Civil Engineering Accreditation

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The Civil Engineering B.S.E. program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Civil Engineering and similarly named engineering programs.

Program Educational Objectives

The following set of objectives is consistent with ABET accreditation criteria and describes what our graduates are expected to achieve within several years of graduation:

  • The graduates of the Civil Engineering Program at Michigan will have the necessary intellectual tools and technical skills to take on careers of leadership in the development of new technologies, construction of innovative and sustainable infrastructure, the design of engineered systems at the intersection of natural and built environments, and to contribute to society through participation in policy making and governance.
  • Graduates will have a solid foundation in civil engineering and will achieve success in graduate education and a broad range of career opportunities.
  • Our graduates will become leaders of interdisciplinary and culturally diverse teams, and will successfully address open-ended problems applying creativity and critical thinking.
  • The U-M Civil Engineering graduates will become effective communicators of technical and professional information in written, oral, visual and graphical form.
  • Professional careers of U-M graduates will be distinguished with a high degree of awareness of moral, ethical, legal and professional obligations to protect human health, human welfare, and the environment.

Student Outcomes

All Civil Engineering graduates, by the time of graduation, should attain:

  1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
  2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
  3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
  5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Recent Enrollment and Graduation Data

(Enrollment data include Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors)

BSE in Civil EngineeringFall EnrollmentGraduates
2018-201912544
2019-202012040
2020-202112947
2021-202212342
2022-202310755

Contribution to Student Outcomes

The matrix below indicates the contribution of each course of the curriculum to the student outcomes.

Course numberApply math and scienceDesignCommunicateEthicsTeamsExperiments Analyze and Interpret DataAcquire and Apply New Knowledge
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CEE 200XXXX
CEE 211XXX
CEE 212XXXXX
CEE 230XXXX
CEE 265XXXXXX
CEE 303XXXXXXX
CEE 312XXXXXXX
CEE 325XXXXXXX
CEE 331XXXXXXX
CEE 345XXXXXXX
CEE 351XXXXXXXX
CEE 365XXXXXXX
CEE 373XXXXXXX
CEE 375XXXXXXXXXX
CEE 402XXXXXXXXXXX
CEE 413XXXXXXXX
CEE 415XXXXXXXX
CEE 421XXXXXX
CEE 428XXXXXXXXXX
CEE 435XXXXXXXX
CEE 450XXXXXXX
CEE 465XXXXXXX
CEE 480XXXXXXX
CEE 482/582XXXXXX
CEE 521XXXXX
CEE 526XXXXXXXX
CEE 534XXXXXXXX
CEE 545XXXXX
CEE 546XXXXXXXXXX
CEE 547XXXXXXXXX
CEE 551XXXXXXX
CEE 552XXXXXXXX
CEE 574XXXXXXX
X = contributes to the student outcome
XX = strongly contributes to the student outcome
Bolded = assessed with direct assessment