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Traces the history of the U.S. engineering accreditation with regard to non-technical curriculum requirements from the founding of the Engineers' Council for Professional Development (ECPD) in 1932 up to the adoption of Engineering Criteria 2000 in 1999. Origins of the engineering accreditation in the U.S.; Details of the original principles for accreditation; Reason for the growth of the ECPD accreditation policies in the 1950s.

Evaluates whether engineering ethics is necessary in educating engineers in the United States. Assertions on why engineering ethics should be neglected; Results of survey on engineering ethics education conducted in 1998; Discussion on engineering ethics as an independent academic discipline.