MSENV Environmental Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

The professional master's degree (MSENV) in environmental engineering is a coursework-only programme for working engineers and for undergraduates widening their exposure to environmental engineering. Students may also enter through the bachelor's-accelerated master's pathway from CU Boulder undergraduate programmes.

Faculty: College of Engineering and Applied Science | Department: Environmental Engineering | Duration: 30 credit hours (coursework only) | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

30 graduate credit hours with at least a C in each course and a 3.00 cumulative GPA, offered through tracks in general environmental engineering, air quality energy and climate, water reuse, and global environmental engineering. Core courses include Environmental Engineering Processes, Water Chemistry, Integrative Environmental and Molecular Microbiology, plus electives chosen with an advisor; up to 9 hours of prior graduate coursework may transfer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Environmental Engineering graduate programmes (MS, PhD and Professional MS, department level): bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; undergraduate GPA of at least 3.00, or 9 semester hours of relevant graduate coursework with at least a 3.25 GPA; GRE not required; three letters of recommendation; CV or resume; personal statement of up to two pages; unofficial transcripts. Applicants without a chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical or similar engineering degree need 4 semesters of calculus/linear algebra/differential equations, 1 of probability and statistics, 2 of calculus-based physics, 2 of general chemistry, 1 of fundamentals of environmental engineering, 1 of biology or earth science and 1 of fluid mechanics. International applicants submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo scores unless they have one year of full-time study at a U.S. or English-native-country institution within two years of the admission term.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate programmes set their own entry terms and deadlines on their programme pages; all deadlines are 10:00 pm Mountain Time. Fall, spring and summer terms are billed for graduate students.

Graduate applications are submitted online to the Graduate School; the nonrefundable application fee is $60 for domestic applicants and $80 for international applicants, payable online. GRE or GMAT requirements and deadlines vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/admissions

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