<p>I am a student at Clemson University and have just finished all my general engineering classes and need to declare what major I am going into. I was originally planning on civil but I decided to do environmental engineering instead. All of Clemson's engineering programs are abet accredited except environmental engineering. Will this be a problem? I think the environmental engineering program at Clemson is fairly new and I was not sure if that had something to do with why it is not accredited.</p>
<p>New programs are not accredited because ABET would not have any history to review. It will take a few years.</p>
<p>Before a program can be reviewed for ABET accreditation the program must have produced graduates from that program. If the program is successfully accredited during the academic year immediately following the first graduation from the program, accreditation is in most cases applied retroactively to the prior academic year, thus covering this first graduate in this case. You should check with the program to determine if it intends on applying for ABET accreditation. Given the strength of Clemson’s programs in general, the probability of the program being able to secure accreditation is good. However, many environmental programs choose not to undergo the accreditation process since most environmental engineers do not apply for state licensing, and the Clemson program may opt out of accreditation. I would recommend that you attend a program that will have accreditation in time for your graduation, as ever increasing numbers of employers are now requiring engineering degrees from ABET accredited programs.</p>
<p>I would do a side by side comparison of the Clemson environmental program to other ABET accredited programs to make sure that you will be getting a comparable education. And it wouldn’t hurt to take a look at the faculty teaching these courses. Do they really have background, experience, expertise in this area.</p>
<p>Here is a list of ABET accredited Env. Engr programs -
[Accredited</a> Programs Search](<a href=“http://www.abet.org/AccredProgramSearch/AccreditationSearch.aspx]Accredited”>http://www.abet.org/AccredProgramSearch/AccreditationSearch.aspx)</p>
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<p>That is very interesting considering that many EnvE’s work for governments or on obtaining government accreditation for public projects. I would assume a NEPA assessment would require a stamp. Does it not?</p>
<p>At Clemson, you can major in ABET accredited [Civil</a> Engineering with an emphasis in Environmental Engineering](<a href=“http://www.clemson.edu/ce/undergraduate/environmental.php]Civil”>http://www.clemson.edu/ce/undergraduate/environmental.php).</p>