The Civil Engineering curriculum is effectively divided into four years of study and a preparatory period based upon a full-time course load of an average of 16 ½ credits per semester. These years are grouped together by a general philosophy:

• The preparatory period aims at bringing the student up to speed to begin an Engineering Education.

• The Freshman year's aim is to offer the student a strong foundation in mathematics and science at the appropriate university level.

• The Sophomore year continues the idea of the Freshman year, but also begins training the student in the basics of engineering and shows how engineering is different from math and science.

• The Junior year is when most of the sub-disciplines of civil engineering are introduced to the student. It is during this period that the student explores what it means to be a civil engineer.

• The Senior year allows the student to explore the various aspects of civil engineering encountered in the Junior year through a choice of electives. The Senior year culminates in a Senior Design Project where teams of students design a project with major components in at least 3 sub-disciplines of civil engineering. The design experience provides the students with a sense of what they might expect when they enter the labor force upon graduation.

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