Civil engineering

Applicants for the M.S. in civil engineering must meet the following degree-specific admission requirements:

• Education level: Bachelor's
• GPA: 3.0
• GRE: No
• TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo: 79/6.5/115 (for applicants whose education was completed in countries where English is not an official language)
• Number of references: Three
• Other requirements: Applicants not holding a B.S. degree in civil engineering are required to show evidence of completing the following undergraduate coursework:
  • Mathematics through differential equations
  • One semester of chemistry
  • One semester of calculus-based physics
  • One semester of engineering statics
• Once admitted, additional preparatory coursework will be determined by the student’s advisory committee and/or as prerequisites to courses listed in the student's study plan.

Program availability

• Concentration: Thesis
• Semester intake: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Eligible for international admission
• Deadlines: General application deadlines

Visit Graduate Admissions to learn more and start your application. 

Civil Engineering contact: cee@uidaho.edu or call 208-885-6782.

Graduate Admissions contact:  graduateadmissions@uidaho.edu, 208-885-4001

Find Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty advisor contacts.

Faculty provide funding through a variety of external agencies and industry partners. Contact our faculty to learn more about these funding opportunities or explore graduate fellowship programs.

This program will be a good fit if you:

• Hold an undergraduate degree in geology, civil engineering or a related field
• Have a strong foundation in mathematics and physics
• Are interested in geology and engineering
• Enjoy working in the outdoors
• Like to solve complex problems

Areas of emphasis:

• Transportation engineering
• Environmental engineering
• Ecohydraulics and water resources engineering

Degree roadmap

• A thesis is required for the M.S. civil engineering degree. A Master of Engineering in civil engineering is also offered as a non-thesis option.
• Depending on your interests, your faculty adviser will help you develop a focused plan of study.
• A minimum of 30 credit hours is required to complete this degree, but up to six hours of thesis research credit may apply.
• Degree candidates are also required to conduct research and publicly defend a thesis.

Professional licensing

Completion of the program will count towards eligibility for the Professional Engineer's License (PE) to practice Engineering, which requires a four-year degree from an ABET-accredited school, four years of experience under a PE, and passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Principles of Practice in Engineering (PE) Exams.

Clubs

Our college offers 20+ clubs and organizations tied to international and national engineering organizations, including national competition teams.

Learn about clubs related to your major:

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA)
• Humanitarian Engineering Corps (HEC)
• Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE)