Overview

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences / Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences is located in Notre Dame, IN, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Civil engineering and geological sciences
Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE)	Civil engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Earth sciences
Master of Science in Bioengineering (MS Bio E)	Bioengineering
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (MS Env E)	Environmental engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	3
Doctoral Degrees	8

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Candidacy exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

52

Applied

23

Accepted

11

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

50

Total Graduate Students

20%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	2%
White or Caucasian	64%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	12%

Gender

Male (48%)

Female (52%)

Faculty

15

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 1

Male (12)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Environmental modeling, biological-waste treatment, petrology, environmental geology, geochemistry
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 100 Campus Distribution Center
Notre Dame, IN  46556
United States

Contact Dr. Yahya C. Kurama
Director of Graduate Studies
Email: cegeos@nd.edu
Phone: 574-631-8227
Fax: 574-631-9236

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