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1. CharacteristicsoftheProgram
a.CampusesOfferingProgram

PurdueUniversityNorthCentral
b.ScopeofDelivery
NorthCentralCampus
c.ModelofDelivery
Classroom
d.OtherDeliveryAspects(Coops,Internships,Clinical,Practica,etc.)
TheprogramdoesnothaveanyformalOtherDeliveryAspectsthoughsummerinternshipsare
stronglyrecommendedandprovidedwheneconomicconditionspermitfromourlocalindustry
partners
e.AcademicUnitOfferingProgram
DepartmentofEngineering

2. RationaleforProgram
a.InstitutionalRationale(e.g.AlignmentwithInstitutionalMissionandStrengths)
TheproposedbaccalaureateinCivilEngineeringatPurdueUniversityNorthCentral(PNC)supports
thedirectionofthePurdueSystem;isanintegralaspectofPurdueNorthCentralsstrategicplan;
contributestohumancapitalandeconomicdevelopmentin northernIndiana;andmeetstheneeds
ofemployersinthisregion.ThisdegreeprogrambuildsuponPNCssuccessfulbaccalaureatedegrees
inmechanicalengineeringandelectricalengineering.

AnimportantpartofPurdueNorthCentralsstrategicplan,whichwasapprovedbythePurdueBoard
ofTrustees,istoaddbaccalaureateandmastersdegreestobetterservetheregion.Indiana
CommissionforHigherEducation(ICHE)policyisforregionalcampusestogrowtoserveIndiana
residents:WithincreasingadmissionsstandardsattheIndianaUniversityandPurdueUniversity
flagshipcampusesRegionalCampuseswillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleinservingHoosiers
withhighquality,lowcostbaccalaureatedegreeprograms.Inaddition,ICHEpolicyisthatRegional
Campusesshouldsignificantlyimprovecompletionrates
http://www.in.gov/che/files/DecC_Reg_Campus_Roles.pdf).Addingbaccalaureatedegreesis
essentialforPNCtoaccomplishthis.

TheregionalcampuseshavebecometheprimaryaccesspointtoaPurdueeducationforIndiana
undergraduatestudentsasPurdueWestLafayette(PUWL)isfocusingmoreongraduate,
international,andoutofstateenrollment.In201011,thePurdueregionalcampuses(Indiana
UniversityPurdueUniversityFortWayne,PurdueCalumet,PurdueNorthCentral)enrolled24,655
residentundergraduates;PUWLenrolled19,381residentundergraduates

(http://www.purdue.edu/datadigest/regional_campuses/rc_enroll_residency.htmland

http://www.purdue.edu/datadigest/students/stu_res.html).

PurdueNorthCentralcurrentlyhas21baccalaureateprograms,includingtwoinengineering.TheB.S.
inMechanicalEngineeringwasapprovedin2007.TheprogramhaditsfirstABETaccreditationreview
inOctober2011,andwasapprovedforaccreditationattheannualABETboardmeetinginthe
summerof2012.TheB.S.inElectricalEngineeringwasapprovedin2011.Theproposedbaccalaureate
inCivilEngineeringwouldbethelastengineeringdegreeforPNCfortheforeseeablefuture.

TheproposedprogramisinlinewiththecurriculaincivilengineeringprogramswithinthePurdue
Universitysystem.WiththerichbackgroundofPurdueengineering,theproposedprogramcanbe
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implementedattheNorthCentralCampuswithlittledifficulty.Itbenefitsthecommunityandthe
statethroughexpandedofferings.

b.StateRationale
ThefacultyandacademicadvisorsvisitedlocalhighschoolsandfreshmanengineeringclassesatPNC
toobtainfeedbackfromstudentsabouttheirinterestinB.S.engineeringprogramsattheNorth
Centralcampus.Thestudentsurveyindicatesthatthemajorityofstudentswhohaveaninterestin
engineeringprefertostudytheelectrical,civilandmechanicalengineeringdisciplines.Inaddition,
feedbackfromthelocalindustrialadvisorycommitteerevealedastrongneedforthesedisciplinesto
beprovidedlocallytosupportthemanufacturingindustryandlocalmunicipalitiesinnorthern
Indiana.Localmunicipalitiesalsohaveaneedforengineersforwater,sewage,environmentaland
transportationsystemsandinfrastructure.

