Civil Engineering - Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering

The Master of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering (M.E. in CE) is a coursework only degree and several courses are offered online.  The M.E. in CE degree requires a total of 30-31 credit hours consisting of one general elective course (3 credit hours); seven technical electives in Civil, Environmental, and/or Agricultural Engineering (21-22 credit hours); and two electives from engineering disciplines outside the department and/or other areas of interest outside the college (6 credit hours).

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Course offered online in the Fall, Spring, or Summer semester

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Electives should be chosen from at least 2 different areas (e.g., geotechnical and structural, environmental and water resources/agricultural)

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Up to 12 credit hours of undergraduate courses numbered 450-499 may be applied towards the M.E. in CE degree (excess of this limit requires approval of department head)

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Courses listed represent only a partial list of engineering electives that may be taken outside the department; courses in other areas of interest outside the college may be taken including, but not limited to, environmental science, mathematics, statistics, geography, soil science, geology, business, economics, and management (all M.E. in CE electives must be approved by graduate advisor and department head)

New Mexico State University master’s accelerated program provides the opportunity for academically qualified undergraduate students to begin working on a master’s degree during their junior and senior years while completing a bachelor’s degree. Typically, a bachelor’s degree requires four years to complete, and a master’s degree requires an additional two years. The master’s accelerated programs allow students the opportunity to complete a graduate program in an accelerated manner. You can also check NMSU’s catalog for additional information about our programs. 

Please talk to an CE faculty advisor about your MAP plan and develop a course plan in consultation with the advisor. The faculty advisor should preferably be from the CE area of your interest. 

MAP Requirements

• The Graduate School allows qualified junior or senior students to substitute its graduate courses for required or elective courses in an undergraduate degree program and then subsequently count those same course as fulfilling graduate requirements in a related graduate program.
• Undergraduate students may apply for acceptance to the accelerated master’s program after completing 60 semester hours of undergraduate coursework of which a minimum of 25 semester credit hours must be completed at NMSU.
• The grade point average must be at a minimum of 2.75.
• Students must receive a grade of B or higher in this coursework to be counted for graduate credit. If a grade of B- or lower is earned, it will not count toward the graduate degree.

Accepted MAP Courses

The following courses are accepted for use in the MAP program, any other courses may be considered after a consultation with an advisor. An exception will need to be made to the degree audit in order for the additional course(s) to be included on both the Undergraduate and Graduate degrees.

NOTE:  No more than 4 courses from any of the lists above can be applied in the MAP for the Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering (MECE) degree.