Civil Engineering Program
The Civil Engineering Program is designed to enable the student, upon completion of the BS degree program, to enter the profession—for example, in industry, on a construction project, in a consulting engineering office, through a government agency—or to begin graduate study, or both.
The BS Civil Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs. Technical electives can be selected to obtain a strong technical base in a particular field of civil engineering or other engineering disciplines.
Civil Engineering Program
The educational objective of the Civil Engineering program is to prepare graduates to achieve success in one or more of the following within a few years after graduation:
- Graduate or professional studies—as evidenced by admission to a top-tier program, attainment of advanced degrees, research contributions, or professional recognition.
- Engineering practice—as evidenced by entrepreneurship; employment in industry, government, academia, or nonprofit organizations in engineering; patents; or professional recognition.
- Careers outside of engineering that take advantage of an engineering education—as evidenced by contributions appropriate to the chosen field.
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
- An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
- An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies
The prerequisites for this program are the courses listed in the First Year–Sophomore Program or their equivalents. The Civil Engineering Program offers four areas of concentration: civil engineering and construction management, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, and water resources/environmental engineering. An optional minor can be selected in architecture, education, economics, and any of the engineering departments in the school. In the junior and senior years, 18 credits of technical electives are allocated.
Undergraduate Statistics
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- Sophomores
- 15
- 13
- 15
- 10
- 8
- 15
- Juniors
- 27
- 22
- 17
- 29
- 17
- 14
- Seniors
- 22
- 27
- 20
- 18
- 27
- 18
- Total
- 64
- 62
- 52
- 57
- 52
- 47
Graduate Statistics
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- Graduates
- 21
- 28
- 21
- 18
- 27
- 18