Civil Engineering Technology Accreditation

The BS in civil engineering technology major is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and Program Criteria for Civil Engineering Technology and Similarly Named Programs.

Enrollment and Graduation Data

Program Educational Objectives

This program prepares and encourages students to:

Attain gainful and rewarding employment in the field of civil engineering, construction management, or any other closely related field;
Pursue additional education, certification and/or professional licensure;
Attain increasing levels of responsibility and leadership in their chosen field;
Participate in organizations or activities within and outside of their profession.

Student Outcomes

The Student Outcomes for the Civil Engineering Technology program have been established such that students will demonstrate the following skills, knowledge, and behaviors. Graduates of the Civil Engineering Technology program will have:

An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
An ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
An ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.

Updated March 2022

*Source: RIT Institutional Research and Policy Studies