Graduate Degree Program Options
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- Master of Engineering (coursework only)
- Master of Science, either Thesis (research), or Creative Component (professional project)
- PhD
Specialization Areas
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- Construction Engineering & Management
- Environmental Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Intelligent Infrastructure Engineering (MS, PhD only)
- Civil Engineering Materials
- Structural Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
- No specialization option
Business Course Electives
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- The following College of Business graduate courses are available to CCEE grad students as electives to their Civil Engineering degree program.
- All courses are online.
- Register in AccessPlus:
- MGMT 503: Professional Responsibility in Business & Society (Alternating fall semesters)
- MGMT 583: Formulating & Implementing Innovation Strategies (Every spring semester)
- FIN 501: Financial Valuation and Corporate Financial Decisions (Alternating spring semesters)
- MKT 501: Marketing (Alternating fall semesters)
- To register, your major professor must contact busgrad@iastate.edu to request for you.
- ACCT 581: Accounting for Decision Making (Every spring semester)
- SCM 524: Strategic Process Analysis & Improvement (Every fall semester)
- The following College of Business graduate courses are available to CCEE grad students as electives to their Civil Engineering degree program.
What's Research? Learn more about our Undergraduate Research Program
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- Get a job doing research as an undergraduate! This is a great way to help you decide if you want to pursue a research-related graduate degree (MS, PhD).
- Gain experience that can help you get a research assistantship as a graduate student!
- For more information, see the Undergraduate Research Program
Master's start after BS degree
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- 500-level courses are accepted as Technical Electives for BS degree.
- Up to 6 credits of 500-level courses completed as an undergrad can count for master’s degree later.
- Any courses that are dual listed as 400/500 must be completed as 500 level.
- No 400-level courses completed as an undergrad can be double counted.
- After graduate admission, one 400-level course is allowed, but must be outside specialization area.
Concurrent Program: Master's start before BS degree is completed
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- Concurrent is the overlap of bachelors’ & masters’ degree programs. Students can be in concurrent status within the last 30 credits of their bachelor program.
- During Concurrent status, students are considered graduate students.
- Up to 6 credits of 500-level courses taken during concurrent status (completed as a grad student) can be transferred back to BS degree program.
- Concurrent students are charged graduate tuition and fees.
- Students receiving undergraduate scholarships should check with financial aid to see if their scholarships are undergrad-specific before committing to Concurrent.
CCEE Funding: Scholarships, Fellowships, Assistantships
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- All CCEE applicants are considered for the funding sources below based on application materials.
- Graduate Assistantships (MS & PhD)
- An assistantship is a job in the department working with a faculty member. Please communicate with any faculty member you are interested in working with!
- Teaching Assistantship: duties include, but are not limited to, preparing new course materials, grading homework, hosting undergraduate help sessions, and lab instruction.
- Research Assistantship: duties include, but are not limited to literature review, data collection, data analysis and modeling, and reporting for various research projects. Can lead to a Master of Science (MS) thesis or a PhD dissertation.
- Graduate assistants receive a stipend (paycheck), tuition scholarship and health insurance. For more information, see the Graduate Student Funding
- Concurrent Student Teaching Assistantships
- Concurrent students are considered for TA positions while they are in Concurrent status, and can begin their TA role after BS degree is complete.
- CCEE Scholarships and Fellowships
- CCEE Scholarships are lump-sum awards granted to students and applied directly to their Ubill.
- Out-of-state or international students not on assistantship qualify for Graduate Student Scholarships between $3,000-$5,000. These are one-time, non-renewable awards.
- CCEE Fellowships include stipend and tuition awards.
Scholarships & Fellowships outside CCEE
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- For more information, see the Graduate Student Funding
Concurrent BS/MS program
A concurrent bachelor of science/master of science (B.S./M.S.) degree program is available to qualified seniors at Iowa State University.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the concurrent degree program in civil engineering, a student must meet the following criteria:
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.2
- Be within two semesters of graduation
- Be able to satisfy all graduation requirements for the B.S. when the student is within the last 30 credits of graduation
Application Process
Juniors and seniors interested in graduate study should:
- Decide upon a focus area of interest.
- Visit with a faculty member they are interested in working with to discuss teaching or research assistant opportunities (CCEE Faculty directory by Focus Area).
- Apply for the Concurrent program when within the last 30 credits of graduation (usually the last 2 semesters).
- Deadline is January 15th for the next fall semester and August 15 for the next spring semester for first consideration for assistantships. NOTE: apps submitted after the deadline are accepted, but may or may not be included in assistantship consideration.
- Contact Dawn Miller (millerdm@iastate.edu) of your interest the Concurrent program. She will create a CyBox folder for your application materials, and include you in the application pool.
- Your Concurrent application materials should include (send all to Dawn Miller):
- Transcripts to date
- Statement of Purpose (why you are interested in graduate study and what you plan to do with your degree)
- 3 Letters of Recommendation. Send your recommenders this link to the LOR Form, and have them send their LOR to Dawn directly.
- Other materials to help your application, such as a resume.
- The GRE will not be required because you will be a graduate of the CCEE department.
- International students will not be required to take the TOEFL or IELTS because they will graduate from a US institution.
- Your preapplication materials will be reviewed by CCEE faculty in your area of interest and the CCEE Director of Graduate Education (DOGE).
Admission
- If you are accepted, complete and sign Section I of the Grad College form: Concurrent Enrollment for Undergraduate Student Wishing to Pursue a Graduate Certificate or Degree.
- On the form, the graduate major is Civil Engineering.
- Send the form to Dawn Miller millerdm@iastate.edu, and she will forward it on for other signatures.
- When approved, you will now have graduate student status.
Beginning the program
- Identify major professor from faculty in specialization of interest.
- Plan program with undergraduate advisor and major professor to identify coursework that will complete BS degree requirements and meet MS degree requirements.
- Document coursework completed for both programs using the Transfer of Courses for Concurrent Bachelor’s/Graduate Degrees. Until this form is submitted, the coursework will only appear on the graduate transcript.
- After BS graduation, continue the graduate program according to the Master’s degree requirements as described in the CCEE Graduate Handbook, Section 4.1.