{"id":9520,"date":"2021-09-15T13:43:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T18:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=9520"},"modified":"2024-03-28T16:04:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T21:04:07","slug":"abet-accredits-8-engineering-and-computer-science-programs-at-uwm-adding-biomedical-to-the-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/abet-accredits-8-engineering-and-computer-science-programs-at-uwm-adding-biomedical-to-the-group\/","title":{"rendered":"ABET accredits 8 engineering and computer science programs at UWM, adding Biomedical to the group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/09\/ABET-logo-300-x-350-150x150.png\" alt=\"ABET logo\" class=\"wp-image-9524\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABET<\/a> (the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) recently accredited UWM\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/academics\/biomedical-engineering\/\">Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering Program<\/a>, offered through the College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science. In addition, ABET has re-accredited the following UWM engineering and computer science programs: <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/academics\/civil-engineering\/\">Civil Engineering<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/academics\/computer-engineering\/\">Computer Engineering<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/academics\/?_program_search_facet=computer%20science&amp;_program_type_facet=major&amp;_program_format_facet=on-campus&amp;_program_department_facet=computer-science\">Computer Science<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/academics\/electrical-engineering\/\">Electrical Engineering<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/academics\/industrial-engineering\/\">Industrial Engineering<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/academics\/materials-engineering\/\">Materials Engineering<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/academics\/mechanical-engineering\/\">Mechanical Engineering<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accreditation from ABET\u2014a nonprofit, non-governmental agency\u2014assures undergraduate programs meet standards to produce graduates ready to enter technical fields that are leading the way in innovation and emerging technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first time that ABET accreditation has been sought for the Biomedical Engineering Program, which has grown significantly over the past several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UWM\u2019s Biomedical Engineering Program emphasizes engineering design to prepare students for careers in biomedical industries\u2014or for launching startups\u2014in this fast-growing field, says Dev Misra, professor of biomedical engineering and chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department-like body. 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