Civil Engineering B.S. (BSCE)

The BSCE degree includes required and elective courses in structural analysis and design, environmental engineering, water resources, transportation engineering or geotechnical engineering.

Students may elect to focus coursework in a specialty area in their senior year through electives. The program culminates with a final capstone design course that allows students to apply many of the principles and concepts on a community-serving project.

The Civil Engineering (CE) degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Program Criteria.

BSCE Program Educational Objectives

The civil engineering program at Portland State University prepares graduates to practice civil engineering responsibly and ethically by (1) working effectively in the professional engineering community and (2) continuing to learn and enhance their abilities in civil engineering.

BSCE Student Outcomes

Graduates of the civil engineering program at Portland State University will have the skills and abilities to prepare them to begin professional practice or to succeed in graduate studies.

Graduates will have:

• 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, environmental, 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, environmental, 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.

Students may take one course outside the CEE Department to apply toward senior electives. Approved non-CE courses are ME 321, ME 455, G 424, Geog 488, and Geog 492. Additional non-CE classes require prior approval of the CEE Department; requests should be sent to ceedept@pdx.edu prior to the start of the term.