Title: Describe the education needed for specialty fields in engineering and technology.
Course: Engineering Explorations I (21005-I) > Section: Examining the Engineering Practice

Description should include

- three years of science in high school, including physics and chemistry (advanced physics and chemistry preferred)
- four years of mathematics, including calculus
- a Bachelor of Science in Engineering diploma from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) engineering school
- possible registration as a professional engineer.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it important to take advanced mathematics and science courses in high school in order to later specialize in engineering?
- What colleges in Virginia offer degree programs in engineering? Advanced degrees?
- What are the steps for applying to college?
- What is ABET, and what does it do?
- What is the reason for professional licensing of engineers?
- When or by whom is an engineering license required?