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2024-2025 University Catalog

Construction Engineering, BSCNE

Location(s): West Lafayette


About the Program


The Construction Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

The Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering offers a degree in Construction Engineering (BSCNE) which is tailored to prepare graduates for professional work in the construction industry. The world is demanding innovative engineers who have skills to management people as well as the ability to design and manage projects.

The curriculum is designed with approximately 80% construction engineering and 20% management courses, and our classes are taught by industry experts who bring their own real-world experiences to the classroom. The program offers opportunity to immediately put your skills to work in the real world. Our program is unique because it has:

  • Small class sizes
  • Innovative internships-3 paid 12-week experience
  • 100% job placement
  • Help solve complex infrastructure challenges

The Construction Engineering degree propels our students into lucrative career paths as general contractors to business owners, consultants and project managers that work projects in aviation, oil and gas, healthcare, sustainable energy, bridges, skyscrapers, stadiums, etc. Our program offers students more than just an engineering degree. We are passionate about teaching, coaching and mentoring students so they excel academically and professionally to make a global impact.

Construction Engineering

Construction Engineering Major Change (CODO) Requirements   

Degree Requirements


126 Credits Required

Construction Engineering Required Major Courses (66 credits)


All courses must be C- or better

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (60-73 credits)


First-Year Engineering Requirements (29-39 credits)


Click here for First-Year Engineering  requirements.

  • Requirement #1 - Intro to Engineering I (2-4 credits)
  • Requirement #2 - Intro to Engineering II (2-4 credits)
  • Requirement #3 - Calculus I (4-5 credits) (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core) 
  • Requirement #4 - Calculus II (4-5 credits) (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core) 
  • Requirement #5 - Chemistry I (4-6 credits) (satisfies Science #1 for core)
  • Requirement #6 - Physics (4 credits) (satisfies Science #2 for core)
  • Requirement #7 - First-Year Engineering Selective (3-4 credits)
  • Requirement #8 - Written and Oral Communication (6-7 credits) (could satisfy Written Communication, Information Literacy or Oral Communication for core)

General Education Requirement (9 credits)


  • General Education I (Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Sciences) - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science for core)
  • General Education II (Human Cultures: Humanities) - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Human Cultures: Humanities for core)
  • General Education III (Science, Technology & Society) - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Science, Technology, & Society for core)

Grade Requirements


  • All courses taken except the 3 general education courses must be C- or better.

GPA Requirements


  • Students must have a graduation index of 2.0.

Course Requirements and Notes


  • CEM 18000 must be taken in Spring term during First-Year Engineering.
  • Non-Introductory courses = 30000+ level course or one of the courses must be a pre-requisite for the other.
  • One General Education Elective course must be a 30000+ level
  • STS (Science, Tehcnology & Society) - Must take a 3 credit STS course to complete this requirement; 1 credit does not count.

Non-course / Non-credit Requirements


Construction Engineering Interships are typically taken in the Summer term, but any term is acceptable. Students completing the 3 or 5 curriculum related experiential/coop courses will be elgible to receive a certificate at graduation

Pass/No Pass Policy


  • All required courses must be taken for a letter grade. Required courses are not permitted to be taken as pass/no pass.

University Requirements


University Core Requirements


For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.
  • Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
  • Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
  • Information Literacy (IL)
  • Oral Communication (OC)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
  • Science #1 (SCI)
  • Science #2 (SCI)
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
  • Written Communication (WC) 

Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement


The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry. For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.

To obtain the Civics Literacy Proficiency, students will complete an educational activity as part of their chosen Civics Literacy Pathway and pass the Purdue Civics knowledge test.  The knowledge test can be completed at any time while the pathway is being perused.  There are three different pathways:

  • Civics Event pathway - Attend six approved civics-related events and pass the required exam; or
  • Civics Literacy Podcast pathway - Complete 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement that use C-SPAN material and pass the required exam; or
  • Approved course pathway - Complete  one of the following approved courses and pass the required exam.

More details about each pathway and how to complete the requirement can be found on the Civics Literacy Student Dashboard in myPurdue.

Upper Level Requirement


  • Resident study at Purdue University for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree. These courses are expected to be at least junior-level (30000+) courses.
  • Students should be able to fulfill most, if not all, of these credits within their major requirements; there should be a clear pathway for students to complete any credits not completed within their major.

Sample First-Year Engineering Plan of Study


Fall 1st Year


  • Requirement #1 - Intro to Engineering - Credit Hours: 2.00-4.00
  • Requirement #3 - Calculus I - Credit Hours: 4.00-5.00
  • Requirement #5 - Chemistry - Credit Hours: 4.00-6.00
  • Requirement #8 - Written or Oral Communication - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00

13-19 Credits


Spring 1st Year


  • Requirement #2 - Intro to Engineering II - Credit Hours: 2.00-4.00
  • Requirement #4 - Calculus II - Credit Hours: 4.00-5.00
  • Requirement #6 - Physics - Credit Hours: 4.00
  • Requirement #7 - First-Year Engineering Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00
  • Requirement #8 - Written or Oral Communication - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00

16-21 Credits


Sample Plan


Summer 1st Year


0 Credit


14 Credits


Spring 2nd Year


16-17 Credits


3-4 Credits


16 Credits


14 Credits


Summer 3rd Year


3 Credits


15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


14 Credits


Pre-Requisite Information


For pre-requisite information, log in to mypurdue.purdue.edu and click here.

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major. Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful. These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program.”

Disclaimer


The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.

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