Accreditation
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The ABET accreditation process, a voluntary, non-governmental process of peer review, helps assure quality in educational programs. ABET-accredited educational programs must meet certain defined standards. The mining engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

The undergraduate mining engineering degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. The ABET accreditation process, a voluntary, non-governmental process of peer review, helps assure quality in educational programs. ABET-accredited educational programs must meet certain defined standards.

Accreditation serves to notify:

  • Parents and prospective students that a program has met minimum standards
  • Faculty, deans and administrators of a program's strengths and weaknesses and of ways to improve the program
  • Employers that graduates are prepared to begin professional practice
  • Taxpayers that their funds are spent well
  • The public that graduates are aware of public health and safety considerations

The present accreditation process requires each educational program to participate in a loop of self-examination and improvement:

  • Definition of desired program objectives and outcomes
  • Collection and evaluation of data regarding how well objectives and outcomes are being reached
  • Formulation and pursuit of appropriate means of better accomplishing objectives and outcomes
  • Repetition of the process beginning with re-evaluation of objectives and outcomes

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Program Mission

Mining engineering integrates education, research, and application to create and convey knowledge that serves our state and helps solve the world’s great challenges.

Program Educational Objectives

  • Graduates will become frontline supervisors and middle-level managers within three to five years in industry.
  • Graduates will have a vital interest and a passion to remain and promote industry growth.
  • Graduates will be capable of solving industrial problems toward growth and competitiveness of their respective companies.
  • Graduates will become functional and effective leaders or members of industrial teams for carrying out the mission of their respective companies.
  • Graduates will communicate effectively the technical, social and economic aspects of the job requirements to subordinates, peers and superiors.
  • Graduates will carry out their functional responsibilities with supreme understanding of safety and health, environment and ethics.
  • Graduates will cultivate and maintain an interest in life-long learning through professional development and memberships in professional societies.
  • Graduates will continue to grow in the knowledge of relevant technologies, skills and tools for modern mining engineering practice.

Student Outcomes

Students graduating from the undergraduate mining engineering program should have the ability to accomplish the following:

  • an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  • 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.
  • an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  • an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Undergraduate Enrollment

Undergraduate Degrees Awarded