Program Overview

Environmental Engineering (BSVE) Program

The Environmental Engineering (BSVE) program at the University of Central Florida focuses on air pollution control, water and wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste management, environmental health, and remediation. This program prepares students for state-regulated professional licensure or certification.

Program Description

Environmental engineers work to protect society from adverse environmental factors and to protect the environment from natural and human activities. With a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering, students can improve the quality of life and safety of society by planning, designing, permitting, and maintaining projects that comply with regulations and improve water, soil, and air quality.

Career Opportunities

Environmental engineering graduates often find positions in the design industry, consulting firms, regulatory agencies, utilities, and municipal, state, and federal government agencies, as well as academic institutions. This program also prepares students for professional licensure and certification opportunities to further their careers.

Program Requirements

• Basic Core Requirements: 6 total credits, including a Biological Science course and an Earth Science course.
• Advanced Core Requirements: 56 total credits, including courses in engineering analysis, mechanics of materials, thermodynamics, and environmental engineering.
• Restricted Electives: 3 total credits, with options for technical electives in various areas.
• Capstone Requirements: 6 total credits, including an environmental engineering design specialization course and an environmental engineering capstone course.

Degree Requirements

• Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 122
• Grand Total Credits: 71
• Foreign Language Requirements: Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.
• Departmental Exit Requirements: Environmental Engineering students must take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam during their Senior year.
• College Exit Requirements: Students must complete at least eight upper-division courses towards their degree within the College of Engineering and Computer Science at UCF.
• University Minimum Exit Requirements: Students must have a minimum 2.0 UCF GPA, complete 42 semester hours of upper-division credit, and fulfill other university requirements.

Tuition Fees

• In-State Tuition: $212.28 per credit hour
• Out-of-State Tuition: $802.54 per credit hour

Advising Notes

• Students should meet regularly with their Academic Success Coach.
• The Environmental Engineering program offers the Accelerated BS-MS Program to students of high academic standing.
• The program also offers the opportunity for exceptionally well-qualified undergraduates to enter directly into the PhD program after completion of an appropriate BS degree.

Related Programs

• Chemistry (B.S.)
• Construction Engineering (B.S.Con.E.)
• Civil Engineering (B.S.C.E.)
• Environmental Engineering B.S. to M.S.Env.E.
• Environmental Engineering B.S to M.S
• Engineering Leadership Certificate
• Chemistry Minor
• Environmental Studies Minor
• Mathematics Minor
• Engineering Leadership Minor
• Bioengineering Minor

Equipment Fees

• Part-Time Student: $44 per term
• Full-Time Student: $87 per term