UCSD Computer Engineering program not ABET accredited

[nate_cali]

<p>I was really surprised to find out recently that UCSD's computer engineering program is not ABET accredited. CE is one of the few impacted majors at UCSD. </p>

<p>Current ABET accredited engineering programs at UCSD:</p>

<p><a href="http://abet.ucsd.edu/default.aspx%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://abet.ucsd.edu/default.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Does anyone know of any potential drawbacks to getting an engineering degree that is not ABET accredited?</p>

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

<p><a href="http://engineering.ucdavis.edu/pages/academics/accreditation.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://engineering.ucdavis.edu/pages/academics/accreditation.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Nate</p>

[coolweather]

<p>Don't worry about ABET. There is no draw back at all for a school like UCSD. Tons of students graduated with a CE degree from UCSD and went to selective graduate schools in the last 25 years.</p>

[everlasting13]

<p>For a field like CE, there's no reason to be accredited. It's important in fields like civil engineering, where you need a license to work.</p>