Inadditiontotheregionaldemandforpubliceducationalengineeringopportunities,theprogram
willincorporatenewinitiativesassociatedwithincreasedretentionandscholarship.Ethicsand
communicationswillbeincludedthroughoutthecurriculum.Eachlabwillcontainintensive
communicationelements,includingbothwrittenandoralpresentations.Eachengineeringcourse
willalsoincludeacomputationalcomponentratherthanrelyingononlyonecomputationalcourse.
Retentioneffortswillbeimplemented,assessed,andtheresultsmadeavailabletootherprograms.
Theretentionissuesassociatedwitharegionaluniversitythatenrollsmanynontraditionalstudents
mustbeaddressedinamorecomprehensivemanner.Traditionalprogramshaveshowndeficiencies
insuchanenvironment.Thegoalforthisprogramistoachieveabovenationalaveragesforsixyear
graduationratesinengineeringwhilemaintainingtherigorassociatedwithaPurdueUniversity
engineeringprogram.Thiswillrepresentasignificantadvanceforaregionaluniversity.

Thenewengineeringprogramwillenhanceandcontributepositivelytotheexistingengineering
technologyprogramsatPNC.Manystudentsthatarenotretainedintheengineeringprogrammay
transfertooneoftheengineeringtechnologyprograms.Theadditionalresearchlevelfacultyand
newlabresourceswillalsobenefitthetechnologyprograms.

c.EvidenceofLaborMarketNeed
i.National,State,orRegionalNeeds
FullandparttimestudentswouldbeservedfromthegeographicregionsurroundingPurdue
UniversityNorthCentralinWestville,Indiana,whodesirepreparationforentryintotheworkforce
dealingwithcivilengineeringactivities.AnarticulationagreementexistswithIvyTechCommunity
College(ITCC)andPNCfortheITCCstatewidepreengineeringprogramtoservequalifiedstudents
seekingtransfertoPNCengineeringprograms.ThetotalpopulationfortheNorthCentralservice
areahasincreasedby4.8%from2000to2007asshownbelow.

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TRICOUNTYPOPULATION

2000
2007
%Change

LaPorte
110,106
109,839
0.2%

Porter
146,798
160,653
+9.4%

Starke
23,556
23,554
+0.0%

Total
280,460
294,046
+4.8%

Source:U.S.CensusBureau

ii.PreparationforGraduateProgramsorOtherBenefits
Althoughsomegraduatesmaygoonforgraduatework,thisisnottheprimarygoal.

iii.SummaryofIndianaDWDand/orU.S.DepartmentofLaborData
Demandfortechnicalpersonnelwithknowledgeandskillatthebaccalaureatelevelcontinuesto
increaseinIndianaandacrosstheU.S.asthenumberofretireesanddemandrises.Theproposed
B.S.inCivilEngineeringwillhelpmeetthisdemandandwillprovideamechanismforthoseseeking
aPurduedegreetheopportunitytocontinuetheireducationwithinthenorthernIndianaregion.

AccordingtotheUnitedStatesBureauofLaborStatistics,civilengineershadamediansalaryof
$77,560peryearcomparedtothemediansalaryof$33,840foralljobs.Themedianwagefora
civilengineerinfederalandlocalgovernmentpositionsis$89,450and$80,250respectively.The
joboutlookfor20102020isanincreaseof19%,comparedto14%foralljobs.Theestimateofthe
currentnumberofcivilengineersis262,800,withanemploymentchangeof51,100overthenext
tenyears.Seehttp://www.bls.gov/ooh/architectureandengineering/civilengineers.htm.

