Accreditation

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Civil Engineering’s undergraduate program offers a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, and our faculty is committed to teaching, inspiring, and mentoring students who will achieve the following objectives:

1. Practice with professionalism, commit to ethical responsibilities, and consider safety and socioeconomic issues in developing engineering solutions to technical problems.
2. Pursue advanced study, if that is consistent with their professional career plans.
3. Engage in continuous education and lifelong learning to maintain professional competency.

The Civil Engineering Program prepares graduates for local, regional, or world-wide employment in the engineering profession or placement in a graduate school. The program affords students opportunities to meet and interact with practicing engineers, businesses, and government agencies; to participate in professional engineering organizations and in research. The faculty endeavor to be accessible, maintain state of the art instruction and facilities, and to provide liberal access to laboratories and academic support.

At the time of graduation, students will attain the ability to:

1. Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
2. 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. Communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
4. 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. Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
6. Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
7. Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.