https://credentialreview.com/ Accreditation, licensure and certification news for academia and industry across the United States. en-us Sun, 15 Nov 2026 10:38:36 GMT Credential Review https://credentialreview.com/assets/img/og-card-v2.jpg https://credentialreview.com/ https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-concern-weakness-deficiency-accreditation-actions-ngr-show-cause-explained/ https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-concern-weakness-deficiency-accreditation-actions-ngr-show-cause-explained/ Credential Review Guides Sun, 15 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-after-the-exit-meeting-seven-day-response-draft-statement-due-process/ https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-after-the-exit-meeting-seven-day-response-draft-statement-due-process/ Credential Review Guides Sun, 15 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/computer-science-vs-computer-engineering-abet-commission-criteria/ https://credentialreview.com/news/computer-science-vs-computer-engineering-abet-commission-criteria/ Credential Review Guides Sun, 15 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two degrees, two ABET commissions. What the 2026-27 criteria require of computer science and computer engineering programs, hour by hour. https://credentialreview.com/news/who-is-on-an-abet-visit-team-chair-program-evaluators-observers/ https://credentialreview.com/news/who-is-on-an-abet-visit-team-chair-program-evaluators-observers/ Credential Review Guides Sun, 15 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-interim-report-interim-visit-after-weakness-how-it-works/ https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-interim-report-interim-visit-after-weakness-how-it-works/ Credential Review Guides Sun, 15 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-applied-natural-science-commission-ansac-program-criteria-2026-2027/ https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-applied-natural-science-commission-ansac-program-criteria-2026-2027/ Credential Review Guides Sun, 15 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/how-abet-criteria-changes-are-adopted-comment-to-first-visit/ https://credentialreview.com/news/how-abet-criteria-changes-are-adopted-comment-to-first-visit/ Credential Review Guides Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/labor-department-ai-literacy-framework-content-areas-explained/ https://credentialreview.com/news/labor-department-ai-literacy-framework-content-areas-explained/ Credential Review Guides Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/employer-tuition-assistance-section-127-5250-limit-2026/ https://credentialreview.com/news/employer-tuition-assistance-section-127-5250-limit-2026/ Credential Review Careers Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Employer-paid tuition and student loan payments are tax-free up to $5,250 a year under Section 127. What counts, what does not, and the inflation change coming in 2027. https://credentialreview.com/news/workforce-pell-governor-approval-70-70-test-earnings-cap/ https://credentialreview.com/news/workforce-pell-governor-approval-70-70-test-earnings-cap/ Credential Review Analysis Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Short programs of 8 to 15 weeks can now carry Pell Grants, but only after a governor, the Education Department and an earnings test sign off. How each gate works. https://credentialreview.com/news/online-program-professional-license-federal-rule-state-requirements/ https://credentialreview.com/news/online-program-professional-license-federal-rule-state-requirements/ Credential Review Guides Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/phd-talent-act-house-bill-accelerated-bachelors-to-phd-pathways/ https://credentialreview.com/news/phd-talent-act-house-bill-accelerated-bachelors-to-phd-pathways/ Credential Review News Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The PHD Talent Act, now in both chambers, would have the Energy Department run a five-year pilot of accelerated Ph.D. pathways with fellowships for U.S. students. https://credentialreview.com/news/foreign-engineering-degree-ncees-credentials-evaluation-how-it-works/ https://credentialreview.com/news/foreign-engineering-degree-ncees-credentials-evaluation-how-it-works/ Credential Review Guides Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/fe-to-pe-four-steps-engineering-license-how-states-differ/ https://credentialreview.com/news/fe-to-pe-four-steps-engineering-license-how-states-differ/ Credential Review Guides Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-ai-policy-self-study-reports-what-programs-may-do/ https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-ai-policy-self-study-reports-what-programs-may-do/ Credential Review Analysis Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT ABET lets programs use AI to gather and organize accreditation material, but not to alter evidence or replace faculty judgment. What the statement requires. https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-program-educational-objectives-vs-student-outcomes-criterion-2/ https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-program-educational-objectives-vs-student-outcomes-criterion-2/ Credential Review Guides Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/which-abet-program-criteria-apply-engineering-degree-title-lead-societies/ https://credentialreview.com/news/which-abet-program-criteria-apply-engineering-degree-title-lead-societies/ Credential Review Guides Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-ai-machine-learning-program-criteria-approved-fall-2027/ https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-ai-machine-learning-program-criteria-approved-fall-2027/ Credential Review News Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT ABET approved program criteria for AI and machine learning degrees on Nov. 6: a sixth outcome, 42 hours of AI coursework and 9 of math, from fall 2027. https://credentialreview.com/news/open-badges-3-0-what-a-digital-badge-contains-how-verification-works/ https://credentialreview.com/news/open-badges-3-0-what-a-digital-badge-contains-how-verification-works/ Credential Review Guides Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/engineering-vs-engineering-technology-abet-criteria-2026-2027/ https://credentialreview.com/news/engineering-vs-engineering-technology-abet-criteria-2026-2027/ Credential Review Guides Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Complex, broadly defined or well-defined problems: how ABET's EAC and ETAC criteria for 2026-27 differ on outcomes, mathematics, curriculum and capstones. https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-retroactive-accreditation-graduates-two-academic-years/ https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-retroactive-accreditation-graduates-two-academic-years/ Credential Review Careers Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Initial ABET accreditation normally covers one academic year before the visit, and at most two. What the 2026-27 APPM requires, and how graduates can check. https://credentialreview.com/news/chance-to-compete-act-federal-hiring-technical-assessments-december-2027/ https://credentialreview.com/news/chance-to-compete-act-federal-hiring-technical-assessments-december-2027/ Credential Review Analysis Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Chance to Compete Act requires federal agencies to screen applicants with job-specific technical assessments from December 23, 2027, and orders a review of degree rules. https://credentialreview.com/news/gi-bill-licensing-certification-test-fees-reimbursement-guide/ https://credentialreview.com/news/gi-bill-licensing-certification-test-fees-reimbursement-guide/ Credential Review Guides Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/nces-request-for-information-redesign-surveys-data-collections-december-3/ https://credentialreview.com/news/nces-request-for-information-redesign-surveys-data-collections-december-3/ Credential Review News Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The National Center for Education Statistics asks how to redesign its surveys and data collections, weighing respondent burden against timeliness. Comments close December 3. https://credentialreview.com/news/how-to-comment-accreditor-federal-recognition-naciqi-ten-agencies-december-2026/ https://credentialreview.com/news/how-to-comment-accreditor-federal-recognition-naciqi-ten-agencies-december-2026/ Credential Review Guides Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/labor-department-final-rule-registered-apprenticeship-part-30-affirmative-action-january-2027/ https://credentialreview.com/news/labor-department-final-rule-registered-apprenticeship-part-30-affirmative-action-january-2027/ Credential Review News Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT A final rule removes Part 30 affirmative action duties for Registered Apprenticeship sponsors from January 5, 2027 and sends discrimination complaints to the EEOC. https://credentialreview.com/news/ncees-moral-literacy-ethics-course-engineers-surveyors/ https://credentialreview.com/news/ncees-moral-literacy-ethics-course-engineers-surveyors/ Credential Review Careers Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Moral Literacy for Professional Engineers and Surveyors is a five-part online course worth two continuing education hours, logged automatically in CPC tracking. https://credentialreview.com/news/pmi-pmp-35-hour-training-rule-december-1-2026/ https://credentialreview.com/news/pmi-pmp-35-hour-training-rule-december-1-2026/ Credential Review Guides Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/oberlin-penn-engineering-4-plus-1-accelerated-masters-fall-2027/ https://credentialreview.com/news/oberlin-penn-engineering-4-plus-1-accelerated-masters-fall-2027/ Credential Review News Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Oberlin-Penn Engineering 4+1 opens in fall 2027 with five pathways, from materials science to systems engineering, and three courses of credit. https://credentialreview.com/news/ecu-lenoir-community-college-engineering-transfer-agreement-global-transpark/ https://credentialreview.com/news/ecu-lenoir-community-college-engineering-transfer-agreement-global-transpark/ Credential Review News Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT A new agreement moves Lenoir engineering associate graduates into ECU's BS in engineering, with scholarships and capstones at the Global TransPark. https://credentialreview.com/news/education-department-final-aim-rule-accreditor-recognition-changes/ https://credentialreview.com/news/education-department-final-aim-rule-accreditor-recognition-changes/ Credential Review News Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Education Department's final AIM rule rewrites accreditor recognition, ends the two-year rule and geographic scope limits, and takes effect July 1, 2027. https://credentialreview.com/news/iea-cape-town-2026-washington-accord-zambia-provisional-status/ https://credentialreview.com/news/iea-cape-town-2026-washington-accord-zambia-provisional-status/ Credential Review News Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT International recognition news from the June 2026 IEA meetings in Cape Town: Zambia joins the Washington Accord as a provisional signatory, and more. https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-information-systems-program-criteria-approved-fall-2027/ https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-information-systems-program-criteria-approved-fall-2027/ Credential Review News Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT ABET's Computing Area Delegation approved revised Information Systems program criteria on Nov. 6, 2026, CSAB reports. The changes take effect in fall 2027. https://credentialreview.com/news/bls-2025-2035-outlook-engineering-computing-occupations-pay-growth/ https://credentialreview.com/news/bls-2025-2035-outlook-engineering-computing-occupations-pay-growth/ Credential Review Careers Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT BLS projections for 2025 to 2035 for civil, electrical, mechanical, software and security jobs: growth, openings, median pay and entry paths for STEM careers. https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-accreditation-review-timeline-self-study-visit-decision/ https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-accreditation-review-timeline-self-study-visit-decision/ Credential Review Guides Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/siemens-cu-boulder-circular-economy-microcredential-full-abet-recognition/ https://credentialreview.com/news/siemens-cu-boulder-circular-economy-microcredential-full-abet-recognition/ Credential Review News Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Siemens and CU Boulder Design for the Circular Economy microcredential now has ABET recognition on all three pathways. How the industry partnerships worked. https://credentialreview.com/news/ncees-pe-exam-changes-october-2026-april-2027/ https://credentialreview.com/news/ncees-pe-exam-changes-october-2026-april-2027/ Credential Review News Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT New PE Architectural Engineering specifications took effect in October 2026; Structural, Civil, Control Systems and Fire Protection exams change in April 2027. https://credentialreview.com/news/wgu-workforce-decoded-2026-ai-skills-evaluation-degrees-certificates/ https://credentialreview.com/news/wgu-workforce-decoded-2026-ai-skills-evaluation-degrees-certificates/ Credential Review Research Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT WGU's second Workforce Decoded survey of 3,128 hiring professionals: AI and skills evaluation, degrees and certificates, for AI in education and work. https://credentialreview.com/news/engineering-undergraduate-enrollment-spring-2026-clearinghouse-data/ https://credentialreview.com/news/engineering-undergraduate-enrollment-spring-2026-clearinghouse-data/ Credential Review Research Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Clearinghouse data show engineering added about 41,000 undergraduates at four-year colleges in spring 2026, one of the two largest gains of any major field. https://credentialreview.com/news/closing-the-loop-abet-criterion-4-continuous-improvement-guide/ https://credentialreview.com/news/closing-the-loop-abet-criterion-4-continuous-improvement-guide/ Credential Review Guides Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT What ABET Criterion 4 asks for in continuous improvement: documented processes, evaluation of results, and evidence that findings led to program changes. https://credentialreview.com/news/nace-job-outlook-2026-skills-based-hiring-what-numbers-show/ https://credentialreview.com/news/nace-job-outlook-2026-skills-based-hiring-what-numbers-show/ Credential Review Analysis Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT NACE's Job Outlook 2026 says 70 percent of employers use skills-based hiring. What the survey measured, how GPA screening changed, and the limits of the data. https://credentialreview.com/news/nc-sara-record-online-enrollment-ipeds-abet-online-programs/ https://credentialreview.com/news/nc-sara-record-online-enrollment-ipeds-abet-online-programs/ Credential Review Research Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT NC-SARA counts a record 1.72 million out-of-state online students in fall 2025. Federal IPEDS figures and ABET's rules for online and hybrid learning. https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-eac-criterion-3-seven-student-outcomes-explained/ https://credentialreview.com/news/abet-eac-criterion-3-seven-student-outcomes-explained/ Credential Review Guides Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/credential-engine-counting-credentials-2025-1-85-million-by-type/ https://credentialreview.com/news/credential-engine-counting-credentials-2025-1-85-million-by-type/ Credential Review Research Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Research & data from Credential