InthestateofIndiana,accordingtotheHoosierHot50joblist,forEconomicDevelopmentRegion
1,whichisNorthernIndiana,civilengineeringtypepositionsoccupypositions5:construction
manager,6:constructionsupervisor,and11:costestimatorwithsalariesrangingfrom$55,000to
$78,000.TheHoosierHot50Jobsarebasedonanindexofeightweightedoccupationalmeasures
ofgrowthby2018andopportunityforHoosierworkersandwereselectedbasedonIndianas
OccupationalProjectionsandwagedatafromtheOccupationalEmploymentStatistics(OES)
survey,bothproducedbyIndianasDepartmentofWorkforceDevelopment.

Civilengineeringgraduatesfindjobsintechnicaland/ormanagerialpositionsinlocalengineering
companies.Typicalentrylevelpositiontitlesincludecivilengineer,environmentalengineer,test
engineerandtransportationengineer.ThedemandforcivilengineersinnorthernIndianaisgood
andcontinuestogrowasnewopportunitiesariseandseniorcivilengineersretire.Northern
Indianahaslargeconstructioncompanies,architecturalandengineering(A&E)companiesand
moreinadditiontomunicipalutilitiesandtheIndianaDepartmentofTransportation.
(Seesection2,c,vi)regardingthefeedbackfromlocalengineeringcompanies.)Thestatewide
rankingofjobpriorities,asgivenintheHoosierHot50Jobsreport,listscivilengineeringjobsin
severalpositions.Inaddition,civilengineeringisamongthetop10degreesindemandbyindustry
accordingtotheUnitedStatesDepartmentofLabor.

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iv.National,State,orRegionalStudies
TheNorthwestIndianaWorkforceBoard,inconjunctionwiththeIndianaDepartmentof
WorkforceDevelopmentannuallydevelopsasetofworkforcedevelopmentprojectionsforthe
sevencountiesofnorthwestIndiana,whichincludetheserviceterritoryofPurdueNorth
Central.Theorganizationpublishesaworkforceinvestmentplanannuallyandthemostrecent
planfortheregionidentifiedclustersofAdvancedManufacturingandConstruction,and
Transportation,DistributionandLogisticsastwoofmostindemandfieldsfortheperiod

20082018.Eachoftheseclustersincludescivilengineeringpositions.

v.SurveysofEmployersorStudentsandAnalysesofJobPostings
Thefacultyandacademicadvisorsvisitedlocalhighschoolsandfreshmanengineeringclasses
atPNCtoobtainfeedbackfromstudentsabouttheirinterestinB.S.engineeringprogramsat
theNorthCentralcampus.Thestudentsurveysindicatethatthemajorityofstudentswhohave
aninterestinengineeringprefertostudytheelectrical,civilandmechanicalengineering
disciplines.Inaddition,feedbackfromthelocalindustrialadvisorycommitteerevealedastrong
needforthesedisciplinestobeprovidedlocallytosupportthemanufacturingindustryand
localmunicipalitiesinnorthernIndiana.Localmunicipalitiesalsohaveaneedforengineersfor
water,sewage,environmentalandtransportationsystemsandinfrastructure.

vi.LettersofSupport

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3. CostofandSupportofProgram
a.Costs

Table 1
Question 3a: Cost of and Support for the Program
Detail on Direct Program Costs
Purdue North Central Campus
BS in Civil Engineering Program

