2007-2008 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs
PROGRAM CRITERIA FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS
Lead Society American Society of Civil Engineers
Curriculum Objectives
The program must demonstrate that graduates have:
- Proficiency in mathematics through differential equations, probability and statistics, calculus-based physics, and general chemistry.
- Proficiency in a minimum of four recognized major civil engineering areas.
- The ability to conduct laboratory experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data in more than one of the recognized major civil engineering areas.
- The ability to perform civil engineering design by means of design experiences integrated throughout the professional component of the curriculum.
An understanding of professional practice issues such as:
- Procurement of work.
- Bidding versus quality-based selection processes.
- How the design professionals and the construction professions interact to construct a project.
- The importance of professional licensure and continuing education, and/or other professional practice issues.
