Department of Civil Engineering

1. An overall 3.0 grade point average in all graduate work. Graduate courses must be taken for credit; they may not be taken Pass/Fail.
   
2. Passing grade on the Capstone Comprehensive Exam.
   
3. Demonstration of professional service through participation and leadership in a professional organization or society.
   
4. A minimum of 30 credits of graduate work must be completed. For the MEng at least 15 credits must be engineering and 15 credits may be taken outside of engineering. For the MSCE at least 24 credits must be engineering and 6 credits may be taken outside of engineering. All courses for the degree must be completed within seven years of beginning the program.
   
5. Up to 9 credits (based on the semester system) of graduate work may be transferred from an accredited graduate program, provided: (a) the course has not been used for any other degree, (b) the grade earned for the course(s) is B or better, (c) the course work has been taken within the last six years, and (d) the course coverage is equal in level, content, and depth to the course for which it is being substituted.
   
6. A minimum of 18 credits must be taken at the 5000-level or above in the student’s area of specialty. Under certain circumstances up to 12 credits of courses at the 4000 level may be counted for graduate credit. Credit in courses below the 4000-level will not apply toward degree requirements. All courses included to count for the degree must be part of an approved plan of study. This plan must be developed by the student and approved by her/his advisor within the first semester after being admitted to the program.