BS in Engineering Science

The Engineering Science BS program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission's General Criteria and Program Criteria for Engineering, General Engineering, Engineering Physics, Engineering Science, and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

To ensure that our students are well prepared for success in their future careers, the department follows a formal procedure of continuous assessment and improvement of our curriculum.

The curriculum is designed to meet several educational objectives. The objectives of the BS Engineering Science degree program are to provide a flexible program in engineering that helps graduates:

• Seek and obtain employment utilizing their engineering degree or continuing education in pursuit of a secondary degree. 
• Perform their duties as an engineer equitably, ethically and sustainably within their professional responsibilities and serve their local, regional and global communities. 
• Acquire and apply new knowledge in the pursuit of solving problems and iterating designs.
• Communicate effectively with their teammates, managers, product users and the general public.

The curriculum provides opportunities for students to develop the following knowledge, skills, and behaviors by the time of graduation:

• an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
• 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
• an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
• 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
• 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
• 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.

The Engineering Science BS program is designed with ABET criteria in mind. We plan to seek ABET accreditation as soon as we have graduated students from the program and are eligible to do so.

The Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET is a federation of 35 professional engineering and technical societies that provides quality assurance of education through accreditation. This provides assurance that a college or university program meets the quality standards of the profession for which that program prepares.