ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING: Master of Science and PhD (through Civil Engineering)

Admission and Prerequisite Requirements

A graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering or the Ph.D. in Civil Engineering is offered to graduates of recognized undergraduate curricula.

A minimum of a 3.0/4.0 is required for the M.S.; individual evaluations are made for admission to the Ph.D. program. Admission to the M.S. program is evaluated on a case by case basis for applicants with less than a 3.0/4.0 GPA. The evaluation will consider scholastic performance and supplemental information such as GRE scores, FE and PE test performance, professional experience, letters of recommendation, and other pertinent information.

The GRE is required for all applicants. In addition, international students must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language examination.

Applicants with Degrees in Engineering. For a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering or a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, the Bachelor's degree may be in engineering fields other than Civil Engineering. In some cases prerequisite undergraduate courses may be specified, and in general these must be completed before courses for graduate credit can be taken. Generally, the faculty require a proficiency level in math, basic engineering, fluids/hydraulics, hydrology, and statistics equivalent to that required at the B.S. level in Civil Engineering.

Applicants with nonengineering degrees.* For students with degrees in fields other than engineering, prerequisite coursework is required prior to beginning the graduate level work. The following prerequisite courses are required as a minimum: EF 151, 152; STAT 251; CE 381, 391; MATH 141, 142, 231, 241; and CHEM 120, 130; or equivalent. These must be completed with a "B" or better average before the student will be accepted as a graduate student in Environmental Engineering. Students with greater than 1 year of prerequisites are encouraged to take these as an undergraduate student. Students are generally admitted as Non-Degree graduate students when they have less than one year of prerequisite courses. Once these courses are completed with a composite 3.0 average, students are admitted to the M.S. degree status.

Applicants with degrees in Engineering Technology. Applicants will be evaluated on an equivalency basis and prerequisites may be required.

The program does not admit students into the provisional status in Environmental Engineering.


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* A nonengineering students who wants to pursue possible registration as a professional engineer should discuss the current requirements of the Tennessee State Board of Registration with his/her advisor.