Graduate Program Admissions for CCEE Undergrads

• Master of Engineering (coursework only)
• Master of Science, either Thesis (research), or Creative Component (professional project)
• PhD

• Construction Engineering & Management
• Environmental Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Transdisciplinary Infrastructure Engineering (MS/thesis, PhD only)
• Civil Engineering Materials
• Structural Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering
• No specialization option

• The following College of Business graduate courses are available to CCEE grad students as electives to their Civil Engineering degree program.
  • All courses are online.
  • Register in AccessPlus:
    • MGMT 503: Professional Responsibility in Business & Society (Alternating fall semesters)
    • MGMT 583: Formulating & Implementing Innovation Strategies (Every spring semester)
    • FIN 501: Financial Valuation and Corporate Financial Decisions (Alternating spring semesters)
    • MKT 501: Marketing  (Alternating fall semesters)
  • To register, your major professor must contact busgrad@iastate.edu to request for you.
    • ACCT 581: Accounting for Decision Making (Every spring semester)
    • SCM 524: Strategic Process Analysis & Improvement (Every fall semester)

• Get a job doing research as an undergraduate! This is a great way to help you decide if you want to pursue a research-related graduate degree (MS, PhD).
• Gain experience that can help you get a research assistantship as a graduate student!
• For more information, see the Undergraduate Research Program

• 500-level courses are accepted as Technical Electives for BS degree.
• Up to 6 credits of 500-level courses completed as an undergrad can count for master’s degree later.
• Any courses that are dual listed as 400/500 must be completed as 500 level.
• No 400-level courses completed as an undergrad can be double counted.
  • After graduate admission, one 400-level course is allowed, but must be outside specialization area.

• Concurrent is the overlap of bachelors’ & masters’ degree programs. Students can be in concurrent status within the last 30 credits of their bachelor program.
• During Concurrent status, students are considered graduate students.
• Up to 6 credits of 500-level courses taken during concurrent status (completed as a grad student) can be transferred back to BS degree program.
• Concurrent students are charged graduate tuition and fees.
• Students receiving undergraduate scholarships should check with financial aid to see if their scholarships are undergrad-specific before committing to Concurrent.

• All CCEE applicants are considered for the funding sources below based on application materials.
• Graduate Assistantships (MS & PhD)
  • An assistantship is a job in the department working with a faculty member. Please communicate with any faculty member you are interested in working with!
  • Teaching Assistantship: duties include, but are not limited to, preparing new course materials, grading homework, hosting undergraduate help sessions, and lab instruction.
  • Research Assistantship: duties include, but are not limited to literature review, data collection, data analysis and modeling, and reporting for various research projects. Can lead to a Master of Science (MS) thesis or a PhD dissertation.
  • Graduate assistants receive a stipend (paycheck), tuition scholarship and health insurance. For more information, see the Graduate Student Funding
• Concurrent Student Teaching Assistantships
  • Concurrent students are considered for TA positions while they are in Concurrent status, and can begin their TA role after BS degree is complete.
• CCEE Scholarships and Fellowships
  • CCEE Scholarships are lump-sum awards granted to students and applied directly to their Ubill.
  • Out-of-state or international students not on assistantship qualify for Graduate Student Scholarships between $3,000-$5,000. These are one-time, non-renewable awards.
  • CCEE Fellowships include stipend and tuition awards.

For more information, see the Graduate Student Funding.

Juniors and seniors interested in graduate study should:

• Decide upon a focus area of interest.
• Visit with a faculty member they are interested in working with to discuss teaching or research assistant opportunities (CCEE Faculty directory by Focus Area).
• If you will start your master’s program AFTER you graduate with your BS degree, submit the Admissions Domestic Graduate application.
•  If you will start your master’s program BEFORE you graduate with your BS degree, submit the Admissions Concurrent Enrollment application.
• Link to Admissions Application

• If you are accepted, complete and sign Section I of the Grad College form: Concurrent Enrollment for Undergraduate Student Wishing to Pursue a Graduate Certificate or Degree.
• On the form, the graduate major is Civil Engineering.
• Send the form to Dawn Miller millerdm@iastate.edu, and she will forward it on for other signatures.
• When approved, you will now have graduate student status.

• Identify major professor from faculty in specialization of interest.
• Plan program with undergraduate advisor and major professor to identify coursework that will complete BS degree requirements and meet MS degree requirements.
• Document coursework completed for both programs using the Transfer of Courses for Concurrent Bachelor’s/Graduate Degrees. Until this form is submitted, the coursework will only appear on the graduate transcript.
• After BS graduation, continue the graduate program according to the Master’s degree requirements as described in the CCEE Graduate Handbook, Section 4.1.