Why Pursue a Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree
The Civil Engineering degree will teach you all the necessary fundamentals of civil engineering through design work and hands-on lab exercises. You’ll also be provided with several opportunities to engage in cutting edge, interdisciplinary research. In your civil engineering studies, you’ll combine what you’ve learned from mathematics and the physical sciences to cover broad topics ranging from highway engineering, fluid mechanics and steel design. After graduating, you’ll be able to apply your skills in building and designing public structures that keep society operating like roads, bridges, water supply systems, community living spaces and more.
Admission Requirements
When you apply to UT San Antonio, you select the major you'd like to study. The choice of major will not impact if you get admitted to the University (all students must meet UT San Antonio's general admission requirements); however, some majors will require additional admission requirements to be able to declare the major your freshman year.
| Civil Engineering: To major in Civil Engineering, you must meet the following admission requirements. Freshman and transfer students who do not meet these requirements but meet UT San Antonio’s general admission requirements will be admitted into Engineering, Math and Sciences Studies where students will be able to work towards meeting the pre-requisites needed to declare their major. Freshmen and freshmen transfers with SAT scores below 1200 or ACT scores below 25 may undergo admission by college review. |
| FRESHMAN | Admission | High School Class Rank | Minimum Test Scores |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Admission | Top 10% | No minimum and Calculus I Ready | |
| Direct Admission | Below Top 10% | 1200 SAT or 25 ACT and Calculus I Ready | |
| TRANSFER | Admission | Transferable Credits | Minimum GPA (4.0 Scale) & Coursework |
| Direct Admission | Meet UT San Antonio’s general admission requirements. Have 3.0 GPA or higher and completed the following courses with a C- or better: MAT 1214 or MAT 1213 (TCCN MATH 2413 or MATH 2313), WRC 1013 (TCCN ENG 1301) | ||
| College Review | Meet UT San Antonio’s general admission requirements. Have below 3.0 GPA and completed the following courses with a C- or better: MAT 1214 or MAT 1213 (TCCN MATH 2413 or MATH 2313), WRC 1013 (TCCN ENG 1301) | ||
Scholarships
Pro Tip: Even if you don't think you will qualify for financial aid, you should still submit the FAFSA! Information from the FAFSA could impact certain scholarships that are even merit-based.
UT San Antonio Scholarship Hub
Through one general scholarship application, you can automatically be considered for dozens of scholarships at UT San Antonio, including scholarships that are available for this major. In order to access all available scholarship applications on the UT San Antonio Scholarship Hub, you must be an admitted student. If you are a student applying for admission, but have not yet been admitted, you may sign in and complete the Scholarship Hub’s General Application as long as you have authenticated your myUTSA ID and Passphrase. Once you are admitted to UT San Antonio, please sign back in to the Scholarship Hub to see if there are any additional scholarship opportunities available for you to pursue.
UT San Antonio Scholarship Hub Civil Engineering Scholarship Opportunities
Distinguished Scholarship
UT San Antonio offers an automatic merit-based scholarship to incoming new freshman and transfer students who display exceptional scholastic achievement in high school by the priority deadline. Non-resident and international students awarded a Distinguished Scholarship for a minimum of $1,000 for the academic year will be granted a waiver for non-resident tuition if scholarship eligibility is maintained. This means out-of-state and international students could pay in-state tuition! For fall admitted freshmen, this scholarship is valued up to $20,000 for up to four years. For fall or spring admitted transfer students, this scholarship is valued up to $6,000 for up to two years. Renewal eligibility must be maintained and funding must be available.
Distinguished ScholarshipsUT San Antonio Bold Promise
Although not a scholarship, UT San Antonio is committed to cover tuition and mandatory fees 100% for eligible students who come from low and middle-income Texas families.
UT San Antonio Bold PromiseCareers, Salary & Skills
UT San Antonio prepares you for future careers that are in demand. See possible careers below. This data is pulled by a third-party tool called Emsi, which pulls data from sources like the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, online job postings, other government databases and more to give you regional and national career outlook related to this academic program. On top of the resources your college will provide, the University Career Center offers several resources to help students identify and develop the global skills necessary to successfully pursue and achieve lifelong career goals.
