ABET Program Accreditation

The Chemical Engineering Program at Lafayette College is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (http://www.abet.org/).

Program Mission Statement

Within the liberal arts learning atmosphere of the College, the Chemical Engineering program offers a curriculum that prepares graduates to pursue a wide spectrum of career paths in chemical and related industries and to enroll in top-ranked graduate programs. Students develop the technical, communication, and teamwork skills necessary for various facets of the profession. Graduates will apply critical thinking and ethical reasoning toward analytical problem-solving for changing technological challenges, demonstrating a commitment to lifelong learning.

Program Overview

Program Educational Objectives

The department defines educational objectives as “statements that describe the expected accomplishments of graduates during the first few years after graduation.” To achieve its mission regarding undergraduate student education in chemical engineering, the department has set the following four educational objectives.

While we recognize that some of our graduates will, because of their broad education, choose to follow career paths outside chemical engineering, the graduates who are in chemical engineering and related fields will:

  1. Apply foundational chemical engineering skills and critical thinking to address evolving economic, societal, and environmental challenges.
  2. Conduct themselves professionally and ethically, demonstrating a strong commitment to safety, public welfare, and the environment.
  3. Demonstrate leadership through engineering problem solving and professional interactions by modeling ethical, inclusive behavior and fostering collaboration across diverse stakeholders.
  4. Communicate effectively to a wide range of audiences to facilitate collaborative and productive teamwork.

Student Outcomes

An outcome is described as specific knowledge and skills that a student should possess at the time of graduation from an engineering program.

Students will have:

  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 judgments, 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 judgment to draw conclusions
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

Enrollment and Graduation Data

Engineering enrollment and graduation data for each program is archived by the Division of Engineering.