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How things work and how to do them: the explainers and step-by-step guides behind a clean self-study, a passed exam and a credential that holds up.
What a Concern, a Weakness and a Deficiency Mean in an ABET Review, and the Action Each Brings
by Credential Review ·ABET sorts every review finding into four levels and turns them into one of ten actions, from Next General Review to Not to Accredit. Here is the ladder.
After the Exit Meeting: Seven Days, a Draft Statement and the 30-Day Due Process Response
by Credential Review ·What happens between an ABET visit and the July vote: the seven-day corrections window, the draft statement, and how the 30-day due process response works.
Two Degrees, Two Commissions: What ABET Requires of Computer Science and Computer Engineering
by Credential Review ·Two degrees, two ABET commissions. What the 2026-27 criteria require of computer science and computer engineering programs, hour by hour.
Who Comes to an ABET Visit: The Team Chair, the Evaluators and the Observer Seat
by Credential Review ·How an ABET review team is built: who chairs it, where program evaluators come from, who may observe, and how a school can flag a conflict of interest.
Cited for a Weakness? How ABET Interim Reports and Interim Visits Work
by Credential Review ·An IR or IV action gives a program about two years to fix what a review found. What ABET checks, when the report is due, and how it ends.
Surveying, Safety, Data Science: The Ten Program Areas ABET Reviews Outside Engineering and Computing
by Credential Review ·ABET reviews more than engineering. Here is what its applied and natural science criteria cover in 2026-27, from surveying and safety to industrial hygiene.
From Comment Form to First Visit: How a Change to ABET's Criteria Becomes Binding
by Credential Review ·ABET criteria change one review cycle at a time, after a 180-day comment period and a vote. How the process runs, and which 2025-26 proposals it covers.
What Counts as AI Literacy? The Labor Department's Framework, Area by Area
by Credential Review ·The Labor Department's AI Literacy Framework defines the baseline AI skills workers need in five content areas and seven delivery principles. What each one covers.
Earning a Licensure Degree Online From Another State? The Federal Rule That Covers You
by Credential Review ·Federal aid rules require online programs that lead to a license to meet the education requirements of the state where the student lives. How it works and what to ask.
Engineering Degree Earned Abroad? How NCEES Credentials Evaluations Work for U.S. Licensure
by Credential Review ·Engineers with a foreign degree usually need an NCEES credentials evaluation before a U.S. board will license them. What it measures, costs and how long it takes.
FE, Experience, PE: The Four-Part Path to an Engineering License, Step by Step
by Credential Review ·The usual route to a PE license runs through an accredited degree, the FE exam, about four years of work and the PE exam. What each step involves and costs.
Program Educational Objectives vs. Student Outcomes: The Line ABET Draws Between Them
by Credential Review ·ABET Criterion 2 objectives describe graduates a few years out; Criterion 3 outcomes describe them at graduation. What each requires and how to document it.
Which ABET Program Criteria Apply to Your Engineering Degree? How the 31 Sets Work
by Credential Review ·A program's title decides which of ABET's 31 sets of engineering program criteria it must meet. How the rule works, who writes each set and what is proposed.
Inside an Open Badges 3.0 Credential, and How an Employer Can Check One
by Credential Review ·Open Badges 3.0 makes every digital badge a signed verifiable credential. What one contains, how verification and revocation work, and what it does not prove.
Engineering vs. Engineering Technology Degrees: What ABET's 2026-27 Criteria Require of Each
by Credential Review ·Complex, broadly defined or well-defined problems: how ABET's EAC and ETAC criteria for 2026-27 differ on outcomes, mathematics, curriculum and capstones.
Using the GI Bill for Licensing and Certification Exams: Limits, Retakes and Forms
by Credential Review ·VA reimburses up to $2,000 per licensing or certification test, including retakes and failed attempts. What it costs in entitlement and how to file Form 22-0803.
Ten Accreditors Face Federal Recognition Review. How to Comment Before December 5
by Credential Review ·HLC, Middle States, NECHE, WSCUC and six more agencies are up for federal recognition renewal. Here is what a comment must address and how to file by December 5.
New PMP Training Rule Starts December 1: What Still Counts Toward Your 35 Hours
by Credential Review ·From December 1, live PMP training must come from a PMI Authorized Training Partner or accredited program. Earlier courses and self-paced study still count.
From January Request to July Vote: How an ABET Accreditation Review Runs
by Credential Review ·A guide to ABET self-study & site visits: the January request, the July 1 report, the fall visit, the draft statement, due process and the July decision.
Closing the Loop: A Practical Walk-Through of ABET Criterion 4
by Credential Review ·What ABET Criterion 4 asks for in continuous improvement: documented processes, evaluation of results, and evidence that findings led to program changes.
The Seven Student Outcomes in ABET Criterion 3, and How Programs Measure Them
by Credential Review ·A plain guide to assessment & student outcomes under ABET EAC Criterion 3: what each of the seven outcomes covers and how programs gather evidence on them.
Is This Program Accredited? A Step-by-Step Check Using ABET, DAPIP and CHEA
by Credential Review ·Choosing a program means checking the program, not just the college. How to use ABET's search, the federal DAPIP list and CHEA, and why boards care.
How PE Continuing Education Works: PDH Hours, Carryover and State Board Rules
by Credential Review ·A guide to continuing education for licensed PEs: the NCEES model of 15 PDHs a year, what counts, carryover and records, and how Texas and Florida differ.
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