BA/BS in Civil Engineering

The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering prepares students for the design and construction of structures and systems that society relies on, including bridges, buildings, dams, waterways, coastal works, airports, pipelines, railroads, highways and sanitary systems. It sits in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Marked courses need at least a C, and civil engineering courses overall need a 2.0 average. Before graduating, every student sits the Fundamentals of Engineering exam. Critical tracking sets course and progress requirements semester by semester. The bachelor's program offers the minimum education for practice, and advanced degrees extend into areas such as geosensing, transportation, water resources, structural and geotechnical engineering, construction, public works, materials, and coastal and oceanographic engineering. An industrialized construction engineering option is listed as a related program.