College of Engineering
Ranked as one of the top engineering programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the College of Engineering offers a strong academic program with extensive hands-on experiential learning opportunities.
Our College of Engineering was the first engineering program in the state of Colorado. The remodeled and extensively expanded engineering building offers state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratories, and computer infrastructure.
Committed to undergraduate teaching and mentoring, we continue to hire the most outstanding faculty who place a high priority on undergraduate teaching, while also aggressively pursuing cutting-edge research.
As a first step to become licensed engineers, students must take the Fundamentals of Engineering examination that is administered by the Colorado State Board of Registration. The pass rate for our students has consistently been at 90 percent, which is 10 percent above the state pass rate.
Undergraduate Programs of Study
Chemical Engineering
- A powerful blend of basic sciences and the skills to quantitatively describe, predict, and control all changes of matter. This provides the foundation to create cutting-edge materials and products, or design new devices to improve health, the environment, or the utilization of energy resources.
- Emphasizes biochemical, biomedical, and environmental specializations through a broad selection of electives. Faculty, who have active research programs, teach all classes. Small class size enables professors to work closely with students throughout their education.
- Graduates are engineers in research, process development, equipment design, production, pollutions control, consulting, materials and more. Many go on to graduate programs.
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Civil Engineering
- Concentrations: Civil Engineering and Soil and Water Resource Engineering.
- A strong, broad-based education with concentrations in traditional civil engineering and soil and water resource engineering.
- Each freshman participates in a design project. Seniors complete a two-semester course, which draws upon a student's four years of technical skill development to design and present a project as a consulting engineer to an actual client, preparing them to jump right into their new work environment after graduation.
- Graduates find employment in a variety of industries, government agencies, and private consulting firms, with many opportunities for working internationally. Some students continue in our graduate program.
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Computer Engineering
- Emphasizes computer electronics, digital system design, digital computing and networking, and computer programming. Students are required to take some courses in computer science and can choose senior elective courses in computer-related areas.
- Through the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, students can gain valuable educational research experience in two world-class Engineering Research Centers.
- Computer Engineering is consistently reported as one of the top-paid majors nationwide.
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Electrical Engineering
- Concentrations: Electrical Engineering and Optoelectronic Engineering.
- Choose between electrical engineering and optoelectronic engineering concentrations. Electrical Engineering focuses on circuits, electronics, electromagnetic fields, and electromechanical devises. Optoelectronic engineering concentrates on optics and waves, optical electronics, optical information processing, and communications.
- The department is home to two Engineering Research Centers, where students can participate in cutting-edge research.
- Electrical Engineering is consistently reported as one of the top-paid majors nationwide.
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Engineering Science
- Concentrations: Engineering Physics, International Engineering and International Studies, Space Engineering and Teacher Education.
- A broad interdisciplinary approach to engineering. Students can choose from five concentrations: engineering physics, international engineering and international studies, space engineering, teacher education, and the dual degree program in engineering and the liberal arts.
- Engineering science majors are well prepared to enter a career in engineering, or to proceed to graduate school in one of the traditional engineering disciplines.
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Environmental Engineering
- This interdisciplinary major provides a strong base in mathematics, physical and biological sciences, and engineering fundamentals. Students complete courses in chemical engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering as they relate to environmental engineering.
- Upper-level courses address applications in air, water, land pollution, and environmental toxicology. Students also participate in our Environmental Engineering Society and CSU's Chapter of Engineers Without Borders.
- Graduates are prepared for positions at regulatory agencies, engineering consulting firms, and pollution prevention/control divisions in industry.
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Mechanical Engineering
- Learn to apply engineering principles and analysis to solve problems in manufacturing, design, automation, engines, bioengineering, thermal fluids and electromechanical devices.
- The senior year focuses on a practicum, engaging students in international competition projects such as the SAE Aero Design West airplane competition, Urban Search and Rescue robotic competition, ASME Human Powered Vehicle race, and the Formula SAE Ram Racing team.
- Graduates have career opportunities in health care, renewable energy, energy systems, environmental controls, propulsion, manufacturing systems, aerospace, motor sports, and other industries.
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