Total
Year
#1
FTE

FY 2014
Cost

Total
Year
#2

FY 2015

Total
Year
#3

Total
Year
#4

FY2016

FY 2017

Total
Year
#5

FY 2018

FTE

Cost

FTE

Cost

FTE

Cost

FTE

Cost

$275,000.00

1. Faculty and Staff

b. Faculty

0.5

$55,000.00

1.5

$165,000.00

2.0

$220,000.00

2.5

$275,000.00

2.50

c. Limited Term Lecturers

0.4

$10,000.00

0.8

$20,000.00

1.0

$25,000.00

1.0

$25,000.00

1.00

$25,000.00

0.9

$65,000.00

2.3

$185,000.00

3.0

$245,000.00

3.5

$300,000.00

3.50

$300,000.00

Total

2. Supplies and Expense

a. General Supplies/Expenses
b. Recruiting

$10,000.00

$6,000.00

$6,000.00

$6,000.00

$6,000.00

$3,000.00

$3,000.00

$3,000.00

$3,000.00

$3,000.00

c. Travel

$3,000.00

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

d. Library

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$18,000.00

$13,000.00

$13,000.00

$13,000.00

$13,000.00

$58,700.00

$18,900.00

$36,200.00

$58,500.00

$65,600.00

e. Other
Total Supplies and Expense

3. Equipment
a. Additional Lab Equipment
b. Routine Repair & Replacement

$0.00

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

$40,000.00

$58,700.00

$20,900.00

$38,200.00

$60,500.00

$105,600.00

a. Graduate Fee Scholarships

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

b. Fellowships

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$141,700.00

$218,900.00

$296,200.00

$373,500.00

$418,600.00

Total Equipment

4. Student Assistance

Total Student Assistance

Sum of All Direct Program Costs

i.FacultyandStaff
Thebudgetincludes.5facultyand.4LTLcostsforthefirstyear.

ThefollowingPurdueNorthCentralfacultyandadministratorswillbeinvolvedwiththedegree
program.

JamesDworkin,Ph.D.,Chancellor

KarenSchmid,Ph.D.,ViceChancellorforAcademicAffairs

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ThomasF.Brady,Ph.D.,ProfessorandDean,CollegeofEngineeringandTechnology

LarrylK.Matthews,Ph.D.,ProfessorofMechanicalEngineering

NuriZeytinoglu,Ph.D.,AssociateProfessorofMechanicalEngineering

ShengyongZhang,Ph.D.,AssistantProfessorofMechanicalEngineering

LiTan,PhD.,AssociateProfessorofElectricalEngineering

Twofacultymembersarerequiredtofullyimplementthecompletecivilengineeringprogram
withanexpectedgrowthto2.5FTE.Theminimumcredentialsrequiredforeachfaultymember
areaPh.D.degreealongwithseveralyearsofexperienceinthediscipline.Additionally,parttime
facultywithappropriateexpertisewillbeemployedasrequiredtoteachselectedcourses.

ii.Facilities
Thequalityoflibraryholdingsandaudiovisualmaterialsneedtobesupplementedtoamodest
extentthroughnormalacquisitionsandsuppliesbudgets.TheexistingConstructionEngineering
andManagementTechnologylaboratoryspaceswillbeutilizedinthedeliveryoftheB.S.inCivil
Engineeringdegreeprogram.Thelabswillnotbeconcurrent,butthespacescanbeutilizedby
bothprograms.AdditionallaboratoryspaceinthePNCMaintenanceBuildinghasbeenallocated
totheCollegeofEngineeringandTechnologyandwillbeavailablein2013.

iii.OtherCapitalCosts
TheCollegeofEngineeringandTechnologyreceivedaPresidentsallocationof$100,000in2011
forthepurposeofacquiringlaboratoryequipmentforengineeringprograms.Amajorityofthis
allocationwillbeusedtosupportCivilEngineeringneeds.

b.Support

i.NatureofSupport(New,Existing,Reallocation)
Thereisexistingsupporttostarttheprogram.Futurecostsfortheprogramwillbecovered
throughnewtuitionrevenue.

ii.SpecialFeesaboveBaselineTuition
Therewillbenospecialfeesfortheproposedprogramotherthanstandardlaboratoryfeesfor
laboratorycoursesrequiredbytheprogram.

4. SimilarandRelatedPrograms
a.ListofProgramsandDegreesConferred
i.SimilarProgramatOtherInstitutions

Twoprogramsexistintheregion:
PurdueUniversityCalumet:TheSchoolofEngineering,MathematicsandScienceofPurdue
UniversityCalumetoffersanaccreditedB.S.inCivilEngineering.

