CEE - Prospective Students

Civil engineers build infrastructure that promotes economic growth and improves the quality of life. By working with the public and private sectors, civil engineers design buildings and bridges, protect water and air quality, build transportation systems, develop construction materials, and manage water resources. Learn more about Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs to students on the Lincoln and Omaha campuses. Curriculum requirements are nearly identical on both campuses. Learn more about the five emphasis areas in our undergraduate and graduate programs.





Sadie Khalil in her UNO softball uniform
Q&A with Sadie Khalil
Student, Civil Engineering
“I am proud to be apart of the Multicultural Engineering Program where I get to interact with other diverse engineering students that have the same aspirations that I do.”

Read Sadie's Story


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