Request for Evaluation (RFE)

Open: December 1, 2024

Deadline: January 31, 2025

To access the Request for Evaluation (RFE):

1. Log in to your institution’s MyABET account; this should redirect you to the Accreditation Management System (AMS). If you aren’t redirected, click the “Manage Account” link from the MyABET dashboard.
2. From AMS, navigate to the menu on the left side of the screen and click the menu item labeled “Management,” then click “Manage RFE’s & Reviews” from the expanded sub-menu.
3. Follow the instructions provided in AMS to complete and submit the RFE.
4. When the RFE is submitted, mail one official transcript for each program requesting a review to:
   ABET
   C/O [Commission Name]
   415 North Charles Street
   Baltimore, MD 21201

A Readiness Review is required from all programs seeking initial accreditation if the institution has no currently ABET-accredited programs in the same commission – Applied and Natural Science, Computing, Engineering or Engineering Technology.

The annual deadline for Readiness Reviews is October 1. If you have programs in the current 2025-2026 Readiness Review Cycle, you will be provided with login information and RFE instructions shortly after results of your Readiness Review have been released. Questions regarding status or RFE submission for your Readiness Review programs should be directed to ReadinessReview@abet.org.

If you are requesting an initial accreditation of a program, already have accredited programs in the same commission, and it is your general review cycle, you can add them to your current RFE submission through your myABET account.

Programs that are renewing an existing accreditation must submit a Request for Evaluation (RFE) using our online RFE application. Your program will need to submit an RFE for any general/comprehensive visits, interim visits, interim reports, or program terminations.

There is no requirement to send a printed copy of the RFE to ABET Headquarters. However, you must still mail to ABET Headquarters an official transcript for one graduate from the most recent graduating class for each program requesting review.

If you are requesting an initial accreditation of a program and you already have accredited programs in the same commission and this is not your general review cycle, please contact offcyclereview@abet.org for further instructions.

In addition to submitting an RFE, programs outside of the U.S. must have each appropriate education authority, recognition, or accreditation agency within their country complete a Request for Acknowledgement form to be submitted with the formal Request for Evaluation.

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If you have questions about the Request for Evaluation and the Request for Approval, please contact our Accreditation Department.