About the Program
The BS program in Construction Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Construction and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
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 using a curriculum-based experiential learning framework. The world is demanding innovative engineers who have skills to manage 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:
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.
Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering
Construction Engineering Major Change (CODO) Requirements
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
World Language Courses
World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor. (ASL-American Sign Language; ARAB-Arabic; CHNS-Chinese; FR-French; GER-German; GREK-Greek(Ancient); HEBR-Hebrew(Biblical); HEBR-Hebrew(Modern); ITAL-Italian; JPNS-Japanese; KOR-Korean; LATN-Latin; PTGS-Portuguese; RUSS-Russian; SPAN-Spanish)
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.”
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