Minors & Certificates
After selecting a major area of study and enrolling at UT San Antonio, degree-seeking students can choose from a variety of minors and certificates to supplement their education. Although not required, minors and certificates can help students customize their UT San Antonio experience based on their passions and unique career goals.
Explore All Minors & CertificatesFrequently Asked Questions
The School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Construction Management offers an ABET-accredited bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. The School is committed to excellence in teaching, research and service to the community and the profession. The Civil Engineering program’s mission is to provide our students an education that integrates fundamental science and engineering skills with design principles to solve engineering problems. Our program provides students opportunities for graduate education, to acquire life-long learning skills, and to participate in research that advances the discipline and benefits society. Students will be prepared to become professional engineers and leaders in the Civil & Environmental Engineering profession.
The elective courses allow some specialization in one of the traditional Civil Engineering areas, namely, Environmental, Geotechnical, Hydraulics, Structures and Transportation.
This curriculum is designed to meet the student learning outcomes defined by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology and the American Society of Civil Engineers. More specifically, it integrates design throughout the curriculum starting with the freshman introductory course, CE 1301 Introduction to Civil Engineering, and ending with the senior capstone Civil Engineering Design course CE 4813.
Design components are contained in most required and/or elective Civil Engineering courses, such as CE 3213 Reinforced Concrete Design, CE 3233 Steel Design, CE 4463 Foundation Engineering, CE 4633 Water and Wastewater Treatment, CE 3223 Highway Engineering and CE 4603 Water Resources Engineering. The design experience culminates in the senior capstone design course, CE 4813 Civil Engineering Design. In this course, students work in multidisciplinary teams involving three or more civil engineering areas and solve practical civil engineering problems drawing upon most of their prior coursework experience. These projects culminate in formal presentations evaluated by professional engineers.
Yes! UT San Antonio’s Civil Engineering program offers undergraduate research opportunities through faculty-led projects in areas like structures, water resources, transportation and environmental engineering. Students can also pursue internships and co-ops with industry partners, often facilitated by the university’s career center and departmental connections. These experiences help students apply classroom knowledge to real-world challenges and build strong professional networks before graduation. Students can even receive up to 3 hours of elective credit for undergraduate research or a civil engineering internship.
Civil engineering graduates can pursue diverse careers in Structural, Geotechnical, Water Resources, Transportation and Environmental Engineering, managing projects like roads, bridges, and buildings, or specializing in areas such as construction management, urban planning, surveying, or environmental protection, working in consulting, government, or private firms. The degree opens doors to roles from hands-on site engineering to high-level project management, design and even tech-focused fields like smart infrastructure.
The Honors Experience
Realize your full potential at The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Honors College. Rooted in experiential learning, our classes and programs are hands-on, project-based, and customizable to fit your individual goals. Students in any majors can get invited to our Honors College. Turn your passions into marketable skills for the future!
Why Join Honors?
Why UT San Antonio?
The UT San Antonio Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design (KCEID) is a top producer of engineers and environmental designers. Students work with industry leading faculty, cutting edge technologies and other students from our collaborative complimentary disciplines to solve grand challenges where humanity intersects with the physical world.
A signature experience for a KCEID student includes an internship, a research project, a study abroad program or a service learning project. By completing any one of these experiences, you will be applying knowledge you learn through classwork and developing marketable skills to chart your course towards a Bold Future.
KCEID is home to cutting-edge technologies and facilities. From our Large Scale Testing Lab to our two Makerspaces and newly opened 160,349 square foot Science and Engineering Building, KCEID students regularly engage with and operate machines and apparatus that are commonly leveraged professionally.
Student Success
UT San Antonio is all about your success. Our experiential learning initiative takes what you learn in the classroom and helps you apply it to real life. As a student in the Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design (KCEID), you will explore, engage and reflect on your experiences to launch your career in a global society. The KCEID Student Success Center is a one-stop resource to help you achieve your academic, personal and professional goals. Receive tutoring, find internships, connect with industry professionals for job opportunities, and enhance your professional development skills through the center’s comprehensive programming.