ValparaisoUniversity:TheCollegeofEngineeringofValparaisoUniversityofferaccreditedB.S.
degreesincivil,mechanical,electricalandcomputerengineering.

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ii.RelatedProgramsattheProposingInstitutions
ThefreshmanengineeringprogramhasexistedatPurdueUniversityNorthCentralsinceitwasfirst
listedinthe196667PNCcatalog.Inthepast,studentstransferredtoWestLafayetteorother
campusesaftercompletionofasuccessfulfreshmanexperienceatPNCduetothelackofafour
yearengineeringprogram.Studentsfromregionalhighschoolsaswellasfreshmanengineering
studentshaverequestedafullcivilengineeringprogramattheNorthCentralcampuswhichwould
resultinsubstantialcostsavingsforthesestudents.Additionally,afouryearprogramwouldallow
thesestudentstoresideclosetotheirfamiliesandcommunities.ThesteadyincreaseinPNCfull
timestudentenrollmentinconjunctionwithcampusacademicautonomyhasresultedinan
environmentconducivetoofferingnewprograms.Theproposedprogramhasbeenreviewedand
supportedbytheSchoolofCivilEngineeringattheWestLafayettecampus.Aprocessofcontinual
improvementwillincludeinputfromtheSchoolofCivilEngineeringatPurdueWestLafayetteas
wellasregionalbusinesses.

Itisanticipatedthatthefreshmenclassofcivilengineeringwillbegininthefallof2013.TheB.S.
inMechanicalEngineeringdegreewasapprovedinthefallof2007.Itentereditsjunioryearinthe
fallof2009withmorethan30studentsenrolled.Thefirstgraduatescompletedtheirdegreesin
May2011.Theyhavedoneextremelywellinthejobmarket.Theexistingresourcesdeveloped
alongwiththemechanicalengineeringprogramandtheclearstudentinterestinthecivil
engineeringprogrammakestheneedandsuccessforanewcivilengineeringprogramclear.

Theprogramwillattractbrightyoungstudentsfromlocalhighschoolsandcreatenewresearch
opportunitiesformathematics,scienceandengineeringfacultymembers.Classsizeswillincrease
inthephysicalsciencesandmathematics.Interactionsbetweenengineeringfacultyandfacultyin
othercollegeswillfostergreaterresearchcollaborationwithoutincreasingloadfactors
appreciably.

iii.ListofSimilarProgramsOutsideIndiana
SimilarCivilEngineeringprogramsoutsideofIndianathatmayusedasabenchmarkincludeIllinois
InstituteofTechnology,UniversityofIllinoisChicagoandWesternMichiganUniversity.

iv.ArticulationofAssociate/BaccalaureatePrograms
StudentsshouldnothaveproblemsintransferringcreditsearnedintheB.S.inCivilEngineeringto
othersimilarprogramsatotherinstitutionsinIndianaoracrossthenation.Anarticulation
agreementalreadyexistsbetweenIvyTechCommunityCollegeandPNC.

v.CollaborationwithSimilarorRelatedProgramsonOtherCampuses
ThePNCprograminCivilEngineeringwillworkwithsimilarprogramsonothercampusesinthe
areainformalandinformalfashionaswehavebeendoingwithourcurrentengineeringprograms
sincetheirinception.WehaveanarticulationagreementstatewidewithIvyTechandtheirpre
engineeringprogramtoensureseamlessstudenttransfer.WehaveworkedwithValparaiso
Universityfacultytoallowtheirengineeringstudentstotakeourseniordesigncourse.Wehave
workedwithstudentsandfacultyfromPurdueUniversityCalumettofacilitateoptimalscheduling
andtransferofcourses.Sincewedonotcurrentlyofferengineeringcoursesduringthesummer
sessions,weworkwithourstudentstofindcoursestheymayneedordesiretotakeduring
summersessionsatothercampuses.Additionally,weencourageourfacultymemberstodevelop
relationshipswiththeirpeersatneighboringcampuses.

