Transferring to a Non ABET program
Transferring to a Non ABET program
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I am a junior at Manhattan College in New York studying environmental engineering. I would like to transfer to suffolk university in boston because of the financial aid they offered. The only problem is that Suffolk's program is only 5 years old, and has not yet recieved accredition from ABET, while Manhattan College has. Will I be kicking myself later if I transfer? I plan on getting into Green Building design and will probably want my PE within ten years. If suffolk becomes accredited within the next few years, will my graduating class be granted an ABET degree?





RE: Transferring to a Non ABET program
RE: Transferring to a Non ABET program
It is my understanding that once a school gets ABET accreditation, the graduates before the accreditation are still considered to have graduated from an ABET school.
Because of the process, a school has to turn out several graduating classes before accreditation.
It may be that only the people that graduated while the school was under the accreditation process are grandfathered in.
Regardless, TheTick is right.
Unless ABET accreditation is imminent and documented, don't even consider transferring.
The people at these colleges will lie to you about engineering classes and accreditation. It happened to me.
RE: Transferring to a Non ABET program
Don't do it.
David
RE: Transferring to a Non ABET program
RE: Transferring to a Non ABET program
Patrick...agree with others..if you anticipate becoming licensed as a P.E., don't do it.
RE: Transferring to a Non ABET program
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RE: Transferring to a Non ABET program
Even if you save 20K by going, how much will you potentially lose if they don't file the paperwork or jump through the appropriate hoops? That's a big gamble on several bureaucrats. Even in an exempt industry from licensure how much confidence do you have you will never need a PE? Laws change every day.
Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.