1. System Engineering Program Criteria Development Overview
Systems engineering programs (without modifiers) are currently accredited under the EAC General Criteria.
Co-lead societies recently agreed it is time to develop SE program criteria.

2. System Engineering Program Criteria Development Background
January, – SAE International Sponsors Conference Calls on SE Engineering Accreditation
SAE President employed by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
March 21st, 2006 – ABET Facilitated Workshop on Systems Engineering Accreditation
May 16, 2008 – Final Report on Recommendations of SE Accreditation
Current Co-operating Society Structure using General Engineering Criteria
General criteria are applicable to SE programs “without modifiers”
Other program criteria may be applicable to SE programs “with modifiers,” e.g., manufacturing systems engineering
Initial co-lead societies were ASME, IEEE, IISE, INCOSE, ISA, SAE international. CSAB was later approved to join.

3. System Engineering Program Criteria Development Elements of System Engineering Profession

4. System Engineering Program Criteria Development Citations for SE Elements

5. System Engineering Program Criteria Development Action Plan
October, IISE and INCOSE EAD delegates discuss developing program criteria for SE
March, IISE Board of Trustees endorses moving forward on developing SE program criteria
Hans Demmel (IISE)and Ariela Sofer (INCOSE/IISE) asked to form task force – first task is preparation of strawman program criteria
October, 2017 – ASME, CSAB, IEEE, ISA, and SAE Delegates apprised of criteria development
Participating representatives identified from co-lead societies.
March, 2018 – ABET Engineering Area Delegation briefed
Co-lead representatives provided suggested criteria
May, 2018 – Criteria workshop proposed for IISE Annual Meeting
July, 2018 – INCOSE criteria workshop at annual International Symposium in Washington D.C.
Early August, 2018 – Conference call focused on adequacy of proposed SE program criteria
All co-lead society representatives
November, Proposed SE criteria sent to EAC Chair