Bioengineering/ BME ABET?

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<p><a href="http://www.abet.org/schoolareaeac.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.abet.org/schoolareaeac.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Only a few schools seem to be credited. Not even Berkeley is credited. I am specifically interested in UC Davis. </p>

<p>Are many of these institutions not credited yet because it is a new program? Davis is ranked very high for BME, yet no credibility? Will this be bad for grad school? Or will Davis and others soon be credited? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Somebody?..</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>???..</p>

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<p>We need more information.</p>

<p>Why biomedical engineering?</p>

<p>What are your career plans?</p>

<p>Are you considering other majors that are related to BME?</p>

<p>etc, etc</p>

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<p>I just want to know if BME will be credited at Davis in the future, and if this should be a worry to pick Davis for it lol. </p>

<p>But, here is my info… <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/892766-where-should-i-go.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/892766-where-should-i-go.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Thanks for help. =)</p>

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<p>If you want to know if it will be accredited soon, send an email to the department at Davis. We can’t answer that, only they can tell you if they are taking steps to be accredited.</p>

<p>I can tell you that, from what I have heard, accreditation in BME doesn’t necessarily mean that much at this point in time. At what point in the future it will be more important, I have no idea. Some BME expert could help you far better than I.</p>

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<p>They said it will be accredited soon. But, like you said I heard that it does not mean much at this point. </p>

<p>“The Biomedical Engineering program is not accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The program is still young, and we will pursue accreditation with ABET in the next cycle.”</p>

<p>As for the question, why BME? Honestly, it just seems interesting. I know I want to be an engineer, but not sure what field exactly. Bio Engineering seems to offer a lot of versatility and it intrigues me. </p>

<p>If you guys don’t mind can you answer my questions from the other thread? On BE vs EE and Davis vs SB?</p>

<p>I am leaning towards Davis, because it is closer to home, but not too close. Seems to have a better reputation, has nice some programs. It also has a bigger engineering college then SB, which might be better for someone who is undecided in engineering. Although, SB seems to be very good in EE and has some good programs as well. </p>

<p>Thanks for the help!</p>

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<p>ABET Accredidation is a nice to have and affirms that the school is held to the highest of engineering education standards. IMO, at a school where every other engineering program is certified it is only a matter of time/need before they get accredited. As a UCD grad (ChemE) who has worked in biotech for the past 10 years I can say that you’ll get the best education you could possibly receive.</p>

<p>A point on Accredidation; the only other use for the accredidation other than school clout is getting PE certified. Certification needs to be approved by a board and the accredidation serves mainly as a standard and not an end-all. In my years in biotech industries the only PEs I’ve really ran into either got the PE for sheits and giggles or were in consulting. Being in a highly regulated industry seems to preclude you from needing a PE.</p>

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<p>^Alright thanks for your help! Glad that I wouldn’t be making a mistake…</p>

<p>Hope Davis fully convinces me on their decision day. Japher, do you know anything about Davis Honors Challenge?</p>