Accreditation for the B.S. in General Engineering
The Bachelor of Science in General Engineering is offered by the Webb School of Engineering. High Point University’s SACSCOC accreditation includes the degree.
Its curriculum is built against the same student outcomes ABET measures for engineering programs.
What Accreditation Means for Engineering Graduates
ABET reviews an engineering program once it has graduates, examining curriculum, faculty, facilities and measured student outcomes. The Webb School’s Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering degrees earned that accreditation in October 2025, after the school’s first engineering class graduated in 2023.
ABET Accreditation Across the Webb School of Engineering
The Webb School of Engineering holds ABET accreditation for three Bachelor of Science programs. In October 2025, Computer Science was accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, and Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering by the Engineering Accreditation Commission.
Founding dean Dr. Michael Oudshoorn has served as an ABET volunteer since 2004, is serving his second six-year term as an ABET commissioner and was elected to the commission’s executive committee in 2018.
University Accreditation
High Point University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and has been continuously accredited since 1951. SACSCOC accredits HPU to award bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. SACSCOC has granted HPU Level V status, which authorizes a university to award doctoral degrees.
ABET Student Outcomes
The curriculum is built against the student outcomes ABET measures. Graduates will have:
- 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 function effectively on a team
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Results
Webb School of Engineering computer and electrical engineering graduates have a 100% pass rate on the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, the first step toward professional engineer licensure. The national rate for first-time electrical and computer engineering test takers is 69%.
Recognition for Undergraduate Research
The Council on Undergraduate Research named High Point University the recipient of its 2025 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments, judged against CUR’s Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research.
High Point University Rankings
U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2027 ranks High Point University #1 for Most Innovative Schools and #3 for Best Undergraduate Teaching among Regional Universities in the South. HPU also ranks #1 in its category for Earnings by Major, a new U.S. News factor that measures what graduates earn four years after leaving campus.
The Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition ranks High Point University #3 for Best-Run Colleges, #3 for Best College Dorms and #3 for Most Beautiful Campus. HPU is the only university in North Carolina ranked in the top 5 for all three.
Niche’s 2027 rankings place High Point University #1 in North Carolina for Best College Campuses, Best College Dorms and Best College Food, and #8 in North Carolina for Colleges with the Best Professors.
Measured by National Association of Colleges and Employers standards, 99% of HPU’s Class of 2025 was employed or continuing their education within 180 days, 13 points above the national average.
Learning Alongside Webb School Engineers
General Engineering students share the labs, makerspace and faculty of the Webb School of Engineering with the school’s computer and electrical engineering majors, whose graduates already work in industry. Emily Lattanzio, a computer engineering graduate, became an embedded software engineer at STURDY Corporation. Jenny Aguirre, an electrical engineering graduate, joined Volvo Trucks. Ashley Phelps, an electrical engineering major, interned with Burns & McDonnell.
“From our circuits/electronics labs to the Maker Space, the Webb School of Engineering has so many great pieces of equipment that not all schools have.”
Lattanzio, computer engineering graduate
General Engineering course requirements are listed in the HPU undergraduate bulletin. The Office of Career and Professional Development helps engineering students find internships, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics describes the work of mechanical engineers. Explore all programs in the Webb School of Engineering.
Explore General Engineering at High Point University
See the courses general engineering majors take and the labs where they build.
Curriculum & Research Careers & Student Organizations
Questions about the program? Email Dr. Brian Bernard at [email protected].