The mission of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Houston is to educate its students to be productive engineers and responsible citizens in the changing environment of the 21st century.

This mission is achieved by:

• upholding traditions of high academic standards in the classroom and in non-classroom educational activities, and encouraging students with non-traditional and diverse ethnic backgrounds;
• creating, discovering and disseminating new knowledge through research and scholarly activity; and
• serving as a resource for the constituencies of the University of Houston and the profession of civil and environmental engineering.

The BSCE degree program is continually monitored and assessed to ensure that it meets the needs of our constituencies including our students, and the civil engineering profession as represented by the employers of our graduates and the CEE Advisory Board Members.

Educational Objectives
The mission of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in undergraduate education will be accomplished by achieving the following objectives:

UH CE Program graduates will

(1) meet or exceed the expectations of their employers in the public and private sectors, and

(2) continue to develop professionally by pursuing licensure, graduate and professional studies and/or continuing education.

These objectives meet ABET "Engineering Criteria 2000" and are consistent with the missions of the College and University.