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Accreditation

The Engineering Innovation and Leadership program was granted accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET in 2020, but it is retroactive to October 2017.

Program Educational Objectives

³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõs of the B.S. in Engineering Innovation and Leadership Program will:

1. Value the role of engineering and leadership for the betterment of community and society.
   Elaboration: Our graduates will value and will demonstrate their ability to recognize leadership opportunities and to take initiative for beneficial change. They will understand the broad social, economic, and ethical implications of their endeavors both inside and outside of engineering, and they will be cognizant of their professional, civic, and societal responsibilities.
   
   
2. Inventively cultivate success in their field by demonstrating technical competence and problem solving skills, which will foster success in a variety of postgraduate environments, including professional practice and graduate school.
   Elaboration: Our graduates will have a solid grounding in fundamental principles of engineering, mathematics, and science, and they will apply this knowledge to a variety of systems inside and outside of engineering. They will be able to develop inventive solutions that are responsive to technical, social, economic, and cultural considerations and constraints among others.
   
   
3. Possess attributes for assuming increasing levels of professional responsibility.
   Elaboration: Develop Character, Competency, and Capacity. Our graduates will also develop a deep understanding of engineering, mathematics, science, business, and entrepreneurship. They will build on this foundation by engaging in independent learning to identify and to respond to emerging technical and societal developments.

Student Outcomes

By the time of graduation from the Program, students will have:

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.

2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.

3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.

4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering solutions and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.

5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.

6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.

7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

8. An ability to recognize leadership issues and to apply leadership principles.

9. An ability to recognize the need for and to apply business acumen in an engineering context.

EL Undergraduate Enrollment

BSEL Degrees Awarded