ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR ENGINEERS AND TECHNOLOGY (ABET)
Our Mission
Our mission is to prepare students for professional practice, graduate study, life-long learning, and societal leadership and to advance the scientific and technological basis for civil and environmental engineering practice. To fulfill this mission, we aim to provide a high quality undergraduate program with instruction in the fundamental areas of civil engineering that integrates concepts of sustainability and resilience, conduct a distinguished program of research and graduate study in selected areas of civil and environmental engineering, and disseminate advanced technical knowledge to engineers, other professionals, and the public.
Program Educational Objectives:
The educational objectives of our undergraduate program will prepare our graduates to:
- begin and sustain a career in consulting, industry, or state and federal government agencies, such as the departments of transportation and departments of environmental protection;
- lead and work in interdisciplinary teams needed to design sustainable and resilient infrastructure through knowledge and application of environmental, geotechnical, materials, structural, transportation, and water resources engineering;
- engage in life-long learning opportunities, including graduate school; and
- obtain and maintain professional licensure.
Program Outcomes (Student Outcomes):
The undergraduate program will provide students with:
- an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering;
- an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data;
- an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability;
- an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams;
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems;
- an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility;
- an ability to communicate effectively;
- an understanding of the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context;
- a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning;
- knowledge of contemporary issues in civil engineering;
- an ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills, and tools necessary for engineering practice.