The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), a professional accrediting organization, reviews educational programs. The ABET accreditation process, a voluntary, non-governmental process of peer review, helps assure quality in educational programs. ABET-accredited educational programs must meet certain defined standards.

Accreditation serves to notify ...

• parents and prospective students that a program has met minimum standards;

• faculty, deans, and administrators of a program's strengths and weaknesses and of ways to improve the program;

• employers that graduates are prepared to begin professional practice;

• taxpayers that their funds are spent well;

• the public that graduates are aware of public health and safety considerations.

The present accreditation process requires each educational program to participate in a loop of self-examination and improvement:

• Definition of desired program objectives and outcomes.

• Collection and evaluation of data regarding how well objectives and outcomes are being reached.

• Formulation and pursuit of appropriate means of better accomplishing objectives and outcomes.

• Repetition of the process beginning with re-evaluation of objectives and outcomes.

The Civil , Architectural and Enviornmental Engineering programs at Missouri S&T are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, telephone : (410) 347-7700.

Civil Engineering Mission Statement

The Civil Engineering Program will prepare students for professional performance in the global society and for life long development in the civil engineering profession through a comprehensive, forward-looking and broad-based curriculum in civil engineering emphasizing fundamentals and practical applications, oral and written communication skills, computer applications skills, and professional practice issues and ethics.

Civil Engineering Program Educational Objectives

Consistent with the mission of the Civil Engineering Program, graduates of the Missouri S&T Civil Engineering Program will have:

• A strong and broad fundamental scientific and technical knowledge base which they will be able to apply to experimental design, to conducting experiments, and to the interpretation and analysis of experimental data;

• The ability to apply engineering skills and work in multi-disciplinary teams to identify and formulate solutions for civil engineering problems and to analyze and design civil engineering projects;

• A desire for the continuous acquisition of knowledge;

• Competence in the use of the latest tools and techniques in civil engineering practice and the ability to effectively communicate technical and professional information in written, oral, visual and graphical forms;

• An awareness and understanding of the moral, ethical, legal and professional obligations needed to function as part of a professional enterprise and to protect human health and welfare, and the environment in a global society.

Civil Engineering Program Outcomes - An Overview

Consistent with the program educational objectives listed above, the Missouri S&T civil engineering program graduate will have:

• Knowledge of contemporary issues, through broad education, which allows them to appreciate the impact of engineering solutions on humankind, and to be enthusiastic about and have the ability to engage in continued education throughout their lives;

• Knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, an ability to apply it with proficiency in at least four civil engineering areas, and an understanding of the need for up to date engineering tools acquired through life-long learning;

• Ability to design and conduct experiments in more than one CE area and communicate effectively in multi-disciplinary environments to analyze and interpret data and provide the results;

• Ability to carry out the design of an integrated system and its various components and processes for a CE project;

• Ability to provide leadership and effectively communicate among engineers and non-engineers when working in multiple disciplinary teams;

• A bility to define and state engineering problems in technical and non-technical language and to apply basic engineering principles to solve problems;

• Understanding of the responsibility of civil engineers to practice in a professional and ethical manner at all times, including procurement of work, quality based selection processes, and interaction of design professionals and construction professionals;

• Ability to communicate effectively using oral, written and graphic forms;

• Knowledge of the interactions of technology and society and their possible impacts on the practice of Civil Engineering;

• Ability to utilize their background in science, humanities and engineering, and analytical and design skills, when approaching ever changing engineering practice; and,

• A sense of responsibility for the continued well-being of their alma mater and their profession.

Architectural Engineering Mission Statement

The Architectural Engineering Program will provide students with the tools necessary to solve architectural engineering problems critical to our society's well-being. This will be accomplished through a comprehensive, forward-looking and broad-based architectural engineering curriculum emphasizing fundamentals, practical applications, oral and written communication skills, computer applications skills, and professional practice issues and ethics. The Program will prepare graduates for entry into the architectural engineering profession, for life-long learning, and to function as architectural engineers in a global society.

Architectural Engineering Program Educational Objectives

Our graduates will have:

• A strong fundamental scientific and technical knowledge base which they will be able to apply to experimental design, and analysis and interpretation of data in conducting experiments;

• An ability to apply engineering skills and work in multi-disciplinary teams to identify and formulate solutions for architectural engineering problems, and to analyze and design architectural engineering projects;

• A recognition of the professional and personal value of the continuing acquisition of knowledge;

• Competence in the use of the latest tools and techniques in architectural engineering practice and the ability to effectively communicate resulting technical and professional information in written, oral, and visual formats; and,

• An awareness and understanding of the ethical, legal and professional obligations needed to function as part of a professional enterprise and to protect human health and welfare, and the environment in a global society.

Environmental Engineering Mission Statement

The Environmental Engineering Program will prepare students for a career in the global, interdisciplinary field of environmental engineering and for life-long development in the profession. The program's fundamental base in biological and earth sciences and development of specific engineering application skills prepares graduates to approach unique, atypical problems with a true problem-solving approach, develop solutions to benefit society and the environment, and promote these solutions.

Environmental Engineering Program Educational Objectives

Consistent with the mission of the Environmental Engineering Program, graduates of the Missouri S&T Environmental Engineering Program will have:

• A strong and broad fundamental scientific and technical knowledge base which they will be able to apply to experimental design, to conducting experiments, and to the interpretation and analysis of experimental data;

• The ability to apply engineering skills and work in multi-disciplinary teams to identify and formulate solutions for environmental engineering problems and to analyze and design environmental engineering projects;

• An appreciation for the continuous acquisition of knowledge;

• Competence in the use of the latest tools and techniques in environmental engineering practice and the ability to effectively communicate technical and professional information in written, oral, and graphical forms;

• An awareness and understanding of the moral, ethical, legal, and professional obligations needed to function as part of a professional enterprise and to protect human health and welfare, and the environment in a global society.

Environmental Engineering Program Outcomes - An Overview

Consistent with the program educational objectives listed above, the Missouri S&T environmental engineering program graduate will have:

• Knowledge of contemporary issues, through broad education, which allows them to appreciate the impact of engineering solutions on humankind, and to be eager about and have the ability to engage in continued education throughout their lives;

• Knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, an ability to apply it with proficiency in at least four environmental engineering areas, and an understanding of the need for up to date engineering tools acquired through life-long learning;

• Ability to outline and conduct experiments in more than one environmental engineering area and communicate effectively in multi-disciplinary environments to analyze and interpret data and provide the results;

• Ability to carry out the design of an integrated system and its various components and processes for an environmental engineering project;

• Ability to provide leadership and effectively communicate among engineers and non-engineers when working in multi-disciplinary teams;

• Ability to define and state engineering and science problems in technical and non-technical language and to apply engineering principles to solve problems;

• Understanding of the responsibility of environmental engineers to practice in a professional and ethical manner at all times, including procurement of work, quality based selection processes, and interaction of design professionals and construction professionals;

• Ability to communicate effectively using oral, written, and graphic forms;

• Knowledge of the interactions of technology and society and their possible impacts on the practice of environmental engineering;

• Ability to utilize their background in science, humanities and engineering, and analytical and design skills when approaching ever changing engineering practice; and,

• A sense of responsibility for the continued well-being of their alma mater and their profession