The IEEE EAB Accreditation Policy Council (APC) develops IEEE policies, procedures and positions with regard to accreditation of engineering and engineering technology. The APC also coordinates the activities of
The CEAA is responsible for IEEE's
participation in the accreditation activities of
the EAC of ABET. The CTAA handles the
IEEE's participation in the accreditation
activities of the TAC of ABET. The CEAA and
CTAA carry out the selection, education,
and assignment processes of qualified program
evaluators for the IEEE Educational Activities
Board. The key objective of CGAA is to
identify and meet the accreditation needs of the
profession by assisting in the establishment and
quality of accreditation in applied science,
computing, engineering and technology outside of
the United States. Service as an IEEE program evaluator, engineering or engineering technology, gives members of the profession an opportunity to contribute to the achievement of high quality educational standards of engineering programs. These committees conduct training workshops for
The IEEE EAB administrates the procedures for selecting IEEE Representative Directors on the ABET Board of Directors. Contact: |
