Environmental Science

Defined Standards for Academic Excellence

ABET accreditation serves as a trusted seal of approval for the content and rigor of a program. ABET sets baseline standards on which institutions build high-quality environmental science programs. These standards assure industry and academic institutions that graduates are equipped with the abilities and skills expected in today’s workforce.

Accreditation Criteria

ABET environmental science criteria ensure that programs prepare graduates to apply knowledge of chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics and earth sciences to understand the natural world and evaluate human impacts on the environment, and that program graduates understand the basic principles of sustainability, environmental ethics, economics and the application of environmental science in policy formulation and environmental resources management.

Program Recognition

ABET accreditation strengthens an institution’s reputation in the field of environmental science. Being ABET accredited provides an advantage for student recruitment, since only a select group of environmental science programs are ABET accredited. ABET accreditation signals to employers that the program has established a set of program educational objectives that are consistent with the needs of their constituencies, which usually includes employers.

Continuous Improvement and Quality Assurance

ABET accreditation requires programs to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement by regularly assessing student learning outcomes. ABET visits accredited institutions at regular intervals to ensure student outcomes attainment, up-to-date curricula, appropriate faculty qualifications and institutional support are consistently being maintained.