Civil Engineering, B.S.

Minimum number of credits required to graduate:  133

Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate:  2.0

Minimum number of credits to complete the major:  100

 

School: School of Engineering and Computational Sciences

Department: Civil Engineering

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Program Educational Objectives

Exceptional civil engineers are highly competent problem solvers who thirst for knowledge and communicate effectively. They aspire to innovate and improve infrastructure, products, and services to make the world more sustainable, safe, and resilient. We expect that alumni of our program:

• Successfully address and resolve challenges in a professional position and/or through pursuit of a graduate or professional degree
• Continue to learn, develop professionally, and eventually pursue a leadership role in their chosen field, and
• Dedicate their professional knowledge to meet the needs of their local and global communities in an ethical and innovative manner

 

Student Outcomes

Consistent with the program’s objectives, students will have:

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
2. 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.
3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

 

Department-specific academic policies:

In order to satisfy the prerequisite requirements for any mathematics, science, or engineering courses, students must achieve a grade of “C-” or higher in the prerequisite course. (This policy applies to all students beginning the B.S.C.E. program on or after Fall 2016.)