B.S.C.E. Program Description

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B.S.C.E. Program Description
M.S.C.E Program Description
INES Ph.D. Program Description

• completion of scholarly research and dissertation
  in one of 5 areas geotechnical, environmental
  and water recourses, geo-environmental,
  structures and materials, or transportation
  engineering
• completion of 30 post baccalaureate semester
  hours using one of the 3 M.S. options
• 1)thesis
• 2)project
• 3)coursework (soon to be approved)

• completion of five interdisciplinary core courses
  including
  
  seminars and case studies
• completion of electives in desired focus area
• completion of scholarly research and dissertation
• completion of 72 post baccalaureate semester
  hours

• Completion of 5 interdisciplinary areas of
  coursework
• Completion of 123 credit hours
• Development and application of the next
  generation of technology aimed at solving
  infrastructure and environmental problems
• Preparation for careers in civil engineering
  fields

INES Admission
MSCE Admission
MSCE Admission
Outlook

• equivalent to U.S. baccalaureate or masters
  degree in proper area of study
• undergraduate GPA gt 3.2 or graduate GPA gt 3.5
• acceptable score on verbal, quantitative, and
  analytical sections of GRE (upper 50th
  percentile)
• at least 220 computer-based or 550 paper-based on
  TOEFL (international students)
• Three letters of reference
• essay that addresses applicants area of interest
  in research

• undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better
• satisfactory score on Aptitude portion of GRE
• three letters of reference
• Score of 550 or higher of TOEFL
• students with strong academic performance may be
  admitted to the early entry program

The Department offers a Bachelor of Science in
Civil Engineering (B.S.C.E.) degree and
administers a program leading to a Master of
Science in Civil Engineering (M.S.C.E.) degree
and a Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.)
degree. Doctoral studies are available through
the Infrastructure and Environmental Systems
(INES) leading to the Doctor of Philosophy.
BSCE coursework
MSCE Coursework
INES Coursework

Thesis Option coursework (24
hours) thesis (6
hours) Project Option coursework
(27 hours) project
(3 hours) Coursework Option coursework
(30 hours)
Core Courses (15 hrs. min.) Focus Area
Electives (15 hrs. min.) Directed Studies
(24 hrs. min.) Dissertation (18 hrs.
min.) Total (72 hrs.
min.) Note some of the 72 hours may be
transferred in from a previously earned masters
degree
English...........................................
.............6 Technical Communications..........
.............. 3 Liberal Studies and Social
Sciences..........15 Mathematics..................
.............................15 Physics...........
............................................8 Chem
istry.............................................
......4 Science Elective.........................
................3 Engineering.....................
...........................4 Electrical or
Mechanical Engineering.........3 Engineering
Science..................................6 Depart
mental Requirements......................35 Techn
ical Electives....................................
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