CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Criteria for Satisfactory Progress To make progress toward a graduate degree, students must meet the Graduate School requirements in addition to the requirements of the department or program. See Graduate School degree requirements in the front of this catalog.
M.S.	PH.D.
Overall GPA Follow Graduate School policy	Overall GPA Follow Graduate School policy
Other Grade Requirements Follow Graduate School policy	Other Grade Requirements Follow Graduate School policy
Probation Policy Follow Graduate School policy	Probation Policy Follow Graduate School policy
Specific Courses Yes Required courses vary by area of interest. Contact faculty in the area for more information.	Specific Courses Yes At least one course in technical writing in English and at least one course in technical presentations in English are required (these may be taken at the graduate or undergraduate level).
Specific Credits Yes A minimum of 24 or 30 credits is required, depending on which plan of study is pursued. Contact the department for more information.	Specific Credits No
Examinations / Time Constraints Yes / Yes A final oral examination is required. Contact the department for more information.	Examinations / Time Constraints Yes / Yes Candidates are required to pass a comprehensive qualifying examination. This examination will be given during or after the first academic year of graduate study, but no sooner than the completion of one semester. Not sooner than three months after passing the qualifying examination and completing the minor requirements, the candidate is eligible to take the preliminary examination. Contact the department for more information.
Other Assessments / Time Constraints Yes / Yes Students may choose to complete either a thesis, a research report, or special projects in an area of specialization culminating in an engineering report. Contact the department for more information.	Other Assessments Follow Graduate School policy
Language Requirements No	Language Requirements No
	Minor Requirements Yes Minor in CEE is 12 credits.
Advisor Follow Graduate School policy	Advisor Follow Graduate School policy
Review Policy Follow Graduate School policy	Review Policy Follow Graduate School policy