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Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering (often abbreviated to the Fulton Schools) is the engineering college of Arizona State University. The Fulton Schools offers 27 undergraduate and more than 50 graduate degree programs in all major engineering disciplines, construction, computer science and several engineering technology degrees. In 2023 the Fulton Schools became the first university in the nation to offer a bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctoral degree in manufacturing engineering.

The Fulton Schools comprises eight engineering schools located on ASU's Tempe, Polytechnic and West Valley campuses. The eight schools include the following:

The Fulton Schools also collaborate with international universities, government organizations, and international subject matter experts. These partnerships are part of their global engagement plan, and support access to engineering education, research initiatives, and community development projects in Arizona and internationally.

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering began in 1954 as the College of Applied Arts and Sciences. In 1956, the first bachelor's degree program in engineering was approved. The School of Engineering was created in 1958. In 1970, the Division of Construction was added.

In 1992, through a gift of the Del E. Webb Foundation, an endowment was set up to create the Del E. Webb School of Construction, which offers undergraduate and graduate construction and construction management programs. It is now a part of the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. A separate school was created for technology programs and, in 1996, the Schools of Technology and Agribusiness moved to the Polytechnic Campus.

In 2002, the Department of Bioengineering was renamed the Harrington Department of Bioengineering in honor of a $5 million gift from the Harrington Arthritis Research Center. The department is now one of the eight Fulton Schools, the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering.

Also in 2002, the office of Global Outreach and Executive Education (GOEE) was established to provide anytime/anyplace learning environments for industry professionals to complete advanced degrees. In 2003, the program began offering engineering graduate degrees completely online. Currently, GOEE offers 16 online undergraduate engineering/technology degree programs, 17 online master's degree programs, and one online master's program for students in China. GOEE also offers three graduate-level academic certificate programs.

In 2003, Ira A. Fulton, founder and CEO of Fulton Homes, established an endowment of $50 million in support of ASU's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, which was renamed in his honor. The new Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering was reconstructed to include five separate and interdisciplinary schools: The School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering; the School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering; the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering; the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy; and the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment.

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