Data for the Assessment Plan:

1. ABET Evaluations. The Biological Engineering degree was re-accredited during the most recent visit and review, and is ABET accredited until the next cycle of evaluation in 2009.

2. Fundamentals of Engineering examination. We have a 100% pass rate, and, to the knowledge of the program, no Biological Engineering student has failed the FE exam on the first attempt. The Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing will not release test scores by name. All BIE seniors scheduled for graduation in Spring, 2005 successfully passed the FE exam. Thus, the BIE department continues to have a 100% pass-rate on the national FE examination.

3. Placement. Data from 1999-2005 for graduates indicate that nearly 75% of the Biological Engineering graduates continue on to graduate and/or professional school before working. The remaining 25% is employed by industry. We therefore have 100% placement of our graduates (Table 2).

Table 2. Placement of Biological Engineering Program Graduates:

Year	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
No. of Graduates	4	3	2	2	6	10
No. Continuing to grad. school	2	2	2	1	4	6
No. Employed	2	1	0	1	2	4

4. Employer Survey. Results for the employer survey for Spring 2005 is shown in Table 3, with rankings from 1 (fail) to 5 (excellent).

Table 3. Employer Rankings for Biological Engineering Graduates

Objective	Ranking
Proficient in mathematics, sciences, & engineering	5.0
Capacity for investigation & analysis/interpretation of data	4.3
Demonstrated ability to design a biological system	4.2
Exercised skills within a multidisciplinary team or work group	4.6
Demonstrated the ability to solve engineering problems & technologies	4.1
Demonstrated high standards of professional conduct & ethical responsibility	5.0
Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally, in writing, and using engineering media	3.3
Commitment to life-long learning as a professional/broadened the scope of interest beyond engineering to the world around them	4.1

Rankings: 5 (excellent); 4 (good); 3 (okay); 2 (poor); 1 (fail)

5. Student Survey (Graduating Seniors).

The following table summarizes the results of the exit interviews over the last five years.

Table 4. Summary of BIE Department Student Exit Interviews (1999 - 2003)

Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Avg. Rating	4.6	4.0	4.6	4.7	4.5
Positive	one-on-one open-door flexible	one-on-one open-door flexible	one-on-one One Biomed	faculty availablebiomed coursesECE 2200	more facultyECE 2200more courses
Negative	Engr 1010 ECE 2200 No Biomed	Engr 1010 ECE 2200No BiomedBIE 3000	ECE 2200Engr 1010 BIE 3000	Engr 1010	BIE 3000 (new instructor)
Problem area on FE	Lack of Bio. option	None	None	None	None