BS Civil Engineering at University of Utah

Programme overview

Civil engineering is about community service, development, and improvement involving the conception, planning, design, construction, and operation of facilities essential to modern life. Civil engineers are problem solvers, meeting the challenges of pollution, traffic congestion, drinking water and energy needs, urban redevelopment, and community planning.

Faculty: J & M Price College of Eng. | Duration: 120 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States

What you will study

The programme is 120 credit hours. Hold Major Status in Civil Engineering and remain in good standing, not on CVEEN Academic Probation. Maintain a cumulative University of Utah GPA of 2.50 or higher. Successfully complete all major-related coursework with a grade of C or higher.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme admission (University of Utah, undergraduate): Major Status: Students who indicate Civil Engineering as their major during the admissions process are automatically granted major status. Students currently declared in a different major who wish to switch to Civil Engineering must have a cumulative University of Utah GPA of 2.50 or higher and schedule a meeting with an advisor to initiate the change. Upper-Division Transfer Credit: A maximum of 3 upper-division courses (and their accompanying labs) may be transferred into the program (9-11 credits max). No complex engineering electives will be accepted.

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.

Undergraduate entry terms: Spring, Summer and Fall semesters. The academic calendar is divided into three semesters.

First-year (freshman) deadlines: Spring November 15; Early Action and Merit Scholarship Consideration December 1; Summer April 1; Fall April 1. The application fee is $55 for domestic students and $65 for international students, non-refundable, paid online through the Common Application. Students who graduated from a Utah high school may apply through the free Beehive Application or the Common Application; students from outside Utah use the Common Application. Official ACT or SAT scores are optional for most applicants and required for applicants from non-accredited US high schools, home schools or with a GED/HiSET.

International first-year applicants apply through the Common Application: Spring due November 15, Summer due May 1, Fall due August 1. Immigration document (I-20) deadlines for students outside the US: Spring November 15, Summer April 1, Fall June 1. The international application fee is $65 and students on a visa are not eligible for need-based fee waivers.

Transfer deadlines: Spring November 15; Summer April 1; Fall April 1; priority scholarship deadline February 1. The application fee is $55 for domestic and $65 for international undergraduate applicants, non-refundable; Utah applicants have the fee automatically waived. Transfer scholarships are available only for Summer and Fall entry.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.utah.edu/apply/

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