Overview

The mission of the Civil Engineering program at the University of South Alabama is to provide students with quality, accessible undergraduate and graduate engineering education that prepares graduates for professional careers or graduate education in civil engineering or a related field; to promote the creation and dissemination of knowledge, through relevant research and department activities on civil, coastal, and environmental engineering problems; and to serve the State of Alabama and the Gulf Coast region through professional practice and community outreach activities.

What is Civil Engineering and what do Civil Engineers do?

Civil engineering is a very broad profession that encompasses a wide range of activities, some obvious and some not so obvious. The profession is organized into several different subdisciplines: Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, and Water Resources Engineering. Video: American Society of Civil engineers (ASCE) "What do Civil Engineers do?"

Civil engineers design, build, operate, and maintain the structures and infrastructure that allows our modern society to function. These facilities are critically important to our everyday life and include buildings, roads, bridges, safe drinking water systems, storm water and wastewater collection and treatment systems, railroads, seaports, airports, environmental protection systems, dams, flood control works, and many others. Civil engineering is the largest of all engineering fields and is projected to have the largest job growth (over 46,000 new hires) in next 10 years.

Civil engineers are problem solvers, meeting the challenges of pollution control, traffic congestion, drinking water needs, energy demands, urban redevelopment, coastal protection and resiliency, and community planning. From the Freedom Tower in NYC rising 1776 feet in the air to the massive Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, civil engineers are building our future.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Engineering & Design

Applied Probability-Statistics

Ethics and Economics

Surveying Fundamentals

Soil Mechanics

Transportation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

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Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

131 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Mobile, United States

Disciplines

Civil Engineering & Construction View 508 other Bachelors in Civil Engineering & Construction in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

University of South Alabama International Application for Admission with the $35 processing fee
Academic records detailing course work completed in secondary schools with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 as calculated by the Office of International Admissions and Student Programs

English Proficiency Requirement

Applicants who are a citizens of or have completed secondary education in a country exempt from providing proof of English proficiency have the option to submit either and ACT (overall score of 19), SAT (overall score of 990), or English Proficiency Exam from the list above

Deposits - A non-refundable admissions deposit of $500 USD will be required of a student before an I-20 or DS-2019 is issued.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24240 USD / year

≈ 24240 USD / year
Out-of-State

24240 USD / year

≈ 24240 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

12120 USD / year

≈ 12120 USD / year

Living costs

Mobile

United States

801 - 1323 USD / month

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Overview

What is Civil Engineering and what do Civil Engineers do?

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Mobile

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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