In the exciting field of civil engineering, you not only create and maintain the infrastructure of modern industrialized society but you conceive, design, and construct magnificent structures, such as bridges, stadiums, treatment plants, highways, airports, and many more! Civil engineers are employed in technical and managerial positions in environmental, geotechnical, structural, and transportation engineering by consulting firms, government agencies, and manufacturing companies.
As a civil engineer, it is important to obtain your professional engineer (PE) license. To help you along the road to your PE, the Department maintains its accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). So you can take two of the steps towards licensure — by completing your degree with us and by passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam your senior year.
Objectives as established by the Department of Civil Engineering at SIUE.
A typical schedule is shown in the curriculum guide.
We offer a curriculum that provides you with a rigorous background in mathematics, physical science, and civil engineering that will prepare you for an entry-level position in industry or government or to pursue graduate study. We offer courses in environmental, structural, and transportation engineering. Along with our new Engineering Building, we have state-of-the art facilities for conducting basic soil mechanics procedures such as soil classification, permeability, compaction, direct shear, and triaxial tests.
You need 133 credit hours to receive your civil engineering Bachelor's degree.
Students interested in any of the majors offered by the School of Engineering should seek advisement from the School of Engineering when they initially enroll at SIUE and should declare a major as soon as possible. Students admitted to programs offered by the School of Engineering shall have met university admission requirements, successfully completed any required academic development and high school deficiency courses, completed MATH 120 - College Algebra (or high school equivalent) with a grade of C or better, and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in any completed university coursework. Students with high school deficiencies, those with AD (academic development) requirements, and those starting in a mathematics course before MATH 150 - Calculus I, will require more than the eight academic semesters shown in this curriculum guide.