Engine's Counting Credentials 2025: 1,850,034 unique U.S. credentials from 134,491 providers, with badges the largest category. https://credentialreview.com/news/isaca-cism-exam-content-outline-update-november-2026/ https://credentialreview.com/news/isaca-cism-exam-content-outline-update-november-2026/ Credential Review News Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT ISACA's updated CISM exam, in effect since November 3, 2026, reweights four domains and adds architecture topics. What changed for industry certifications. https://credentialreview.com/news/battelle-applied-workforce-outlook-2026-employers-educators-readiness-gap/ https://credentialreview.com/news/battelle-applied-workforce-outlook-2026-employers-educators-readiness-gap/ Credential Review Research Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Battelle surveyed 3,629 Americans on workforce development and AI. Educators rate curricula far higher than employers do; apprenticeships top the fix list. https://credentialreview.com/news/how-to-verify-a-program-is-accredited-abet-dapip-chea/ https://credentialreview.com/news/how-to-verify-a-program-is-accredited-abet-dapip-chea/ Credential Review Guides Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/iso-9001-2026-iso-iec-17024-2026-published-what-changes/ https://credentialreview.com/news/iso-9001-2026-iso-iec-17024-2026-published-what-changes/ Credential Review News Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two quality & standards revisions arrived in 2026: ISO 9001:2026 in September and ISO/IEC 17024:2026, for personnel certification bodies, in March. https://credentialreview.com/news/computer-science-degrees-record-new-majors-decline-taulbee-clearinghouse/ https://credentialreview.com/news/computer-science-degrees-record-new-majors-decline-taulbee-clearinghouse/ Credential Review Research Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Computing education data: the CRA Taulbee Survey counts record CS degrees as new majors drop, and Clearinghouse figures show CS enrollment falling. https://credentialreview.com/news/upcea-2026-institutional-perspectives-microcredentials-report-findings/ https://credentialreview.com/news/upcea-2026-institutional-perspectives-microcredentials-report-findings/ Credential Review Research Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT UPCEA's 2026 survey on microcredentials and badges finds institutional adoption flat at 53 percent while workforce-focused design rose to 85 percent. https://credentialreview.com/news/how-to-become-abet-program-evaluator-societies-training-time/ https://credentialreview.com/news/how-to-become-abet-program-evaluator-societies-training-time/ Credential Review Careers Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT How engineers, computing professionals and faculty become ABET program evaluators: society nomination, eligibility, training hours and the time each visit takes. https://credentialreview.com/news/pittsburg-state-engineering-technology-construction-abet-renewal-2032/ https://credentialreview.com/news/pittsburg-state-engineering-technology-construction-abet-renewal-2032/ Credential Review News Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pittsburg State University says ABET renewed accreditation through 2032 for five engineering technology programs and its construction management program. https://credentialreview.com/news/atd-2026-state-of-industry-learning-hours-rise-spending-falls/ https://credentialreview.com/news/atd-2026-state-of-industry-learning-hours-rise-spending-falls/ Credential Review Research Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT ATD's 2026 State of the Industry data on corporate training & L&D: 16.7 learning hours per employee in 2025 as direct spending fell to $846 per person. https://credentialreview.com/news/graduate-engineering-computer-science-physical-sciences-enrollment-cgs-clearinghouse/ https://credentialreview.com/news/graduate-engineering-computer-science-physical-sciences-enrollment-cgs-clearinghouse/ Credential Review Research Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT CGS and Clearinghouse data on graduate degrees and pathways in engineering, computer science and the physical sciences: applications and new enrollees. https://credentialreview.com/news/how-continuing-education-works-for-licensed-professional-engineers/ https://credentialreview.com/news/how-continuing-education-works-for-licensed-professional-engineers/ Credential Review Guides Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://credentialreview.com/news/who-earns-stem-degrees-2024-ncses-indicators-sex-race-field/ https://credentialreview.com/news/who-earns-stem-degrees-2024-ncses-indicators-sex-race-field/ Credential Review Research Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT NCSES data on access & inclusion in STEM: women earned about a quarter of 2024 engineering and computing bachelor's degrees; Hispanic shares drop by level. https://credentialreview.com/news/cornerstone-university-engineering-degree-abet-accreditation-six-years/ https://credentialreview.com/news/cornerstone-university-engineering-degree-abet-accreditation-six-years/ Credential Review News Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cornerstone University says its Bachelor of Science in Engineering earned program accreditation from ABET's EAC with a full six-year term.