ABET Accreditation

Randolph-Macon’s Engineering (Bachelor of Science with a major in Engineering) program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria with no applicable program criteria.

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Program Educational Objectives

Graduates will:

  1. Become practicing engineers in industry or government, or consultants in private practice; and/or will earn graduate or professional degrees.
  2. Become leaders or advance professionally within their respective organizations.
  3. Engage in professional development activities.
  4. Contribute to society through their professional activity.

Student outcomes

  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 situations and make informed judgements, 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 judgement to draw conclusions.
  7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Questions?

Questions regarding ABET Accreditation, program objectives, and outcomes may be directed to the Head of Engineering Programs:

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James T. McLeskey, Jr.

The Maria Wornom Rippe Professor in Engineering

Education

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana
  • B.S., Physics, College of William and Mary

Phone: (804) 752-3212
Email: JamesMcLeskey@rmc.edu
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