• Coastal Engineering, Water Resources Engineering  
• Construction Engineering and Management  
• Earthquake Engineering  
• Geotechnical Engineering and Geomechanics  
• Structural Engineering and Design  
• Structural Mechanics  

• Air Pollution Engineering and Control  
• Water Quality Engineering  
• Solid and Hazardous Waste Remediation Engineering 
• Energy and the Environment.

• Satisfactory completion of
  • at least 60 units of approved graduate level course work
  • a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0
• Credit toward the 60 units of required course work is given for approved course work in the area of specialization of the Ph.D. program.
• Typically Ph.D. students have completed a master degree with 27 units of course work, and take 33 additional units of course work in order to satisfy the 60 unit requirement.
• Ph.D. students take 9-12 units per semester, completing the required courses in 3-4 semesters. 
• The Ph.D. program has three milestones:
  • Ph.D. Screening Examination: a written examination which should be taken by the 3rd semester.
  • Qualifying Examination: taken once the student has selected a dissertation topic and has done preliminary research resulting in a Dissertation Proposal.
    
    • an oral exam based on the proposed Dissertation Proposal and course work.
    • to be taken by the end of the 5th semester in the Ph.D. program.
  • Dissertation Examination: the Ph.D. student presents the Dissertation in manuscript form and defends it orally. This examination is usually taken within 6 months to a year after the Qualifying Examination.

• A bachelor degree from an accredited American college or university, or from a foreign institution of acceptable standing.
• GRE General Test.
• Applicants must demonstrate from their previous major studies that they
  
  • meet the level of academic achievement
  • will be successful in advanced study
• Admission decisions are based on:
  
  • Grade Point Averages
  • GRE scores
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • a statement of purpose
• The Ph.D. program in Environmental Engineering is open to students with degrees in engineering or sciences. Students with degrees in other fields may be admitted based on the recommendation of a Program Adviser.

Financial Aid

• The University, the Viterbi School of Engineering and the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering provide financial assistance to qualified students through the following:
  
  • scholarships
  • grants
  • teaching and research assistantships
  • loans arranged with the University's Financial Aid Office