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WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS ACCREDITATION
—Meets national standards for faculty, facilities, curricula and other areas
William Paterson University’s bachelor of science degree program in computer science has been accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
“We are pleased that William Paterson’s program in computer science meets the high, national standards set by the profession for which it prepares its students,” says Sandra DeYoung, dean of the College of Science and Health. “Accreditation helps our students know they are choosing a quality program, enables employers and graduate schools to recruit graduates they know are well-prepared, and is used by registration, licensure, and certification boards to screen applicants.”
ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology, is a federation of 29 professional and technical societies representing these fields. ABET accreditation demonstrates a program’s commitment to providing students with a quality education.
Accreditation is a voluntary, peer-review process that requires programs to undergo comprehensive, periodic evaluations. The evaluations, conducted by teams of volunteer professionals working in industry, government, academe, and private practice within the ABET disciplines, focus on program curricula, faculty, facilities, institutional support, and other important areas.
One of the key elements of ABET accreditation is the requirement that programs continuously improve the quality of education provided. As part of this continuous improvement requirement, programs set specific, measurable goals for their students and graduates, assess their success at reaching those goals, and improve their programs based on the results of their assessment.
William Paterson University, one of the nine state colleges and universities in New Jersey, offers 42 undergraduate and 22 graduate programs through five colleges: Arts and Communication, the Cotsakos College of Business, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Health. Located on 370 hilltop acres in Wayne, the University enrolls nearly 10,500 students and provides housing for nearly 2,700 students. The institution’s 373 full-time faculty are highly distinguished and diverse scholars and teachers, many of whom are recipients of prestigious awards and grants from the Fulbright Program, the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the American Philosophical Society.
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September 15 , 2008
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