Preface

The policies and procedures in Sections 1 and 2 were adopted by the Faculty of the Department of Civil Engineering on December 16, 1980, and amended on May 13, 1985, April 28, 1986 and May 15, 1990. School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) policies and procedures included in this manual were approved by the SEAS faculty in summer 1988, and revised in March 1991. The policies and procedures related to graduate study included in this manual are effective for all graduate students entering the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering after August 1, 1997. The Department reserves the right to modify the procedures and requirements outlined in this manual. Such modifications generally will not be considered as retroactive.

In accordance with federal and state laws, no person in whatever relationship with the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York shall be subject to discrimination on the basis of age, religion or creed, color, disability, national origin, race, ethnicity, sex or sexual orientation, marital or veteran status. Reprinted September 2001

Table of Contents

General Information
Introduction
Admissions
Financial Assistance
Advisement and Registration
Scholastic Standing
Seminars
Miscellaneous
• Keys
• Offices and Desks
• Mail
• Telephones
• Bulletin Boards
• Copying
• Typing
• Computer Resources
• Machine Shop
• Safety
• Deadlines

Graduate Programs and Degree Requirements
Areas of Study
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Policies
• Transfer of credits taken at other universities
• Informal courses (Independent Study, Individual Problems)
• Graduate credit for undergraduate courses
• Thesis/Project/Dissertation credits applicable toward degree
• Nonapplicable credits
• Deadlines
• Grading policy
• Monitoring student progress
• Required grade point average
• Ph.D. advisory committee
• The outside reader
• Time limits for degree
• Application to Candidacy
• Leaves of absence
• Time limit for tuition scholarships
• Time limit for support on state lines
Specific Department Requirements
• Course grades
• Project, Thesis, Dissertation
• Time limits
• Graduate credit for undergraduate courses
Core Curriculum
Master's Programs
• Master of Engineering
• Master of Science
Ph.D. Program
• General requirements
• Qualifying examination
• Dissertation and defense

Supplemental Information
Civil Engineering Graduate Student Clubs and Professional Societies
Centers
Degree Conferral Timetable for Receipt of Paperwork
Faculty and Staff
Description of Civil Engineering Graduate Courses
SEAS Graduate Courses