Why Accreditation?

In the United States, engineering program accreditation is a non-governmental, peer review process that ensures educational quality. Educational institutions or programs volunteer to periodically undergo this review to determine if minimum criteria are being met. Accreditation verifies that an institution or program meets the criteria, ensuring a quality educational experience.

There are two types of accreditation: institutional and specialized. Institutional accreditation evaluates overall institutional quality. Regional accreditation of institutions is one form of this. Specialized accreditation, however, examines specific programs of study to determine if graduates are prepared to enter the profession. This type of accreditation is granted to specific programs at specific levels. Programs of architecture, nursing, law, medicine and engineering are often evaluated through this type of accreditation.

The Commission on Colleges of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (COCNASC) provides institutional accreditation for Oregon State University. ABET, Inc. provides specialized accreditation for Nuclear Engineering undergraduate programs as well as other education programs within the OSU College of Engineering.

NERHP Program Outcomes

ABET Course Descriptions for NERHP (password required for access)

NERHP Advisory Board Members

 

NERHP Mission

To educate students to become Nuclear Engineers and Health Physicists with the ability to achieve the highest standards of the profession and to support the needs of industry, government, the nation and the world.

OSU Mission

Oregon State University, a land grant institution, promotes economic, social, cultural and environmental progress for people across Oregon, the nation and the world through our graduates, research, scholarship, outreach, and engagement.

College of Engineering Mission

Driven by a passion for knowledge, the people of OSU Engineering are fully committed to developing extraordinary engineers, creating powerful new ideas from research, and fueling innovation that is truly visionary—all to build a better future for Oregon and the world.