<p>Not true. If a program is first accredited by ABET in the current year, those students graduating in the previous year are the earliest that will be receiving degrees from an ABET accredited program.</p>
<p>The Provost at Texas A&M is the current President of ABET. It is certain that resources will be made available to the program to enable it to meet the criteria established by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. However, that is no guarantee that the program will be accredited after the first student graduates the program. That is the earliest time at which a new program can be accredited to enable ABET to evaluate the student outcomes and the likelihood of that first graduate (or first graduates) being prepared to enter the profession.</p>