Environmental Engineering Accreditation

Environmental Engineering Program Objectives

Within a few years of graduation, graduates of the Environmental Engineering program are expected to:

1. Identify, analyze, formulate, and design resilient and sustainable Environmental Engineering solutions, both independently and in an interdisciplinary team environment;
2. Apply considerations of technical, legal, regulatory, social, environmental, economic, and ethical factors to develop solutions to multi-faceted and multi-disciplinary projects and programs;
3. Communicate effectively in both technical and non-technical settings using a variety of media and modes of communication with co-workers, clients, stakeholders, policy-makers, and the public;
4. Engage in lifelong learning, professional development, and leadership, including participation in continuing education courses, workshops, and/or graduate study, and the pursuit of licensure as a Professional Engineer; and
5. Exemplify the skills and capability to participate in activities focused on the betterment of their communities and society as a whole.

Environmental Engineering Student Outcomes

The environmental engineering program outcomes are consistent with the seven ABET Criterion 3 outcomes, 1-7.. Graduates of the undergraduate environmental engineering program will have the following:

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

Environmental Engineering Program Criteria

Our curriculum prepares graduates to apply knowledge of mathematics through differential equations, probability and statistics, calculus-based physics, chemistry (including stoichiometry, equilibrium, and kinetics), an earth science, a biological science, and fluid mechanics. The curriculum must prepare graduates to formulate material and energy balances, and analyze the fate and transport of substances in and between air, water, and soil phases; conduct laboratory experiments, and analyze and interpret the resulting data in more than one major environmental engineering focus area, e.g., air, water, land, environmental health; design environmental engineering systems that include considerations of risk, uncertainty, sustainability, life-cycle principles, and environmental impacts; and apply advanced principles and practice relevant to the program objectives. The curriculum must prepare graduates to understand concepts of professional practice, project management, and the roles and responsibilities of public institutions and private organizations pertaining to environmental policy and regulations.

Environmental Engineering Student Data

2012-13 Enrollment	130
2012-13 BS Degrees Awarded	16
2013-14 BS Enrollment	110
2013-14 BS Degrees Awarded	12
2014-15 BS Enrollment	120
2014-15 BS Degrees	22
2015-16 BS Enrollment	132
2015-16 BS Degrees Awarded	20
2016-17 BS Enrollment	178
2016-17 BS Degrees Awarded	26
2017-18 BS Enrollment	164
2017-18 BS Degrees Awarded	31
2018-19 BS Enrollment	171
2018-19 BS Degrees Awarded	31
2019-20 Enrollment	179
2019-20 BS Degrees Awarded	35
2020-21 BS Enrollment	196
2020-21 BS Degrees Awarded	30
2021-22 BS Enrollment	185