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Depends on accreditation and licensing as recognized by your state more than the words in the name of the degree. There are far more BS than BE programs produci
by beerandt 5y ago
Depends on accreditation and licensing as recognized by your state more than the words in the name of the degree. There are far more BS than BE programs producing engineers in the US.
- chrisseaton 5y agoI could agree - but I was responding to the parent who said 'an engineer is someone who has a degree in engineering' which seems to not make sense in my case.
- beerandt 5y agoYea, but my point is that even disregarding accreditation a "degree in engineering" is more often BS/ MS and focusing on titles doesn't reliably work. Every degree in my school's college of engineering was BS/MS. And I think something like 25 of 27 were "degrees in engineering". If you want to go full circle, they are "degrees in engineering" because they're accredited by ABET, and satisfy the first requirement towards licensure and a PE. There is no simple definition, which is the whole point of accreditation and licensing boards. ETA: But if the programs in your hypothetical have an identical curriculum (and both are accredited), then yes, they would equally be "degrees in engineering".