Environmental Engineering (BS)

Students: please be sure to follow the curricular requirements associated with your semester of admission. It is possible to change catalogs while enrolled – see the undergraduate program manager for details. Please note that the catalog contains the official curricular requirements. The flowcharts are provided for convenience, but they are not the official documents.

• 2026-27 Environmental Engineering Curricular Flowchart
• 2025-26 Environmental Engineering Curricular Flowchart
• 2024-25 Environmental Engineering Curricular Flowchart
• 2023-24 Environmental Engineering Curricular Flowchart
• 2022-23 Environmental Engineering Curricular Flowchart
• 2021-22 Environmental Engineering Curricular Flowchart

The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org/, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Environmental Engineering and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

The Program Educational Objectives are:

1. Graduates will uphold the standards of Mines as critical and creative innovators, motivators, collaborators, communicators, and leaders.
2. Graduates will be successfully employed in engineering, science, or other impactful careers.
3. Graduates will engage in continual learning by pursuing additional educational opportunities such as advanced degrees, professional licensure, conferences, training, networking, and society membership.
4. Graduates will be ambassadors of their field, contributing to collective knowledge in industry, research, and society.
5. Graduates will demonstrate ethical and responsible behavior in their professional endeavors, adhering to established codes of conduct and promoting the well-being of society and the environment.
6. Graduates will address emerging world challenges by adapting to rapidly evolving technology and industry trends and remaining current and relevant in their respective fields.

The Student Outcomes are:

1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgement to draw conclusions.
7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

The enrollment and graduation data for the Environmental Engineering program and other Mines programs can be found on the homepage of the Office of Institutional Research.