Department Programs Overview

The Civil & Environmental Engineering Department (CEE) in Clarkson University's (Clarkson) Coulter School of Engineering (CSOE) offers programs leading to Master of Engineering (ME), Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. The ME degree is a special non-thesis program offering advanced training in civil and environmental engineering. The program of study for an ME student comprises 24 credit hours of coursework, two credit hours of seminar, and four credit hours of project work. An average of B or better is required for graduation. The program generally requires a mimimum of one calendar year to complete and ME graduates have the option of continuing towards a PhD degree if accepted as a candidate by the CEE graduate committee. A research-based Master of Science (MS) degree requiring 30 credit hours and a PhD degree requiring 90 credit hours are also available. The Coulter School of Engineering and School of Business also offer a two year two degree program in which interested students may complete an ME degree in the first year and an MBA in the following year. Foundation requirements needed for the MBA will be provided at no tuition cost during the summer before the ME and MBA years.

Highlights

Wide variety of research interests and specialization options in the department  All department research facilities contain an extensive collection of testing equipment  ME, MS and PhD programs available  Two endowed research chairs with total departmental research funding of $2,813,885/year

Specialized Program(s) Accreditation

Undergraduate program accredited by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET)

Programs/Credentials Offered by Department

Joint Degree (Dual Degree) Master's in Engineering Master's of Science in Engineering PhD in Engineering

Comparison of Selected Graduate Engineering Credentials Offered  by Department

	Approx. # Students Enrolled/Year (all options)	Campus Based Option	Online Option	Time To Complete
Master's Degree (Non-Thesis) (F/T)	5			4 years
Master's Degree (Non-Thesis) (P/T)
Master's Degree (Thesis) (F/T)	21			5 years
Master's Degree (Thesis) (P/T)
PhD in Engineering (F/T)	17			7 years
PhD in Engineering (P/T)

Ranking and Reputation

Consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as "Best College" Job placement for Clarkson engineering graduates is one of the nation's highest; in recent years near 100%

Buildings & Resources

The Civil & Environmental Engineering Department's Rowley Engineering labs are fully equipped with the most current technologies for physical and chemical experimentation and engineering testing of processes on a pilot-plant scale. A full range of equipment is available for research involving routine and advanced water quality and soil analyses. The environmental labs are provided with specialized instrumentation and equipment as well as numerous laboratory computer systems. Available to support environmental engineering are other facilities at Clarkson, including surface area analyzer and scanning and transmission electron microscopes. , The hydraulics lab contains two multi-purpose flumes and a variable slope flume for multiphase flow studies. A wave basin serves as a fixed-bed channel and a towing carriage mounted on the basin is used for calibration purposes. Several temperature-controlled cold rooms are available for ice hydraulic experiments. The department also has access to a dedicated structural engineering, an ice mechanics research lab and a geomechanics research lab.

Admissions & Tuition - Master's Program

Admissions Criteria  Minimum Undergraduate GPA: No Set Minimum  Minimum GRE Score: No Set Minimum  Minimum Work Experience: No Set Minimum  English Language Proficiency  (Minimum Score)       IELTS: 6.5       TOEFL (Computer-based): 2123.0       TOEFL (Internet-based): 80.0       TOEFL (Paper-based): 550.0 Deadlines (Month/Day)  Application: 5/15  Notification of Acceptance: Varies Fees (US$)  International Application Fee: 35  Total Cost of Program (excluding books): 22,000 Language Support for International Students  Language Classes During Program  Pre-program Language Classes