Students in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering are strongly encouraged to participate in summer internship experiences through the NDSU Career and Advising Center, and consider Cooperative Education program to enhance their classroom education with practical experience in engineering and construction related positions in industry. Students transferring from other departments or institutions are encouraged to do so no later than the beginning of the junior year if they wish to complete the degree requirements within two academic years. All Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering students at NDSU are required to have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0. Students are required to have no more than one ‘D’ in ME 221, ME 222, ME 223 courses and ‘C’ and above grades in Math 165, 166, 128, 259, 266 before enrolling in any civil engineering courses that utilize these courses as prerequisites. Students with 'D' grades in ME 221, ME 222, and ME 223 are required to repeat the course when they enroll the CE courses that require these courses as prerequisites. Graduate programs leading to Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees are available in specialized fields. For more complete details, see the Graduate Bulletin online.

Curriculum

The Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering curriculum is designed to give students a thorough mathematical and scientific background in all of the subdivisions of the field. At the same time it provides students with an opportunity to place further emphasis on his/her chosen subdivision through technical electives.

Twelve credits of the curriculum are available for technical electives. Students are required to choose three technical electives from the five major areas, while at the same time satisfying the ABET design requirement. All Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering students must take a capstone design course which is designed to bring concepts learned in different courses to culminate in a major design experience.

Students interested in structural engineering may choose courses like finite element analysis, advanced reinforced concrete, advanced steel design, timber design, pre-stressed concrete, foundation engineering, and dynamics of structures.

Students interested in water resources, sanitary, or environmental engineering may choose courses like solid waste management, applied hydraulics and hydrology, ground water and seepage, water and wastewater laboratory practices, properties of open channels, hazardous waste management, water quality management, and sanitary engineering problems.

Students interested in transportation engineering may choose courses like transportation planning, airport planning and design, railway planning and design, geometric highway design, or traffic engineering and pavement design.
Students interested in geotechnical engineering may choose courses in foundation engineering, earth slopes, and geosynthetics.

Advising 

Every student is assigned an advising faculty member who is available to guide students in planning of their academic schedule which meets their educational and professional goals. Students are required to meet with their advisor at least once a year before registering for classes. The student and advisor review the students academic progress and make sure that the chosen educational path still meets their needs. The faculty advise all undergraduate students in order to ensure that they are as successful as they can be.

Registration Assistance

For registration assistance, please schedule an appointment in Navigate with Joel Hanson – Student Support Center Director for the College of Engineering.

Schedule Now

Students having a question about their class schedule may contact Dr. Achintya Bezbaruah a.bezbaruah@ndsu.edu at (701) 231-7461.