Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D.

Admission Requirements

Applicants are required to satisfy these requirements:

1. An M.S. degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering or a closely related discipline in engineering or the physical sciences from a U.S. college or university accredited by a regional accrediting association, or completion of an international degree that is equivalent to a U.S. master’s degree from a college or university of recognized standing.
2. Excellent academic performance in all completed coursework, with a minimum GPA of 3.000 on a 4.000 scale.
3. Submission of a complete application, including a statement of purpose, official transcripts for all previous undergraduate and graduate studies, and payment of appropriate application fee.
4. Official GRE graduate school admission test scores.
5. Three letters of recommendation from individuals who can judge the applicant’s potential success as a doctoral student.
6. Graduates from foreign countries are required to submit a notarized financial certification form. All international students whose native language is not English and who have not graduated from an American university must submit a minimum TOEFL English language proficiency score before being considered for admission:

• 550 – paper-based examination.
• 213 – computer-based examination.
• 80 – Internet-based examination.