Georgia Institute of Technology

There are many ways you can add practical experience, research, and cultural diversity to the degree you are pursuing at Georgia Tech.

Cooperative Education Program (Co-op)

Undergraduates in Civil and Environmental Engineering may participate in Georgia Tech's Cooperative Education Program. This coop program is a five-year academic program in which students alternate semesters of full-time student and semesters of full-time work. Georgia Tech's program is currently the largest optional cooperative education program in the United States, with about 3,000 students participating. It is ranked as one of U.S. News & World Report's "Top Ten" programs for three consecutive years. As an integral part of students' overall education, Co-op allows students to take on increasing levels of responsibilities and to use their job knowledge and classroom learning to make meaningful contributions to an organization. These students alternate work and study on a semester basis with over 700 employers throughout the United States, as well as with several overseas employers.

International Plan

The International Plan is a challenging and coherent undergraduate academic program that develops global competencies within the context of a student's major. It is a degree-long program that integrates international studies and experiences into any participating major at Georgia Tech. It helps to prepare Georgia Tech graduates professionally and personally for successful lives in the twenty-first century. The International Plan is not intended to replace current international programs; it supplements them. Existing study abroad opportunities continue to be offered. It is also not intended to be an add-on to the current degree programs. It is intended to be another curriculum path to earn a degree in which international competence is integrated into the program of study. The International Plan can be completed within the normal timeframe of four years of undergraduate study. The program is operated by Georgia Tech’s Office of International Education.

BS/MS Degree Program

Students will be eligible to apply for the BS/MS Degree Program ONLY AFTER completion of 30 semester credit hours at Georgia Tech and appropriate progress in their degree program.  This typically occurs at the end of freshman year.  Interested students should apply for the program at least three semesters prior to graduation in order to take graduate-level courses prior to receiving their BS degree. Students must have a Georgia Tech GPA of 3.5 or higher for admission into the program.  Requirements for Joint BS/MS degree programs vary based on the degree type. Complete details are available at:

• Five-year BS/MS Degree Program in Civil Engineering
• Five-year BS/MS Degree Program in Environmental Engineering
  
   

Regents’ Engineering Transfer Program (RETP)

The RETP is a cooperative program between Georgia Tech and seventeen other colleges within the University System of Georgia. For the first two years, students in this program attend one of the participating institutions, where they take all of the mathematics and science and many of the engineering courses required in the first two years of the Georgia Tech engineering curricula. Upon successful completion of those requirements at the RETP institution, students are admitted to Georgia Tech to work toward completion of a bachelor of science degree. By enrolling in RETP, students may attend a college close to home initially, decreasing the cost of their education and easing the adjustment to college life. At the same time, RETP students enjoy many of the same advantages as Tech students: they have equal access to engineering majors at Tech, they can participate in the co-op program, and they are invited to the Tech campus once a year for campus tours, information sessions, and meetings with advisors in their engineering major.

Research Option

The Research Option is intended for students who seek a concentrated research experience, culminating in an undergraduate thesis, integrated into their undergraduate studies. The purpose of this program is to prepare students who plan to go on to graduate research after their BS degree. This option includes three or four semesters of focused research in the student’s junior and senior years. For an undergraduate to fulfill the Research Option, the student must fulfill the following requirements:

1. complete 9 credit hours of Undergraduate Research CEE 4698 or CEE 4699
2. complete LCC 4700 “Writing an Undergraduate Thesis” and
3. write and submit an undergraduate research thesis that is approved two faculty members. Completing this program gives students a "Research Option" designation on their transcripts.

Study Abroad Programs

The Office of International Education is staffed with professionals that provide guidance about the various international study abroad opportunities offered at Georgia Tech. Students may pursue semester-long or year-long international programs as well as international summer programs through the Study Abroad Program. If students choose a program that offers civil or environmental engineering courses, CEE will work with the students to determine how the credits will apply to their degree. CEE can help pay for our students' study-abroad experiences through the Joe S. Mundy Global Learning Endowment.

The following options carry with them a special designation that will be added to your formal degree:

• Center for Career Discovery and Development - This includes Cooperative Education, Internships, and the Work Abroad program.
• International Plan - A degree-long program that integrates international studies and experiences into any participating major at Georgia Tech.
• Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program - This program gives select students the opportunity to gain concentrated research experience and the chance to write an undergraduate thesis.

Georgia Tech-Lorraine
Georgia Tech-Lorraine is Georgia Tech’s European campus located in historic Metz, France, just 90 minutes from Paris by train. Year-round undergraduate, masters, and Ph.D. programs foster the flow of new ideas, create new opportunities, and nurture the development of global leadership and innovative thinking in students. CEE majors can study at Lorraine any semester and all credits and financial aid transfer seamlessly. Courses are taught in English by Georgia Tech faculty, and no French language skills are necessary. Students stay on track towards their degree while discovering Europe and becoming global citizens.

For those students minoring in French, or looking to improve their fluency, we now offer French - Sciences - Sustainability: French Immersion Program at Georgia Tech-Lorraine.

Visit http://lorraine.gatech.edu/ for more information and course schedules.