Educational Mission Statement
Our undergraduate educational mission is to provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-art education that prepares our students to be successful in engineering practice, advanced studies and research.
In the United States, accreditation is a non-governmental, peer-review process that assures the quality of the postsecondary education students receive. Educational institutions or programs volunteer to undergo this review periodically to determine if certain criteria are being met.
It is important to understand, however, that accreditation is not a ranking system. It is simply assurance that a program or institution meets established quality standards.
There are two types of accreditation: institutional and specialized.
- Institutional accreditation evaluates overall institutional quality. One form of institutional accreditation is regional accreditation of colleges and universities.
- Specialized accreditation examines specific programs of study, rather than an institution as a whole. This type of accreditation is granted to specific programs at specific levels. Architecture, nursing, law, medicine, and engineering programs are often evaluated through specialized accreditation.
Enrollment and Graduation Summary for Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Environmental Engineering
School and college-level information is available at Enrollment Summary and Degrees Granted.
Accreditation for Oregon State University
The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) provides institutional accreditation for Oregon State University.
Accreditation for Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Environmental Engineering
ABET, http://www.abet.org, is responsible for the specialized accreditation of educational programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology. The Bachelor of Science and Honors Bachelor of Science degree programs in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.