Civil engineering

Applicants for the M.Engr. 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
  • 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: Non-thesis
• Semester intake: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Eligible for 4+1 admission
  • Eligible for Expedited admission for U of I undergraduates
  • Eligible for WRGP award
  • 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

Funding opportunities are generally not available in the form of teaching, research assistantships, or fellowships to Master of Engineering (M.Engr) degree students. Consider a Master of Science degree option if funding is a concern.

To learn how you can fund your graduate degree, check out the Graduate Funding page.

Visit Financial Aid to find detailed information about the cost of attendance.

This program will be a good fit if you:

• Hold an undergraduate degree in civil engineering
• Want to specialize in an area of civil engineering without doing a thesis project
• Like to solve complex problems
• Have a strong work ethic
• Work well as part of a team

Areas of emphasis:

• Construction, pavement, geotechnical, structural and geological engineering
• Transportation engineering
• Environmental engineering
• Ecohydraulics and water resources engineering

Degree roadmap

• A thesis is not required for the M.Engr. Civil Engineering degree. A Master of Science in Civil Engineering is also offered with a thesis requirement.
• Depending on your interests, your faculty adviser will help you develop a focused plan of study.
• Students are required to write a technical paper and present to a faculty committee.

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)