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5. QualityandOtherAspectsoftheProgram
a.CreditHoursRequired/TimetoCompletion
Thefollowingtableshowstheinformationregardingcredithourdistributionofcivilengineering,
generaleducation,mathematics,physicalsciencesandotherengineeringcourses.

Academicareas
CreditHours

Humanities&SocialScience
15

Mathematics
18

PhysicalSciences
16

CivilEngineeringCourses
44

OtherEngineering
35

Total
128

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Planofstudy

AsampleplanofstudyalongwithcoursesisshownbelowfortheB.S.inCivilEngineering
degree.

SEMESTER1
CR
MA16700 PlaneAnalyticGeometry&
5
CalculusI
CHM11500 GeneralChemistry
4
ENGL10100 EnglishCompositionI
3
ENGR17100 EngineeringFundamentalsI
5
CREDITHOURS
17
SEMESTER3
CR
ME 27000 BasicMechanicsI
3
PHYS26100 ElectricityandOptics
4
MA26100 MultivariateCalculus
4
COM11400 FundamentalsofCommunication 3
Humanities/SocialScienceElective
3

SEMESTER2
MA 16900 PlaneAnalyticGeometry&
CalculusII
ENGL10200 EnglishCompositionII
PHYS15200 Mechanics
ENGR18100 EngineeringFundamentalsII
CREDITHOURS
SEMESTER4
CHM11600 GeneralChemistry
CE 33001 Structure&PropertiesofMaterials
ME 20000 ThermodynamicsI
ME 27400 BasicMechanicsII
MA 26200 LinearAlgebra&Differential
Equation
CREDITHOURS
SEMESTER6
ME31001FluidMechanics
CE35000EnvironmentalEngineering
CE32900StructuralAnalysis
TechnicalElective
TechnicalElective

CREDITHOURS
SEMESTER8
CE43400
StructuralDesignII
ENGR46100 EngineeringDesignExperience
TechnicalElective
TechnicalElective
CREDITHOURS

TotalCreditHours128

CR
5
3
4
5
17
CR
4
3
3
3
4

CREDITHOURS
17
17
SEMESTER5
CR
CR
CE32401
MechanicsofMaterials
3
4
CE32800
MaterialsLab
1
3
STAT35000 IntroductiontoStatistics
3
4
ME30201 ThermodynamicsII
3
3
ENGR45000 EngineeringAnalysis
3
3
TechnicalElective
3

CREDITHOURS
16
17
SEMESTER7
CR
CR
CE41000
FluidMechanicsandHydraulics
4
4
CE33500
StructuralDesignI
4
3
PHIL11100 Ethics
3
3
TechnicalElective
3
3
CREDITHOURS
14
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ThefollowingcourseswillbeavailableforselectionbythestudentsasCE/ENGRtechnicalelectives.Asthe
programgrowsandfacultyarehired,thislistwillexpand.
CE30300EngineeringSurveying
CE32300SoilEngineering
CE33000ConstructionManagement
CEXXXX1TransportationEngineering
CEXXXX2RoadwayDesign
ENGR45100EngineeringAnalysisII
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Coursesthatalreadyexist
Thecourseslistedbelow(100credits)arealreadyofferedatPNC.

SEMESTER1
CR SEMESTER2
CR
MA16700 PlaneAnalyticGeometry&
5
MA16900PlaneAnalyticGeometry&Calculus 5
CalculusI
II
CHM11500 GeneralChemistry
4
ENGL 10200EnglishCompositionII
3
ENGL10100EnglishCompositionI
3
PHYS
15200 Mechanics
4
ENGR17100 EngineeringFundamentalsI
5
ENGR 18100 EngineeringFundamentalsII
5
CREDITHOURS
17 CREDITHOURS
17

