Colorado State University

A total of 30 credits of approved graduate work must be completed, meeting the following requirements:

• At least 24 credits must be earned at Colorado State University, of which 21 credits must be earned after admission to CSU Graduate School (see transfer requirements)
• At least 24 credits must be regular graduate level courses (500-level and above)
  • Of which, at least 15 credits must be regular graduate-level civil and environmental engineering courses (courses with a CIVE prefix and are 500-level and above with the last two digits 00-82, e.g. CIVE 655)
• At most 6 credits of undergraduate 300-400 level coursework may be taken
  • Of which, at most 3 credit hours of 300-400 level CIVE courses may count toward the master’s degree if not required to satisfy background coursework
• No lower-division credits (100-200 level) may be used to satisfy the graduate program requirements, but may be required as background courses
• No non-regular courses will count toward degree requirements, such as independent study, thesis, and/or seminar courses
• No credits used for one master’s degree may be used toward a second master’s degree
• No thesis, defense, or engineering report is required for the Master of Engineering degree