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As part of your bachelor of engineering degree (BEng), you will have the opportunity to study transportation and water resources engineering, environmental impact assessment, structural steel and highway design, geospatial information systems and more. You will also participate in a design group project in collaboration with an industry partner and can choose to enroll in a two-year specialized structural engineering option or between the environmental or transportation streams in fourth year. This program is everything you need to embark on a rewarding career dedicated to improving the infrastructure on which the world depends.

A full description of each course can be found in the 2023-2024 Undergraduate Calendar.

1. If you are entering your third year with a CGPA equal to or greater than 2.50, you will be automatically admitted to the option of your choice, provided the following two criteria are met: 

a) You achieved a minimum grade of C- in your first attempt in each of the following courses: CVL 323, CVL 316 and CVL 400 for the civil engineering program, and CVL 320, CVL 420 and CVL 434 for the structural engineering option.

b) Enrollment in either the civil engineering program or the structural engineering option does not exceed 60% of total students entering the third year.

2. The remaining students will be ranked according to their cumulative performance in their first attempt in the relevant courses noted above in section 1a). These students will be admitted to their first-choice option subject to an enrollment limit of 60% of total students joining the third year.

3. Ranking and selection of students continuing in the civil engineering program or joining the structural engineering option will be finalized on May 31, 2021. Students who do not meet the above-mentioned criteria on or before May 31, 202,1 will not be considered regarding their first choice of either the structural engineering option or the civil engineering program.

4. The above criteria are subject to change.

More undergraduate course information can be found by visiting the 2021-2022 Undergraduate Calendar for Civil Engineering.

Selection of students to continue in the Civil Engineering Program or enter the Structural Engineering Option after the second year of the Program will be made on a competitive basis subject to program capacity. Enrollment in either the third-year Civil Engineering Program or the third-year Structural Engineering Option cannot exceed 60% of total students entering third-year in Fall 2022.

1. To enroll in their first choice of either the third-year Structural Engineering Option or Civil Engineering Program, students should complete all second-year courses by May 31, 2022, with a clear academic standing and minimum CGPA of 2.50. In addition, students must meet the following criteria to continue in either the Civil Engineering Program or join the Structural Engineering Option:

a) Students admitted Fall 2019 and earlier who are following the Civil Engineering Program Former Curriculum must achieve a minimum grade of C- in the first attempt in each of the following courses: CVL 323, CVL 316 and CVL 400

b) Students admitted Fall 2020 and later who are following the Civil Engineering Program Revised Curriculum must achieve a minimum grade of C- in the first attempt in each of the following courses: CVL 323, CVL 316 and CVL 502

c) Students following either the former or revised Structural Engineering Option Curriculum must achieve a minimum grade of C- in the first attempt in each of the following courses: CVL 320, CVL 420 and CVL 434

Note: A required CGPA higher than 2.50 may be applied to maintain the 60% enrolment cap in  either the Civil Engineering Program or the Structural Engineering Option. If a student is missing  one or more courses from the second year, placement in the student's preferred option will be  subject to space availability based on the 60% criterion.   

2. Students who do not meet the above criteria will be ranked according to their cumulative performance in their first attempt in the relevant courses listed above for the Civil Engineering  Program or the Structural Engineering Option for admission consideration to their first-choice option. Admission consideration is also subject to the 60% cap for enrolment in either the Civil Engineering program or the Structural Engineering option. 

3. Ranking and selection of students' academic eligibility for continuing in the Civil Engineering  Program or joining the Structural Engineering Option will be finalized on May 31, 2022. Students  who do not meet the above-listed required criteria on or before May 31, 2022, will not be  considered for their first choice of either continuing in the Civil Engineering Program or joining  the Structural Engineering option. 

4. The above criteria are for students entering their third year in Fall 2022 / Winter 2023 and are subject to change in future academic years.

After completing the third year of the Civil Engineering Program, students will have the option of  pursuing either the Environmental or Transportation Engineering Stream for their fourth year of the program. Enrollment in either the Environmental or Transportation Engineering Stream cannot exceed 60% of total students entering fourth-year in Fall 2022.

1. Students who complete the third year of the Civil Engineering program at the end of the academic year Fall 2021 / Winter 2022 with a clear academic standing and a minimum CGPA of  2.67 will be considered for admission to their preferred stream for their fourth year of the program starting in Fall 2022.

In addition, students should also have completed all of the third-year courses by the end of the Winter 2022 term. If a student is missing one or more courses from the third year, placement in the student's preferred stream will be subject to space availability based on the 60% criterion. However, successful completion of the Stream prerequisite courses is required for admission to either Stream. 

Note: A required CGPA higher than 2.67 may be applied to maintain the 60% enrollment cap in  either the Environmental or Transportation Engineering Stream.  

2. In the Seventh Semester (Fall 2022), fourth-year students will be admitted to either the Environmental or Transportation Stream based on the academic criteria and maximum enrollment capacity described above. In the Eighth Semester, students must continue in that same stream and will complete only one stream. 

3. Ranking and selection of students' eligibility for the fourth-year Civil Engineering Program  Streams will be finalized on May 31, 2022. Students who do not meet the above listed required criteria on or before May 31, 2022, will not be considered for their first choice of Stream.

4. The above criteria are for students entering fourth-year in Fall 2022 / Winter 2023 and are subject to change in future academic years.

More undergraduate course information can be found by visiting the 2021-2022 Undergraduate Calendar for Civil Engineering.

Structural Engineering Option

The curriculum of the structural engineering option provides further focus on structural analysis, computer-aided structural analysis, structural building systems, bridge design and construction, renovation/repair of existing structures, and structural design of concrete, steel, timber and masonry. When you graduate from the structural engineering option, you will earn a BEng in civil engineering with a structural engineering option notation on your academic transcript.