SEMESTER3
CR SEMESTER4
CR
ME27000BasicMechanicsI
3
ME 20000 ThermodynamicsI
3
MA 26100 MultivariateCalculus
4
MA 26200 LinearAlgebra&Differential
4
Equations
COM11400FundamentalsofSpeechComm
3
ME27400BasicMechanicsII
3
PHYS26100ElectricityandOptics
4 CHM11600GeneralChemistry
4
Humanities&SocialSciencesElec
3 CE33001StructureandPropertiesofMaterials 3
CREDITHOURS
17 CREDITHOURS
17

SEMESTER5
CR SEMESTER6
CR
CE32401MechanicsofMaterials
3
ME 31001FluidMechanics
4
STAT35000IntroductiontoStatistics
3
TechnicalElective
3
TechnicalElective
3

ENGR45000EngineeringAnalysis
3
ME30201ThermodynamicsII
3

CREDITHOURS
15 CREDITHOURS
7

SEMESTER7
CR SEMESTER8
CR
CE41000FluidMechanicsandHydraulics
4
ENGR 46100 EngineeringDesignExperience 3
PHIL11100Ethics
3

CREDITHOURS
7
CREDITHOURS
3

AlloftheexistingcoursesarepartofthemechanicalengineeringdegreeprogramthatincludesaCivil
Engineeringminoroptionformechanicalengineeringstudents.Tobeefficientandtoenablestudentsto
changemajors,allPNCengineeringstudentstakethesamecorecoursesduringthefirstthreesemesters.

b.ExceedingtheStandardExpectationofCreditHours:
Thecurriculumrequires128credithoursandhasbeencarefullydesignedtomeettheoutcomesand
expectationsrequiredforAccreditationBoardforEngineeringandTechnology(ABET)accreditationin
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c.ProgramCompetenciesorLearningOutcomes
ThePNCcivilengineeringprogramisdesignedtopreparestudentsintechnicalengineering
competenceandprofessionalskills.Graduatesarebestsuitedfortechnicaland/ormanagerial
positionsinindustryand/orgovernment.Professionalsinthisfieldworkintheareasofinfrastructure
designandanalysis,buildingconstructiondesignandmanagement,engineeringconsulting,safety
andenvironmentalsystemsandmore.Theprimaryobjectivesofthecivilengineeringprogramare:

Provideawellroundedqualityundergraduateengineeringeducation

Teachapplicationsofmodernsciencesandtechnologies

Provideengineeringconsultingservicestolocalindustry

Encouragestudentinvolvementinundergraduateresearchactivities

Encouragestudentinvolvementinundergraduateengineeringcompetitions

Encouragestudentparticipationinlocalengineeringsocieties

Preparestudentsforprofessionallicensure

d.Assessment
Itisanticipatedthattheprogramwillbeimplementedinthefallof2013.Therewillbeanincreasein
engineeringenrollmentoverthenextfewyears,resultinginasubstantialincreaseinthenumberof
credithours.Thefreshmanengineeringprogramwillbeexpandedtosophomorelevelduringthefall
2014semester,leadingtothefirstcohortofcivilengineeringgraduatesbyMay2017.Thefollowing
criteriaandmethodswillbeutilizedfortheprogramassessmentandevaluationoftheengineering
program:

Thequalityandperformanceofthestudentsandgraduatesareimportantconsiderationsinthe
evaluationoftheengineeringprogram.Datawillbekeptonqualityoftheincomingstudentsand
theplacementofengineeringgraduates,whichincludesstatisticsonretention,placement,career
advancementofstudentsandemployersatisfaction.

Theassessmentprocesswillbedesignedtoevaluatetheprogramoutcomesimportanttothe
missionoftheinstitutionandtheprogrameducationalobjectives.WorkingwithABETandthe
industrialadvisoryboard,thecontentoftheprogramwillbecontinuouslyevaluatedandupdated
tomaintaintheappropriatescholarlyactivity.ABETcriteriarequiresuchmeasuresbetaken.

