MSFEA Accreditation

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MSFEA Accreditation

ABET

The Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture has the following programs that are accredited or applying for accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https:/www.abet.org, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore MD 21202-4012, telephone: (401) 347-7700.

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Civil Engineering
Program Criteria - Civil Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer and Communications Engineering
Program Criteria - Communications Engineering, Computer Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Program Criteria - Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Industrial Engineering and Management (currently under preparation)
Program Criteria - Industrial Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Mechanical Engineering
Program Criteria - Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Chemical Engineering
Program Criteria - Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular Engineering

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemical Engineering
Program Criteria - Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) programs in Civil Engineering, Computer and Communications Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering were accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https:/www.abet.org, from October 1, 2008.

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Chemical Engineering and Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemical Engineering were accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https:/www.abet.org, from October 1, 2013.

Undergraduate Enrollment and Degrees Awarded

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Chemical Engineering

Enrollment – Fall Term 2025–2026

Class	E1	E2	E3	E4	Total
Number of students	68	62	49	35	214

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemical Engineering

Enrollment – Fall Term 2025–2026

Class	E1	E2	E3	E4	Total
Number of students	6	6	1	/	13

Degrees Awarded – Spring Term 2024–2025

Level	UG	GR	PhD
Number of students	23	3	/

Academic Assessment

Assessment at MSFEA is currently conducted by ABET coordinators and departmental assessment committees. ABET coordinators are responsible of yearly assessment of ABET Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and of drafting self-study reports every six years. In addition, departmental assessment committees are responsible of the following tasks:

Conducting a self-study of non-accredited programs every eight years
Preparing yearly departmental assessment reports
Assessment of SLOs of graduate programs.

Assessment Committee

For more information, contact:

Nadine Nakad
[email protected]
ext: 3486

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