Accreditation
The B.S. degrees of the Civil Engineering and the Environmental Engineering at UConn are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering Program Criteria, respectively.
Accreditation is a process to ensure that the Civil Engineering and the Environmental Engineering degrees earned at UConn prepare you for your career objectives, including gaining employment as an engineer after graduating and eventually becoming licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE).
Civil Engineering
Program educational objectives describe what graduates are expected to attain within a few years after graduation.
The Civil Engineering undergraduate program educational objectives are to prepare our graduates with the knowledge and skills needed to:
- actively contribute to the practice and profession of civil engineering, including management, administration, and leadership in the public, private, or academic sectors;
- attain licensure as professional engineers and/or earn graduate degrees in engineering and other disciplines;
- keep up to date with the evolving demands of the engineering profession, including sustainability, equity, justice and the needs of diverse communities.
Environmental Engineering
Program educational objectives describe what graduates are expected to attain within a few years after graduation.
The Environmental Engineering undergraduate program educational objectives are to impart our graduates with the knowledge and skills needed to:
- actively contribute to the practice and profession of environmental engineering, including management, administration, and leadership in the public, private, or academic sectors;
- attain licensure as professional engineers and/or earn graduate degrees in engineering and other disciplines;
- keep up to date with the evolving demands of the engineering profession, including meeting the needs of diverse communities with sustainability, equity, and justice in mind.
Student Outcomes
Student outcomes describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. Following are the outcomes for the Civil Engineering and the Environmental Engineering programs:
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics;
- An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, civil, and economic factors;
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, civil, and societal contexts;
- An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives;
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions;
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
