Undergraduate Civil and Environmental Engineering Handbook

Undergraduate Civil and Environmental Engineering Handbook

2018-2019

September 2018

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Faculty Adviser: __________________________________________________

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************** Important Notice to All Advisees ******************

Please bring the following information with you when you meet with your adviser:

? Your career plan ? Your course selection for the next quarter ? Questions on academic, career, and personal matters ? Anything you wish to ask your adviser

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Professional and Career

Academic

What

Learn about civil and environmental engineering (CEE) majors

Declare major

Plan for sophomore year curricula (BSCE and BSEE) Begin completing social science and humanity theme

Explore certificate programs, multiple majors, minors, BS/MS Learn more about the CEE profession and meet with practitioners Explore part time or summer research opportunities in CEE department Find summer internship in civil/environmental engineering and construction

Explore fellowships such as Fulbright, Barry Goldwater, etc.

When

How

Orientation Week

Go visit Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge tables at

McCormick activity fair

Start in Fall quarter

Meet with Professor Chou (Tech A218, karen-

chou@northwestern.edu) for civil engineering and

Professor Gaillard (Tech A324, jf-

gaillard@northwestern.edu) for environmental

engineering; speak with upper division students (Tech AG

52), attend NU ASCE (asce.mccormick.northwestern.edu)

events

Fall & Winter quarters Take CivEnv 195 Introduction to Civil & Environmental

Engineering, a zero credit seminar. Preferably by 4th week of Submit McCormick Freshman Declaration or Change of

Spring quarter

Major Form, page 77, to McCormick Undergraduate

Engineering Office (Tech L269)

Spring quarter

Attend CEE Rising Sophomore Advising Seminar; develop

your curriculum plan (see page 61)

Can be as early as fall Discuss with your academic adviser; speak with upper-

quarter of year 1 and division students (NU ASCE and NSEE (Northwestern

should not be later than Society of Environmental Engineers) members); submit

spring quarter of year 2 Theme Form via MAS, page 62

Can be as early as Fall Discuss with your academic adviser; develop your

quarter of year 1

curriculum plan (see page 63)

Start with McCormick Join and be an active member of NU ASCE

fall orientation week (asce.mccormick.northwestern.edu) or EnvEUS

(enveus.mccormick.northwestern.edu); attend job fairs

Start in Fall quarter

speak with CEE faculty to learn their research activities

Spring quarter

Summer Internship Program (SIP), contact Professor

Hartmann (Erica.Hartmann@northwestern.edu)

Start in Fall quarter

Visit CEE career opportunities web page



environmental/career-opportunities/ for job postings;

speak with upper?classmen; meet with McCormick Office

of Career Development (MCD) adviser; register with

McCormick Connect

(

ickConnect/index.html); take a career development

course CRDV 301 (a zero credit, no tuition course); talk

with CEE faculty members

October

attend CEE Fall Career Fair and Meet-N-Greet, an

informal conversation with senior engineers and recent

alumni about CEE careers; held in conjunction with Fall

CEE Career Fair

Winter & spring quarters Take GenEng 220-1,2

Start in mid-fall January

Visit potential employers while home during holiday breaks attend CEE Winter Career Fair

Spring quarter

Visit Office of Fellowships (. html)

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What

When

Transfer major from other

Now

engineering programs or Weinberg

Academic

Professional and Career

Complete social science and humanity theme

Continue from Year 1

Explore certificate programs, multiple majors, minors, BS/MS Explore Study Abroad

Learn more about the CEE profession and meet with practitioners

Continue from Year 1

Fall quarter, see deadlines posted on Study Abroad Office website Continue from Year 1

Explore part time research opportunities in CEE department Find summer internship in civil/environmental engineering and construction

Continue from Year 1 Start in Fall quarter

October

Explore co-op programs

Start in mid-fall January Continue from Year 1

Start in the fall quarter

Apply for external scholarships Winter and Spring sponsored by professional and quarters other organizations Explore or apply fellowships such as Start in Fall quarter Fulbright, Barry Goldwater, and others

