Seeking ABET accreditation of a computer science program at a public regional university

This paper relates the effort to seek ABET accreditation by the Department of Computer Science at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). We present an overview of the process of ABET and the timeline of significant events prior to the on-site visit at UCO by an ABET evaluation team. The focus of paper is the lessons learned during the several years of preparation. We summarize the suggestions offered to the department by the ABET evaluation team and conclude by enumerating the assets and liabilities the department received.