The degree culminates in a capstone design experience in the senior year, which is typically a service-learning project in collaboration with a community partner. The degree intentionally does not require specific senior-level specialized courses, instead students get to select the specialized courses to their liking in structural engineering and materials, geotechnical/geoenvironmental engineering, transportation engineering, environmental and water resources engineering, energy, engineering management, and so on.
The civil engineering and environmental engineering degrees both include at least eleven courses with hands-on laboratories. The curricula include five to six technical electives in the senior year in addition to the capstone design course. Most electives are project-based; many include comprehensive design projects.