Accreditation Information
Program Objectives
Graduates of the Civil and Environmental undergraduate engineering programs will be able to do the following within the first few years after graduation:
- Identify, analyze, formulate, and solve engineering problems associated with their professional position, both independently and in a team environment;
- Manage multi-faceted and multi-disciplinary projects with significant legal, ethical, regulatory, social, environmental, and economic considerations using a broad systems perspective;
- Communicate effectively with co-workers, professional clients, and the public; and
- Demonstrate commitment and progress in lifelong learning, professional development, and leadership.
Program Outcomes
Graduates of the undergraduate Civil Engineering program will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of mathematics (including probability and statistics); science and engineering principles, with emphasis on applications for civil engineering,
- Identify, formulate, and solve civil engineering problems in at least four of the recognized major civil engineering areas,
- Design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data, and use standards in more than one major civil engineering area,
- Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, constructability, and sustainability,
- Communicate effectively,
- Function in multi-disciplinary teams, and
- Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for civil engineering practice.
They also shall have:
- The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context,
- A knowledge of contemporary issues,
- An understanding of civil engineering professional practice topics, the importance of professional registration, and the principles of professional and ethical responsibility, and
- A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning.
Graduates of the undergraduate Environmental Engineering program will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of mathematics (including probability and statistics), science and engineering,
- Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems,
- Design and conduct experiments and analyze and interpret data in more than one environmental engineering focus area,
- Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints, including sustainability, regulatory, economic, societal, political, and technical constraints,
- Communicate effectively,
- Function in multi-disciplinary teams, and
- Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
They also shall have:
- The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context,
- A knowledge of contemporary issues,
- An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility,
- A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning,
- An introductory-level knowledge of environmental issues associated with air, land, and water systems, and associated environmental health impacts, and
- An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of public institutions and private organizations pertaining to environmental engineering.
Program Criteria
Civil Engineering program criteria:
The program must demonstrate that graduates have
- Proficiency in mathematics through differential equations, probability and statistics, calculus-based physics, and general chemistry,
- Proficiency in a minimum of four recognized major civil engineering areas,
- The ability to conduct laboratory experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data in more than one of the recognized major civil engineering areas,
- The ability to perform civil engineering design by means of design experiences integrated throughout the professional component of the curriculum, and
- An understanding of professional practice issues such as procurement of work, bidding versus quality-based selection processes, how the design professionals and the construction professions interact to construct a project, the importance of professional licensure and continuing education, and/or other professional practice issues.
Environmental Engineering program criteria:
The program must demonstrate that graduates have
- Proficiency in mathematics through differential equations, probability and statistics, calculus-based physics, general chemistry, an earth science, e.g. geology, meteorology, soil science, relevant to the program of study, a biological science, e.g. microbiology, aquatic biology, toxicology, relevant to the program of study, and fluid mechanics relevant to the programs of study,
- Introductory level knowledge of environmental issues associated with air, land, and water systems and associated environmental health impacts,
- An ability to conduct laboratory experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data in more than one major environmental engineering focus areas, e.g., air, water, land, environmental health,
- An ability to perform engineering design by means of design experiences integrated throughout the professional component of the curriculum,
- Proficiency in advanced principles and practice relevant to the program objectives,
- An understanding of concepts of professional practice and the roles and responsibilities of public institutions and private organizations pertaining to environmental engineering.
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