Environmental Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Environmental Engineering and Similarly Named Program Criteria.
The core curriculum for environmental engineering is similar to civil engineering; however, the last two years of the program focus strictly on environmental courses. Students are required to take courses in air pollution control engineering; water and wastewater engineering, and solid and hazardous waste management. Students also choose two upper division Professional Electives in their preferred area of emphasis.
![Environmental Engineering Laboratory](/content/coe/cees/undergrad_programs/env_engineering/_jcr_content/contentpar/image.img.jpg/1366225705658.jpg)
CEES has developed an innovative two semester capstone sequence. The first course in the sequence (Professional Practice) covers a lot of the non-technical issues associated with environmental engineering practice (e.g., professional registration, ethics, and environmental regulations); the second course (Environmental Capstone) focuses on a real world environmental engineering problem. The students are assembled into multi-disciplinary teams with environmental science students. The teams are structured to simulate a typical environmental consulting firm. The student teams address a real-world environmental problem and their work is evaluated by practicing engineers and scientists. One past capstone class undertook a study of mine water discharge to develop a passive treatment system located in the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeast Okla.