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Admission Application Information

Students are admitted to graduate study in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering upon

approval of the Mississippi State University Office of Graduate Studies, the Departmental Graduate

Coordinator, and the Department’s Graduate Faculty.

Making Application:

1. Review criteria listed below and if you meet these requirements, than

2. Decide on an area of concentration you would want to study in Civil &

Environmental Engineering ( ) listed below; 7 concentrations

Make sure you state your area of concentration on your “Statement of

Purpose” in the application.

In order to be accepted into CEE for graduate studies, you need a

“Major Advisor” to accept you.

Listed below are the Major Advisor’s by concentration

Contact them by email before applying

3. Decide on Type of Degree

Masters Degree – Thesis Option

Masters Degree – Non-Thesis Option

PhD

4. Fill out application at the website of the Office of the Graduate School

submitting all necessary documents etc.

Domestic Applicants

International Applicants

5. You will be notified of the Department’s decision

Entrance Requirements (Criteria):

1. Regular Admission

2. Contingent Admission

3. Provisional Admission

Financial Assistance for On-Campus Students:

Assistantships /Fellowships

The Department Head hires the graduate teaching assistants each semester based upon the needs of

the department.

Faculty members hire their own graduate research assistants based on their needs and availability of

funds.

http://www.grad.msstate.edu/prospective/admissions/domestic/

http://www.grad.msstate.edu/prospective/admissions/international/

http://www.grad.msstate.edu/financial/

Concentrations with Major Advisors:

Construction Engineering and Management Dr. Islam H. El-adaway [email protected] Dr. Thomas D. White, P.E. [email protected] Construction Materials Engineering Dr. Isaac L. Howard, E.I. [email protected] Dr. Thomas D. White, P.E. [email protected] Environmental Engineering Dr. Benjamin S. Magbanua, P.E. [email protected] Dr. Veera Gnaeswar Gude, P.E., M.ASCE [email protected] Dr. Dennis D. Truax, P.E., BCEE, F.ASCE [email protected] Geotechnical Engineering Dr. Farshid Vahedifard, P.E. [email protected] Structural Engineering Dr. Philip M. Gullett, P.E. [email protected] Dr. Seamus Freyne, P.E. [email protected] Transportation Engineering Dr. Li Zhang, P.E. [email protected] Dr. Xiaopeng Li [email protected] Water Resources Engineering Dr. James L. Martin, P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE [email protected] Dr. William H. McAnally, P.E., F.ASCE [email protected] Dr. Jairo N. Diaz-Ramirez [email protected]

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