Honors Program

Honors Program Information/Requirements

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Honors Program is intended for high-achieving students, many of who go on to graduate or professional school. It gives highly motivated engineering students the chance to develop undergraduate degree programs that reflect their particular interests. Working closely with an advisor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Honors Program students will choose an area of research interest and complete an Honors thesis, usually during their senior year.

Upon acceptance into the Honors Program, and no later than the beginning of his/her senior year (preferably by Spring quarter of the junior year), the student will declare one of the following areas of interest within Civil & Environmental Engineering for his/her research topic: Environmental/Water Resources, Geotechnical, Structural, or Transportation. The CEE Chair, in consultation with faculty, will assign the student an Honors advisor. The advisor will work with the student to complete a written proposal for the Honors thesis research that requires Chair approval. Research will be conducted in one of the CEE specialty areas, usually during the senior year. Honors theses will follow ASCE document guidelines for style and formatting. CE students who meet Honors Program requirements will graduate with Honors and will receive special recognition on their diploma.

Honors Program Admission Requirements
• Completion of CEE Honors Program application form
• Completion of a minimum of 90 credit hours
• Completion of courses required for admission to CE Program
• Minimum GPA of 3.5

Honors Program Graduation Requirements
• Completion of a written honors thesis in conjunction with a faculty advisor with a minimum grade of B+
• Presentation of research to CEE faculty/students in seminar format
• GPA above 3.5

Note: the written report can count as a CE elective in the senior year, CE 405, Reading and Conference, 4 credit hours.