How

Meet with staff in McCormick Undergraduate Engineering Office (Tech L269); meet with Professor Chou (Tech A218, karen-chou@northwestern.edu) for civil engineering and Professor Gaillard (Tech A324, jfgaillard@northwestern.edu) for environmental engineering; submit McCormick Change of Major, Adviser, Catalog Year Form, page 78, to McCormick Academic Services (Tech L269) Discuss with your academic adviser; speak with upperdivision students (NU ASCE and NSEE (Northwestern Society of Environmental Engineers) members); submit Theme Form via MAS, page 62 Discuss with your academic adviser; develop your curriculum plan (see page 63) Visit Study Abroad Office (); discuss with your academic adviser; develop your curriculum plan (see page 63) Join and be an active member of NU ASCE (asce.mccormick.northwestern.edu) or NSEE (enveus.mccormick.northwestern.edu) activities; attend job fairs Speak with CEE faculty to learn their research activities

Visit CEE career opportunities web page for job postings; speak with upper?classmen; talk with CEE faculty members attend CEE Fall Career Fair and Meet-N-Greet ? an informal conversation with senior engineers and recent alumni about CEE careers; held in conjunction with Fall CEE Career Fair Visit potential employers while home during holiday breaks attend CEE Winter Career Fair Meet with McCormick Office of Career Development (MCD) adviser; register or visit McCormick Connect ( kConnect/index.html) and check job availability; or take a career development course CRDV 301 (a zero credit, no tuition course) Take CivEnv 195 Introduction to Civil & Environmental Engineering and GenEng 220-1,2 if not taken in Year 1 Information disseminated through CEE website and NUASCE and NSEE listserv and websites.

Visit Office of Fellowships ( ml)

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What

When

How

Explore Architectural Engineering Start in Fall quarter for 3 Begin taking CivEnv 385-1 and continue onto CivEnv 385-2

& Design (AED) or interested in quarters

in the Winter quarter and CivEnv 385-3 in the Spring

AED Certificate

quarter.

Transfer major from other

Now may be challenging; Meet with a staff in McCormick Undergraduate

engineering programs or

it may not be possible to Engineering Office (Tech L269); meet with Professor Chou

Weinberg

fulfill the BSCE or BSEE (Tech A218, karen-chou@northwestern.edu) for civil

requirements in the rest engineering and Professor Gaillard (Tech A324, jf-

of year 3 and year 4

gaillard@northwestern.edu) for environmental

without taking extra

engineering; complete McCormick of Major, Adviser,

classes

Catalog Year Form, page 78

Academic

Complete social science and

Continue from Years 1 Discuss with your academic adviser; speak with upper-

humanity theme

and 2

division students (NU ASCE and EnvEUS members); submit

Theme Form via MAS, page 62

Develop spreadsheet plans to Now; multiple majors, Discuss with your academic adviser; develop your

complete certificate programs, minors, or certificate curriculum plan (see page 63)

multiple majors, minors, BS/MS programs requires

detailed planning

Explore writing an Honor thesis, Fall quarter

Speak with faculty in your area(s) of interest to identify a

GPA 3.50

thesis adviser. There are GPA and special course

requirements. Consult with Professor Corr (Tech A224, d-

corr@northwestern.edu) for civil engineering and

Professor Gaillard (Tech A324, jf-

gaillard@northwestern.edu) for environmental

engineering (see page 67)

Apply for graduation

by Winter quarter

Submit McCormick Bachelor's Degree Application to

McCormick UG Engineering Office (see page 69)

Declare minors and certificates in Winter quarter

Use appropriate declaration form in CEE UG handbook for

McCormick

Environmental minor and AED Certificate; Others, go to the

Getting Ready to Graduate

department offices that award the minor or certificate.

Persuading dual engineering

As soon as you know discuss with academic adviser; submit Dual Engineering

degrees

Degree form (see page 71 or 73) to McCormick UG

Engineering Office

Explore graduate school

Start in Winter quarter Study for and take GRE exam by October; speak with

faculty

Quarter break and

Visit potential graduate schools

summer

Explore dual BS/MS program if no later than within 4 Discuss with MS program coordinator

GPA > 3.50

courses from completing (

BS degree ? you can

S/index.html); meet with Dr. Bruce Lindvall, Assistant Dean

always plan ahead

for Graduate Studies in McCormick (Tech L261, b-

lindvall@northwestern.edu); get a fee waiver code from

Dr. Lindvall and submit the application online through

CollegeNet

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