Civil engineering is one of the broadest of the engineering
disciplines, extending across many technical specialties. Civil
engineers plan, design, and supervise the construction of facilities
essential to modern life. These facilities vary widely in nature, size,
and scope and include space satellites and launching facilities,
offshore structures, bridges, buildings, tunnels, highways, transit
systems, dams, airports, harbors, water supply and wastewater treatment
plants, and other facilities for mitigating environmental problems. All
of the forces of nature, static and dynamic, are included in this field
of inquiry, as are the properties of materials, including the soil and
rock mantle of the earth. In addition, civil engineering is concerned
with the interlocking influences of structures, systems, forces, and
materials on one another and on society. Civil engineers work in many
diversified areas, such as structural engineering, geotechnical
engineering, water resources and environmental engineering,
transportation engineering, ocean and coastal engineering, and
construction engineering.
Civil engineering activities are intimately involved with the
activities of many other professions, such as planning, finance,
architecture, and health; with agencies of local, state, and federal
governments; and with the business community in general.
The undergraduate program in civil and environmental engineering
provides a broad and thorough education for students in civil
engineering fundamentals, applications, and design in order to prepare
graduates for the practice of professional engineering. To enable
graduates to meet challenges posed by an ever-changing society and
advancing technology, the program provides a broad background in many of
the different areas of civil engineering and sound exposure to
engineering sciences, humanities, and social sciences. The undergraduate
curriculum permits students to have an area of concentration in
structures, geotechnical engineering, construction engineering,
transportation engineering, or water resources/environmental
engineering. Students have considerable freedom to select a variety of
departmental electives, technical electives, and, in the senior year,
capstone design courses to form a concentrated area of study. The
bachelor of science program in civil engineering is accredited by the
Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
School of Engineering 
