Goals & Objectives of the BSCNE Program

Mission of the School

The mission of the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, in recognition of Purdue University’s role as the Indiana land grant institution, is to excel in the sciences and arts of the fields of Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering through education, scholarship, research and service. (Reaffirmed October 2018)

Goals of the School

The goals of the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering (CCE) are to:

  • Provide an educational experience of highest quality to our undergraduate and graduate students through a program of study that accommodates the individual's interests and career goals
  • Provide a solid foundation for those students who wish to pursue graduate studies
  • Maintain national and international leadership in advancing engineering knowledge through research and scholarship
  • Serve the engineering profession, industry, and University, the State, and society with valuable leadership, participation, and knowledge.
  • Provide graduates with the opportunity to join the family of Purdue CCE alumni who are playing leading roles in the practice of civil and construction engineering worldwide

BSCNE Program Educational Objectives

(last reaffirmed by faculty vote on April 17, 2025)

The objective of the BSCNE degree program within the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering is to prepare graduates to successfully pursue their professional career objectives in a construction engineering-related field. The School considers this objective to be realized if a majority of graduates of the BSCNE program:

  1. Obtain leadership positions within their industry organizations.
  2. Contribute to the advancement of the profession through participation in education, mentoring, and research.
  3. Pursue professional advancement through registration, certification, and instruments.
  4. Continue their education through life-long learning opportunities, graduate studies, and/or self-study.
  5. Engage in global/societal advancement through use of their professional talents to sere the communities in which they reside and by engaging in the dialogue surrounding the societal impact of engineering decisions.

BSCNE Student Outcomes

  1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
  3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
  6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

The BS program in Civil Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs. The BS program in Construction Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Construction and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.