Engineer

• Up to 45 units of MS in Civil Environmental Engineering coursework taken at Stanford may contribute toward CEE-ENG residency.

• A student who completed a degree equivalent to the CEE-MS at institution outside Stanford may request to receive up to 45 units of Graduate Residency Transfer Credit.

• An ENG student admitted with no prior MS degree must complete 45 units of approved coursework to contribute toward the 90 unit residency requirement for the ENG degree.

Separate from the master's depth, sudents must complete additional 45 units of unduplicated coursework and research to reach the required 90 units of graduate study.

The 45 additional units of unduplicated coursework must meet the following requirements:

• All 45 units must be 100+ level, and at least 23 units must be 200+ level.

• No more than 6 out of these 45 units may be taken on a CR/NC basis. However, there is no limit on S/NC units.

• All 45 units must be approved by your advisor as being relevant to your ENG studies.

• At least 24 of the 45 post-MS units must consist of lecture- or laboratory-style classes. [Note: Your program or advisor may require more than this 24-unit minimum.] The following is not considered lecture- or laboratory-style coursework:

  • PE or MUSIC courses

  • EFSLANG courses

  • Independent study (INS), activity (ACT), or research (RES, RSC) classes

  • Seminar-style classes (exception ENGR103 only)

    • NOTE: Seminar-style classes are those with 50% of the meeting time devoted to guest speakers or student presentation; they are denoted with a SEM or COL class type, or "seminar" or "colloquium" in the title or description.

• The remaining 21 units may include:

  • INS, ACT, RES and RSC classes, and thesis units (e.g., CEE299, 300, 365A, 370A, 381)

  • Seminar-style classes and 1-unit courses.

  • EFSLANG courses, if required or strongly recommended on the English assessment form.

In addition to the general Engineer Degree requirements, Engineer degree students are required to pick a subplan and fulfill the specific requirements of that subplan as detailed below

Review the requirements for the degree then meet with your Engineer Degree advisor during your first quarter of post-MS study to agree upon a proposed program of study. Your advisor and the Department Chair must approve your program of study by signing the completed Application for Candidacy for Degree of Engineer. opens in a new tab Submit the signed form to the CEE Assistant Director of Graduate Degree Progress prior to completing the second quarter of enrollment in the program (fourth quarter for Honors Cooperative students). Candidacy is valid for five calendar years.

Changing your Academic Program 
If your actual coursework changes after submitting the Application for Candidacy for Degree of Engineer opens in a new tab you must submit a revised form approved and signed by your academic advisor to CEE Assistant Director of Graduate Degree Progress. You must discuss changes to your proposed plan with your advisor whenever they occur to ensure that your modified course of study still satisfies the program requirements.

A University thesis is required for the Engineer degree. Your thesis research must be supervised by a Stanford faculty member and normally should begin during the first quarter of study after the Master’s degree. Students who may wish to continue studying toward a CEE PhD must choose an ENG thesis topic that is significantly different from their intended doctoral dissertation topic.

To prepare an electronic Engineer thesis, please visit the Registrar's page on Preparing Theses for Submission opens in a new tab. Please review the Format Requirements page opens in a new tab. If you have questions, please review resources available via Student Services opens in a new tab or submit a help request. opens in a new tab Submit the final version of your thesis no later than the posted deadline opens in a new tab for your degree to be conferred in the quarter you wish to graduate.

All students will need to take the following courses for a letter grade.

The CEE courses need to be completed for a letter grade, and the ENGR courses can be completed for pass/fail.

The CEE courses must be taken for a letter grade, and the ENGR ones could be taken pass/fail.

Core Courses

You must satisfy the foundational requirements listed below. All courses must be completed at Stanford. All the core courses need to be taken for a letter grade if this option is available.