The program is offered by . Civil engineers create and manage bridges, highways, buildings, airports, dams and waterways, water purification plants and distribution systems, foundations and tunnels, waste treatment and disposal facilities, and conventional and renewable energy supply systems.

Strengths of the program

• More than 30 civil engineering laboratories are available on the Pullman campus.
• Pursue opportunities to conduct research with the best scholars and professionals in the country.
• Learn fundamental engineering principles of environmental, geotechnical, hydraulics, structures, and transportation engineering.
• Join other science, math, and engineering students in WSU Pullman's Stephenson residence hall?share classes with your neighbors, study together, get free tutoring, and use the hall?s computer lab.
• Elective courses can be tailored for individual needs and interests.
• WSU students score among the highest in the country on the national Fundamentals of Engineering exam, which is the first step toward professional licensing.

Career

Perhaps more than any other field of engineering, a civil engineering degree offers the greatest variety of employment opportunity. Washington State University civil engineering graduates are in high demand by employers throughout the Northwest and the nation.

Traditional civil engineering employers include architectural and engineering firms.?Other options include careers in government agencies, utility companies, telecommunications businesses, oil and natural resource industries, consulting firms, aerospace manufacturing companies, construction industries, biotechnology, and information technology firms.?