Theprofessionalcomponentrequirementsspecifysubjectareasappropriatetothefieldof
engineeringandtheengineeringfacultywillensurethedevelopmentoftheprograminatimely
mannerconsistentwiththeobjectivesoftheinstitution.

Thefacultyhavetheadequateexpertisetocoverallofthecurricularareaoftheprogram,
includingstudentadvisingandcounseling,universityserviceactivities,professionaldevelopment
andinteractionswithlocalindustry.

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ProgramqualitywillbeevaluatedbytheDeanofEngineeringandTechnologyincooperationwiththe
facultymembers,theindustrialadvisoryboardandtheEngineeringAccreditationCommissionof
ABET.

Additionalassessmentandevaluationcriteriaincludeagraduatesabilityto:

applyknowledgeofmathematics,science,andengineering

designandconductexperimentsaswellasanalyzeandinterpretdata

designasystem,componentorprocesstomeetthedesiredspecifications

functiononmultidisciplinaryteams

identify,formulateandsolveengineeringproblems

understandprofessionalandethicalresponsibilities

communicateeffectively

obtainabroadeducationrequiredtounderstandtheimpactofengineeringsolutionsinaglobal
andsocietalcontext

recognizetheneedforandanabilitytoengageinlifelonglearning

understandcontemporaryissuesandcontributetosocietalneeds

usethetechniques,skillsandmodernengineeringtoolsnecessaryforengineeringpractice

e.LicensureandCertification
PresumingthisCivilEngineeringprogramachievesABETaccreditation,graduatesfromtheprogram
willbeeligibletopursuelicensureasaProfessionalEngineer,orP.E.Feedbackfromourexternal
advisoryboardhasbeenunanimousinthesupportoftheP.E.processandtheimportanceofour
programfullypreparingstudentstopursuetheP.E.

TheP.E.processtypicallyinvolvesfoursteps:

1.StudentsmustgraduatefromanABETaccreditedprogram.
2.StudentsmustpasstheFundamentalsofEngineering(F.E.)writtenexaminationduringtheirlast
semesterofstudy.(PurduetypicallyhasanF.E.passrateinexcessof90%).
3.Graduatesmustaccumulateprofessionalexperience,typicallyaboutfouryears.
4.GraduatesmustpassthePrinciplesandPracticeinEngineering(P.E.)writtenexaminationina
chosenengineeringdiscipline

f.PlacementofGraduates
TheOfficeofCareerDevelopmentatPurdueUniversityNorthCentralprovidescareerandjobsearch
servicestoPurduestudentsandalumni.Thisofficeprovidesafullrangeofcareer
developmentservicestoprovideassistanceinthedevelopmentofjobsearchskillsandtofacilitate
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connectionsbetweenemployersandstudents.TheCollegeofEngineeringandTechnologyandPNCs
OfficeofCareerDevelopmenthavepartneredtodevelopnumerouseventsandservicesspecificto
engineeringrecruiting.Thispartnershiphasresultedin95%placementofourMechanical
EngineeringgraduatestodateandweanticipatesimilarsuccesswithCivilEngineeringgraduates.

g.Accreditation
WewillformallyrequestABETaccreditationassoonaswegraduateaBSCEstudent,perABET
guidelines.Wealreadyhaveinplaceacomprehensivecontinuousimprovementandassessment
programforourengineeringandtechnologydegreeprogramsthatmeetsandexceedsABETcriteria.
ThisprocesswasintegralforourMechanicalEngineeringprogramreceivingafullsixyear
accreditationin2012.

6. ProjectedHeadcountandFTEEnrollmentandDegreesConferred

Table 2
Data for Question # 6
Projected Headcount and FTE Enrollment and Degrees Conferred

Enrollment Projections (Headcount)

Enrollment Projections (FTE)
Degree Completions Projection

FY2015
38

Year #
3
FY
2016
52

Year #
4
FY
2017
66

Year #
5
FY
2018
75

22.0

34.0

46.0

58.0

65.0

10

12

Year #1
FY
2014
24

20

Year #
2