Credit Requirements
The degree designation at the master’s level is Master of Science (M.S.) in Civil Engineering. To obtain a master’s degree you must take a total of 31 hours for graduate credit, at least 15 of which are 7000-level, with the remainder being 8000-level courses or higher and one hour of graduate seminar. There are other requirements for each specialty area. Students should consult with their academic advisor to ensure these requirements are met.
Thesis Requirements
All candidates for the Master of Science degree are required to complete a substantial independent effort reflecting some measure of creativity and/or originality and to produce evidence of such effort. This evidence may be a thesis, technical report or design report. Academic credit allowed for this portion of a student’s program of study shall be for three credit hours for a report and six credit hours for a thesis. Students who are funded as research assistants are expected to complete a thesis. The thesis (or dissertation) style should follow the recommendations in the publication A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations, by Kate L. Turabian, or other approved styles. (A copy of this publication is available at the CE Office for reference.)
Forms to be Completed for M.S. Degree
It is the student’s responsibility to see that the following forms are properly completed and submitted according to published deadline dates. The deadline dates vary from semester to semester. These dates are published approximately one year in advance by the Graduate School and are available from the graduate school.
- M-1 Program of Study
(Due approximately 6 months prior to graduation) - M-2 Request for Thesis Committee
- M-3 Report of the Master’s Examining Committee
(Two weeks prior to graduation)
*For exact deadlines, refer to the published deadline dates available from the Graduate School.
