Outcome-based assessment (OBA) is an emerging approach for ensuring that graduates of engineering programs acquire the skills and knowledge required for successful professional careers. Currently, 15 countries that are signatories of the Washington Accord implement this assessment approach. China, which holds a provisional status of the accord, will implement this system in the next few years. The OBA represents a new criterion for accreditation of engineering programs in addition to the traditional input-based assessment criteria. This paper presents an overview of the OBA process based on the experience of other countries. A brief description of the elements of the assessment process is presented, including leadership structure, assessment elements, assessment design, data collection and analysis, and feedback for continual improvement. A pilot study for assessing oral presentations in the College of Civil Engineering at Fuzhou University is described. Since OBA in various countries is similar, this paper should help engineering programs around China in the implementation of this process when it becomes mandatory by the China Association for Science and Technology.