Admissions
Eligibility
The requirements to be admitted to graduate study in the Geotechnical
Engineering and Geomechanics Program are the same as those for the
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering. More
information concerning these eligibility requirements can be found at
this link.
Undergraduate Course Prerequisites
for Graduate Admission
Before taking graduate courses the following minimum undergraduate
course requirements must be satisfied:
Mathematic and calculus courses through differential equations and
linear algebra. Statics, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics,
geology, soil mechanics and foundation engineering.
Transfer Credits
For the Master of Science degree, the GEG program will accept up to 9
hours graduate credit from other institutions toward the minimum course
requirements if not used toward another degree.
For the Doctoral degree, the GEG program will accept up to 9 semester
hours of 5000 level or above
course work may be transferred from another institution and applied
towards the 30 hours minimum course work requirement. For a student who
has obtained his/her M.S. degree at the University of Colorado
Boulder, up to 21 semester hours of 5000 level or above course work may
be transferred.