Non-ABET accredited degree

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<p>Here is what ABET itself says:
[ABET</a> - Request For Evaluation (RFE)](<a href=“http://www.abet.org/request-an-evaluation/]ABET”>http://www.abet.org/request-an-evaluation/)</p>

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When can a new program seek initial ABET accreditation?</p>

<p>ABET accreditation can be granted only if at least one student has graduated from the designated program. Retroactive accreditation may be granted to cover students who graduated during the academic year prior to the on-site visit. Typically, these are the students whose sample work and transcripts have been evaluated.</p>

<p>If a new program desires to have its first graduates covered by accreditation, the program’s initial visit should be arranged for the September-December time period immediately following the academic year in which the first student graduates.</p>

<p>Consider programs in the U.S., where the academic year typically starts in late August and ends in mid-August the following year, for example. If a program expects its first graduate in May 2015, the program should submit an RFE in January 2015 in order for the first graduate to be covered by accreditation. For a program that expects to have its first graduate in December 2015, the program should submit an RFE in January 2016.

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<p>[The</a> first graduates of TAMU-CC’s mechanical engineering degree program graduated in May 2012.](<a href=“http://www.tamucc.edu/news/2012/05/eng_students.html]The”>http://www.tamucc.edu/news/2012/05/eng_students.html) The OP may want to find out from the school whether the ABET accreditation is happening now and when it is expected to be complete. The 18 month process is described [url=<a href=“http://www.abet.org/during-accreditation-process/]here[/url”>http://www.abet.org/during-accreditation-process/]here[/url</a>].</p>