Graduate Degree & certificate programs

• An individual can pursue the traditional on-campus PhD with a faculty member who has research that aligns with the student’s interests and background.
• A total of 90 graduate credit hours are required for the degree.
• Most students typically complete this degree in 4.5 years.
• Applicants to this program can be admitted directly from the bachelors degree without completing a master’s degree first. 

• The Department of Environmental Engineering remote PhD program is fully remote with the exception of the student’s admissions to candidacy oral qualifying exam and the student’s final defense. The student must be physically present with the chair of their committee to complete these milestones.
• A total of 90 graduate credit hours are required for the degree.
• Most students typically complete this degree in 4.5 years. 
• Applicants to this program can be admitted directly from the bachelors degree without completing a master’s degree first.
• If there is a potential opportunity for an individual to complete a PhD degree remotely, the individual will need to submit a few items to be considered for the opportunity. For specific admissions requirements, visit the ESSIE Graduate Admissions page.

• The Master of Science (MS) degree is for those students with a non-engineering undergraduate degree interested in taking advantage of specialized advanced education in certain aspects of engineering and for those students whose engineering baccalaureate degree is not from an ABET accredited curriculum.
• The Master of Engineering (ME) degree is for those students who have a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited curriculum or who have taken sufficient articulation course work to meet the minimum requirements specified by ABET.

• A student can pursue either a Master of Engineering or Master of Science degree.
• Courses are completed on-campus.
• Your faculty advisor must approve 30 credit hours of courses required for this degree option, 15 of which must be from the department offering the degree program.
• A student can pursue a degree with or without completing a thesis. 

A student can pursue either a Master of Engineering or Master of Science degree, but non-thesis only. The difference between these two degrees can be found in the Environmental Engineering Graduate Handbook.

Courses for this program are completed online.

Your faculty advisor must approve 30 credit hours of courses required for this degree option, 15 of which must be from the department offering the degree program.  For all degree requirements, see the Civil and Coastal Engineering Graduate Handbook. 

• Wetlands Sciences