SIUE Ranks Highest in State in Core Structural Engineering Courses
Structure Magazine, a national publication from the leading associations of structural engineers, has ranked the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s civil engineering structural program among the top 16 percent in the nation in its latest curriculum survey of more than 250 engineering schools.
The survey indicates that SIUE’s program is the only in Illinois to offer all 12 courses comprising the structural engineering core curriculum, which include both undergraduate and graduate offerings.
“We are extremely proud of our strong structural engineering curriculum,” said Brad Cross, P.E., S.E., PhD, chair and professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. “The survey indicated that even programs much larger than ours, such as the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign and Northwestern University, do not offer all 12 recommended courses for structural engineers.”
This recognition is demonstrative of the School’s commitment to providing an outstanding, comprehensive engineering education that meets the needs of those seeking structural engineering licensing in the State of Illinois.
Complete results from the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) Structural Engineering Curriculum Survey can be found in the publication’s September 2016 issue, available on structuremag.org.
Photo: Brad Cross, P.E., S.E., PhD, chair and professor in the Department of Civil Engineering in the SIUE School of Engineering.
