Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering - Civil Engineering Systems

At CU Denver, we offer two options within the civil engineering PhD program: the doctor of philosophy in civil engineering is a technical degree intended for students with an undergraduate degree in engineering, and the doctor of philosophy in civil engineering systems is a more flexible degree intended for students with undergraduate degrees in other fields such as science, mathematics, or economics. This program is administered jointly with the University of Colorado Boulder. Students enrolled in the civil engineering PhD program may choose from five areas of study. Civil Engineering Systems, Transportation Engineering, Structural Engineering, Hydrologic Environmental and Sustainability Engineering

Students must hold an earned master's degree before they can be admitted to a doctoral program in the Department of Civil Engineering; there is no direct admission from a bachelor's program to the doctoral program. However, a student enrolled in a master's program may apply for the doctoral program before the master's degree is granted, as long as the master's degree is conferred before they enroll as a doctoral student at CU Denver. Statement of purpose – must be an original essay submitted with application. Scanned copies will not be accepted for submission. Resume - must be submitted with application. Letters of recommendation – two letters of recommendation are required for all programs except Biomedical Engineering (which requires three) and Electrical Engineering (for which letters are not required for internal applicants and are optional for external applicants). Official GRE scores – the college has removed the evaluation of GRE scores for admission decisions. If choosing to submit, send scores officially through ETS using code -4875. Preferred minimum score of 300 plus. Official transcripts – we require one official copy of each previous transcript. Send e-transcripts to the Graduate School