Editing Bachelor of Engineering (section)

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A '''Bachelor of Engineering''' ('''BE''' or '''BEng''') or a '''Bachelor of Science in Engineering''' ('''BSc (Eng)''' or '''BSE''')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Degrees & Departments {{!}} Princeton Admission |url=https://admission.princeton.edu/academics/degrees-departments |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=admission.princeton.edu}}</ref> is an [[undergraduate]] [[academic degree]] awarded to a college graduate majoring in an engineering discipline at a higher education institution.

In the [[United Kingdom]], a Bachelor of Engineering degree program is accredited by one of the [[Engineering Council]]'s professional engineering institutions as suitable for registration as an [[incorporated engineer]] or [[chartered engineer]] with further study to masters level. In Canada, a degree from a Canadian university can be accredited by the [[Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board]] (CEAB). Alternatively, it might be accredited directly by another professional engineering institution, such as the US-based [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]] (IEEE). The Bachelor of Engineering contributes to the route to [[chartered engineer (UK)]], registered engineer or licensed [[professional engineer]] and has been approved by representatives of the profession. Similarly Bachelor of Engineering (BE) and Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in India is accredited by [[All India Council for Technical Education]]. Most universities in the [[United States]] and [[Europe]] award bachelor's degrees in engineering through various names.

A less common and possibly the oldest variety of the degree in the English-speaking world is ''Baccalaureus in Arte Ingeniaria'' (B.A.I.), a [[Latin]] name meaning ''Bachelor in the Art of Engineering''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/welcome/index.php|title=School of Engineering - Trinity College Dublin|website=www.tcd.ie|access-date=2009-09-24|archive-date=2011-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124154039/http://www.tcd.ie/Engineering/welcome/index.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Here ''Baccalaureus in Arte Ingeniaria'' implies excellence in carrying out the 'art' or 'function' of an engineer. Some South African universities refer to their engineering degrees as B.Ing. (''{{lang|af|Baccalaureus Ingenieurswese}}'', in [[Afrikaans]]).