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Students must complete all core civil engineering, engineering, math, and science courses with a C or better. If you receive a grade lower than a C in one of these courses, you will be required to retake that course the following semester, or the next subsequent semester in which it is available. At the discretion of the department head, this policy can be waived under the following circumstances:
University rules limit the number of times a course may be taken to three, including those that were dropped.
You will be placed on academic probation if your semester grade point ratio (GPR) is less than 2.00, cumulative GPR is less than 2.00, or cumulative GPR in civil engineering is below a 2.00; more details on scholastic probation can be found in section 12 of the Texas A&M University Student Rules. You are subject to being blocked from continuing in Civil Engineering if you receive a total of four (4) D's or F's in math, science or engineering courses, you receive two (2) D's or F's in the same course, or you fail to make satisfactory progress towards graduation.
Concurrent enrollment at other institutions or taking correspondence courses while enrolled at A&M are not generally permitted. Exceptions are sometimes made for extenuating circumstances. These would include taking courses which are extremely difficult or impossible to get into at A&M, such as ENGL 104, ENGL 210/301 (Technical Communications), and cases where verified employment prevents you from taking the course at A&M. Please check with your advisor or the Undergraduate Student Services Office in room 140 of the Civil Engineering Building before enrolling in these courses.
More specific policies on academic requirements for Civil Engineering students can be found by checking your catalog.
Students normally enter into the Civil Engineering Department as CVEL, meaning Lower Division students. These students are not permitted to enroll in upper division (2xx or above) engineering courses. If you pre-register for a upper division class and are not eligible to take the class because you are a CVEL student, you will be required to drop it and register for a replacement. This is a College of Engineering policy that is strictly enforced by Civil Engineering and all other engineering departments.
For automatic advancement from CVEL (lower) to CVEN (upper) status, you must have completed all of your Common Body of Knowledge classes and both your Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) and your overall TAMU Cumulative GPR must meet the following requirements:
Transfer students may have received sufficient transfer credit to move to upper division CVEN status, but may still be listed as CVEL on their record. This is often due to delays in transfer credits being received by the Registrar Office. See the Undergraduate Student Services Office or check with the Registrar to get appropriate credit for transfer courses.
If you believe you have satisfied all requirements for upper division (CVEN) classification but are still classified as lower division (CVEL), inquire in the Undergraduate Student Services Office in room 140 of the Civil Engineering Building. We will check SIMS (Student Information Management System) to to resolve the problem.
Foreign Language Requirement
All students entering college/university after spring 1988 must have credit for two years of high school foreign language or two semesters of foreign language in college/ university (must be of the SAME language.) You can check your degree audit to see if you have completed this and the information has been properly recorded. If you had 2 years of foreign language in high school, and you began your college career somewhere other than A&M, you will probably need to have another high school transcript sent to A&M, since your high school transcript is often not sent from your previous college/university.
