MASTER OF ENGINEERING (M.E.) DEGREE
Admissions
Students with Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees in civil or environmental engineering
are eligible to enter the M.E. degree program. The M.E. degree is only available
to students with B.S. degrees in engineering. Students with engineering degrees
in areas other than civil engineering may be required to complete deficiency/prerequisite
undergraduate courses. As a minimum, the following deficiency/prerequisite courses
or equivalent will be required: MATH 141, 142 and 242; CHEM 111; PHYS 211 and 212;
ECIV 200; ECIV 201; STAT 509. Students will also be required to take all undergraduate
courses that are listed as prerequisites for courses taken for graduate credit.
In general, deficiency/prerequisite courses must be completed with a B average.
Specific Program Areas (Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural
Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Water Resources Engineering) may require
additional course work.
An undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale, and 3.0 on a 4.0
scale on any graduate course work is required for students wishing to enter the
M.E. degree programs with B.S. degrees in engineering. Exceptions to the minimum
undergraduate GPA requirements for admission to the M.E. degree program may be made
for students with special qualifications.
The general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required for students entering
the M.E. degree program providing the student has a GPA>2.8 and a B.S. degree in
civil or environmental engineering from an ABET accredited school. The GRE is required
for applicants not meeting these requirements. Typically, successful applicants
have combined scores of at least 1100 on the Verbal and Quantitative (V + Q) sections,
and 3.5 on the Analytical Writing section.
Degree Requirements
The requirements for M.E. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering conform
to the regulations of the Graduate School which includes a minimum of 30 credit
hours. Students may take 30 credit hours of coursework, or 24 hours of coursework
and 6 hours of ECIV 797 (as a Master of Engineering Project). At least 18 hours
of coursework must be 700-level or higher. Up to 12 credit hours of coursework may
be taken outside of the department for degree credit with the approval of the student’s
advisor and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Director.
Prescribed Core Courses are required for each area
of study. The student is responsible for satisfying both departmental and Graduate
School requirements. Questions may be directed to the Civil and Environmental Engineering
Graduate Director.
Graduate courses in Civil and Environmental Engineering are numbered 700 or higher.
A limited number of courses numbered between 500 and 699 may be taken for graduate
degree credit.
A maximum of 6 credits of ECIV 797 and graduate coursework used towards a baccalaureate
degree may be used toward the student’s program of study.
