Civil Engineering

With courses ranging from construction materials to highway design, you'll start building something awesome right away.

• A cumulative 2.5 or better secondary/high school GPA (4.0 scale) 
  
• College Entrance Exams- ACT or SAT - If you are applying to the School of Engineering or the School of Nursing, you are required to submit ACT or SAT exam score results. Applicants to all other academic programs do not need to submit an ACT or SAT but will be required to take a placement exam after your arrival to campus.
  
• Proof of English Proficiency 

Applicants to the Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering, including all Engineering programs, Engineering Technology, Mathematics and Chemistry, must obtain an ACT math score of at least 19 or a SAT math score of 460 on exam taken prior to March 2016 or 510 SAT score taken March 2016 and after.

•  A cumulative 2.0 or better college GPA (4.0 scale) 
  
• 24 or more earned credit hours (Equivalent to U.S. system) 
  
• Students with less than 24 hours will also have to meet the same requirements as First time freshman     
  
• Proof of English Proficiency

In our most recent survey of program graduates, we found that 100% of our responding graduates from 2016 to 2018 found full-time employment or started an advanced degree after graduating from WVU Tech. They also reported an average starting salary range of $45,000 - $55,000.

Civil engineering graduates pursue careers that engage them in the planning, design, construction and maintenance of bridges, buildings, foundations, dams, sanitary and solid waste disposal systems, highway, airport facilities, transportation systems, waterways, hydroelectric installations, pipelines, coal preparation and loading facilities, among others.  

Most of our graduates are either employed in their field or go on to graduate school within six to twelve months following graduation. While they find work with a wide range of employers, many of our graduates stay in West Virginia.

After graduation, those who want to advance their career opportunities can seek professional registration (i.e., become a professional engineer). One step towards professional registration is that the applicant must be a graduate of an ABET-accredited program. In preparing our students academically for professional registration, our curriculum requires seniors to take ENGR 402 Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Review. This course helps them prepare for taking the FE exam, a necessary first-step towards professional registration.

Our graduates have also pursued graduate degrees in civil engineering at several prestigious universities.

Civil Engineering graduates have accepted a wide range of positions, including:

• WV Department of Transportation Secretary
  
• Project manager
  
• Bridge engineer
  
• Environmental engineer
  
• Civil engineer
  
• Design engineer
  
• Engineer
  
• Junior estimator
  
• Highway design engineer
  
• Geotechnical engineer
  
• Project engineer

1. Set up an account at the link below. This will give you access to the WVU System application.
2. Select the Keyser campus to access the PSC application.
3. Select " Hospitality (Culinary) - offered on the Beckley campus" as your intended major.
4. Complete all the additional required information, and submit your application.