Environmental Engineering (B.S.Env.E.)
Website: https://www.fgcu.edu/eng/bioengineering-civilengineering-environmentalengineering/enve-bs
(239) 590-7390Environmental Engineering involves the application of engineering principles to the design and development of systems, processes, and tools needed for the protection of the environment, human health, and ecosystems in order to maintain a sustainable world. The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering (B.S.Env.E.) emphasizes both anthropogenic and natural environments with focus on the core competency areas of drinking water and wastewater treatment, water resources engineering, solid and hazardous waste management, air and water quality control and renewable and sustainable technologies. This program employs a team-based interdisciplinary learning philosophy. This approach provides students with knowledge for leadership in sustaining our world and with the critical thinking skills required for effective and innovative engineering practice with particular emphasis on solving problems related to water, soil, and air pollution and resource recovery and re-use. B.S.Env.E. students complete core courses common to the other engineering majors as well as specialized courses in environmental engineering.
The mission of the B.S.Env.E. degree program is to:
- Produce graduates broadly educated in engineering approaches to problem identification and problem solving for a sustainable future for South Florida and beyond
- Prepare leaders for the Environmental Engineering and related professions, professional licensure and practice, graduate and professional degrees and lifelong learning
- Provide an interdisciplinary, student-centered learning environment that values service for our community, celebrates diversity, fosters creativity and innovation, instills ethical practice, advances sustainable solutions and trains students in collaborative and professional approaches to work effectively across engineering disciplines
Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements
Students admitted to FGCU as a degree seeking student in good academic standing may declare a major in engineering. All engineering majors must satisfy the academic milestones as described in the student guidebook. Refer to the B.S.Env.E. Student Guidebook for further information on milestones.
In addition to the program requirements, students must:
- Complete a minimum of 124 credits.
- Complete a minimum of 48 of the 124 credits at the upper division (3000-4999 level).
- Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
- Satisfy the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
- Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement.
- Satisfy the Civic Literacy requirement.
- Satisfy the residency requirement: 30 of the last 60 credits, including 12 credits in the major must be completed at FGCU. Also, ENV 4612C Sustainability in Engineering and ENV 4891 Envir Engr Senior Design must be taken at FGCU. ENV 4612C Sustainability in Engineering will satisfy the SCGR Requirement.
- Complete the summer course enrollment requirement.
- Submit an application for graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.