¿Qué es el Proceso de Acreditación Internacional ABET?

ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) es una entidad de acreditación para programas de ingeniería, ciencias básicas, computación y tecnología. Promueve la adopción e implementación de un proceso de mejoramiento continuo y de una "cultura de calidad". Su modelo se basa en la consecución de los siguientes 8 criterios: Criterio 1 - Estudiantes; Criterio 2 - Objetivos educacionales; Criterio 3 - Competencias/Metas de aprendizaje; Criterio 4 - Mejoramiento continuo; Criterio 5 - Currículo; Criterio 6 - Profesores; Criterio 7 - Infraestructura; Criterio 8 - Soporte Institucional.

La presente sección tiene como propósito compartir información relevante acerca del Proceso de Acreditación ABET de la Escuela de Ingeniería Civil. Dicha información hace referencia a los Objetivos Educacionales del Programa, Competencias de aprendizaje adoptadas, resultados de la medición de las Competencias de aprendizaje, así como evidencias indirectas que soportan los hallazgos identificados a la fecha dentro del proceso.

What is ABET accreditation?

ABET is a nonprofit, non-governmental agency that accredits programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. ABET accreditation provides assurance that a college or university program meets the quality standards of the profession for which that program prepares graduates. 

ABET accredits programs, not institutions. They provide specialized accreditation for post-secondary programs within degree-grating institutions already recognized by national or regional institutional accreditation agencies or national education authorities worldwide.

ABET accreditation is voluntary, and to date, 4,307 programs at 846 colleges and universities in 41 countries have received ABET accreditation. Over 175.000 students graduate from ABET-accredited programs each year, and millions of graduates have received degrees from ABET-accreditation since 1932.

Source: https://www.abet.org/accreditation/

The purpose of the following section is to share revealing informatión abour the ABET Accreditation Process of the Civil Engineering Department. The information includes the Program Education Objetives, Sudents Outcomes, results of the assessment process of the Student Outcomes, as well as indirect evidence supporting the findings identified to date within the process.