<p>First of all, what is ABET Accreditation? Also, does it matter if a school's engineering major does not have this, or the accreditation is pending. A few schools I am looking at have BME programs that do not have this accreditation, and I'm wondering if it's a big deal, or if it just matters that the school has a great reputation for their engineering program. I'm thinking that since BME is a relatively new field, some schools have not had the program in existance long enough.</p>