Degree Requirements

1. All College of Graduate Studies general degree requirements
2. Completion of a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework
   • Maximum 9 semester hours from other departments’ engineering, science, or business disciplines may be considered for approval by department graduate advisor.
   • Completion of a minimum of 15 semester hours from Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate classes
3. Satisfactory completion and defense of a Master's thesis (a minimum of 6 semester hours of ENGR 5390 Thesis and ENGR 5391 Thesis)
4. Students who do not have a degree in civil engineering may be required to take additional leveling courses

*Up to 6 credit hours of graduate-level coursework (5000 level) taken as part of B.S. civil engineering programs at Lamar University can be counted toward the 30-hour degree requirement. These courses shall receive prior approval by the department chair or his/her designee. (4+1 program).

Degree Requirements¹

 All College of Graduate Studies general degree requirements must be met. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
CVEN 5300	Advanced Structural Analysis	3
CVEN 5310	Advanced Concrete Design	3
CVEN 5311	Advanced Structural Dynamics	3
CVEN 5323	Advanced Steel Design	3
CVEN 5324	Models in Hydrological Systems	3
CVEN 5329	Water Supply & Treatment	3
CVEN 5331	Biological Wastewater Treatment	3
CVEN 5333	Advanced Pavement Analysis and Design	3
Thesis
ENGR 5390	Thesis	3
ENGR 5391	Thesis	3
Total Hours		30

 Students who do not have a degree in Civil Engineering may be required to take additional leveling courses.

¹

Courses can be substituted with advisor approval.