Office of Accreditation, Assessment and Continuous Improvement
Assessment is an integral part of any high-quality educational program. It is defined as the systematic and documented process of obtaining evidence of learning and evaluating it effectively. This process, when performed critically and with the feedback from the appropriate constituents (e.g., students, faculty, alumni, advisory boards, etc.), should lead towards the continuous improvement of the institution and its academic programs.
The College of Engineering of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) performs assessment at various levels. The first level of assessment is at an institutional level, where the University of Puerto Rico is evaluated by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission of Higher Education (MSCHE) (http://www.msche.org). The UPRM has been accredited by MSCHE since 1946. The second level of assessment is performed at the program-level, where programs offer bachelor in science (BS) degrees in various Engineering disciplines (Chemical, Civil, Computer, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, and Software Engineering) and related fields such as Surveying and Topography. The accreditation of the Engineering programs at the BS level is performed by ABET commissions (http://www.abet.org). Our Bachellor of Science programs have the following accreditation:
- BS in Chemical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission(s) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular and Similarly Named Engineering Program Criteria,
- BS in Civil Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission(s) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Program Criteria,
- BS in Computer Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission(s) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Program Criteria,
- BS in Computer Sciences and Engineering is accredited by the Computing and Engineering Accreditation Commission(s) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Computer Science and Similarly Named Engineering Program Criteria,
- BS in Electrical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission(s) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Program Criteria,
- BS in Industrial Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission(s) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Industrial and Similarly Named Engineering Program Criteria,
- BS in Mechanical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission(s) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Program Criteria,
- BS in Software Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission(s) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Software and Similarly Named Engineering Program Criteria,
- BS in Surveying and Topography is accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission(s) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Surveying, Geomatics and Similarly Named Program Criteria.
The assessment culture of the College of Engineering is based on making data-driven-decisions and critically analyzing whether the educational processes are conducted at their optimal level with a continuous improvement approach.
