The Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Science degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, , under the General Criteria and the Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Program Criteria.

Enrollment and Degree Counts

The Office of Data Analytics maintains Tableau dashboards with updated enrollment and graduation statistics for each degree granting program at the university:


Program Educational Objectives

The Mechanical Engineering Program seeks to educate creative engineers听who are prepared to contribute positively to society. Within three years of听graduation, our alumni will:

  • Build on the educational foundation gained through our program by听establishing themselves in professional careers and/or pursuing a听graduate degree.听
  • Apply their problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills to听a professional field of practice within or beyond engineering. 听听
  • Exercise leadership, collaboration and communication in their careers.

Student Outcomes

Our program has adopted ABET Outcomes 1-7 listed as follows with each graduate of the mechanical engineering program expected to have:

  1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
  2. 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. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. 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. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies听听 听听

Assessment

Accreditation is a process of continuous improvement that uses a series of assessment tools which measure how well the program is achieving the objectives and outcomes listed here. As a student, you will take part in evaluations of courses and and programs both during your academic career and after graduation as an alumnus.

You will evaluate every course you take at the end the semester, including an assessment of how well the learning objectives for the course were met. The results of these reviews are available online from the Office of Data Analytics.

This national exam is the first step toward professional registration as an engineer. All students are required to take the exam senior year. Contact your Academic Advisor for more information.

In your last semester, you will be asked to fill out a survey measuring how well the program met your learning goals.

After you graduate, we will continue to check-in periodically about your accomplishments and to ask how well your degree prepared you for a career.

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