Welcome to the undergraduate program in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering. We offer听bachelor鈥檚 degrees in three majors: civil engineering, environmental engineering听补苍诲 architectural engineering.

As a student, you can engage in听groundbreaking research projects, give back to the world through engineering service organizations, and gain valuable听experience through internships. Our goal is for EVERY student to be able to participate in an听enrichment opportunit that will help you become a holistic engineer who is fully prepared to launch a successful career.颅

Engineer Your Future

We provide a top-20 engineering education in an unparalleled environment of natural beauty, world-class recreation and technological innovation. CU Boulder is home to unique educational, research and service opportunities found nowhere else, not to mention our access to amazing skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking and hiking.

Our students can:

  • Live in a听sustainability-focused Residential Academic Program听where your residence hall is also your laboratory.
  • Participate in service projects in places from Peru to Rwanda through Engineers Without Borders-USA.
  • Engage in undergraduate research through the 麻豆视频y Learning Apprenticeship Program.
  • Access exclusive internship opportunities.
  • Meet employers at career fairs.
  • Become a peer mentor.
  • Join CEAE student organizations.
  • And much more!

Explore each of our majors and additional student opportunities using the links in the right hand bar.

Join us for our 2024-25 Prospective Undergraduate Civil and Architectural Engineering Virtual Info Sessions!

Curious about what civil or architectural engineers do? Then join our virtual info sessions to explore further.听

  • 麻豆视频 the CU Boulder experience of studying civil or architectural engineering and explore听the exciting career paths available within the field.
  • Interact with a department professor.*
  • Gain insights into the general curriculum from an academic advisor.
  • Get听a firsthand look at student life from a current student's perspective.

* Each of our听professors bring unique specializations. While you can select a听session that aligns with your interests, attending any virtual info session will provide valuable insights into the world听of civil and architectural engineering!

More information about the 2024-2025 Virtual Information Sessions will be available soon. In the meantime, here is what we offered during the last academic year:

October 23, 2023,听4:30-5:30 p.m. MT
Professor Rajagopalan Balaji听- water resources engineering

November 13, 2023,听4:30-5:30 p.m. MT
Associate Teaching 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Chris Senseney, construction engineering management

March 4, 2024,听4:30-5:30 p.m. MT
笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Abbie Liel, structural engineering and structural mechanics

April 8, 2024,听4:30-5:30 p.m. MT
Assistant 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Yida Zhang,听geotechnical engineering & geomechanics

Meet Our Undergraduate Students

Gabrielle Dunn

Gabrielle Dunn: Water resource/stormwater engineer

Gabrielle Dunn has one professional paid internship under her belt, will complete another one this summer, and in the fall will move into the Bachelor鈥檚 Accelerated Master鈥檚 program. Read more
Emma Andreason in rugby shirt

Emma Andreasen: The road to Outstanding Undergraduate

Raised in a small rural town with limited exposure to computing, Emma Andreasen has achieved remarkable recognition as the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Undergraduate of the College of Engineering and Applied Science award. Read more
Kate MacKeigan under a full rainbow in Hawaii

Kate MacKeigan: Architectural engineers are responsible for designing sustainably

鈥淎rchitectural engineers have the opportunity to change the world through mitigating climate change," says Kate MacKeigan, who will move to Hawaii after she graduates in May, having secured a full-time position as a field engineer for Hensel Phelps. Read more