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Accelerated Graduate Pathway: Civil Engineering
Getting to Graduate School Faster

Accelerated Graduate Pathway: Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers an Accelerated Graduate Pathway in Civil Engineering where students can combine both bachelor's and master's degree studies and earn their degrees more quickly. These programs are competitive programs suitable for qualified and motivated individuals.

How It Works

The Accelerated Graduate Pathway provides outstanding students the opportunity to make simultaneous progress toward Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Civil Engineering while completing some courses towards a Master of Science (M.S.) in Civil Engineering. Students may complete up to 15 hours of graduate coursework to count toward their master's degree. In addition, up to 9 hours of these graduate courses will count toward fulfilling undergraduate degree requirements.

The Accelerated Graduate Pathway (AGP) program is intended to allow students to take courses towards a graduate degree while enrolled as an undergraduate student. As such, students are expected to pursue graduate coursework upon completion of their undergraduate degree.

View Accelerated Graduate Pathway Requirements in the Academic Catalog

Start with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and Finish with a Master's Degree

  • Civil Engineering B.S.

    Students are eligible for the Accelerated Graduate Pathway, if they have an overall GPA higher than 3.2 (or a GPA higher than 3.0 with a 3.5 in the most recent 30 hours) and have completed CE 3300, CE 3400, CE 3610, and CE 3700.

    Civil Engineering Major B.S.

  • Civil Engineering Master of Science

    The Master of Science in Civil Engineering focus areas include construction engineering and management, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, and water resources engineering.

    Civil Engineering M.S.

Admissions Information

Students will be eligible to apply when they have earned 60 credit hours; students will be eligible to enroll in courses when they have completed 75 credit hours.

Application is limited to students who:

  1. Are in the Civil Engineering Major (B.S.)
  2. Have completed CE 3300, CE 3400, CE 3610, and CE 3700 with a C (2.0) or better in each course, and
  3. Have a cumulative GPA higher than 3.2 (or a GPA higher than 3.0 with a 3.5 in the most recent 30 hours completed).