Civil Engineering

Explore Your Major

• Review the CEE 4-Year Plan and College of Engineering requirements

• Plan your lower division courses to avoid taking too many technicals at once.

• Get info on classes and careers at the Departmental Advising Forum hosted by Chi Epsilon.

Connect and Build Community

• Explore CEE student life at events hosted by the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

• Explore student organizations at Calapalooza and on CalLink

• Gain practical experience by joining a CEE competition team.

Discover Your Passions

• Visit the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarships to learn about research opportunities and resources on campus.

• Learn how Engineering students can get involved in student research

• Explore new topics through DeCal courses.

Engage Locally and Globally

• Meet with your advisor to discuss studying abroad in your 4-year plan.

• Explore volunteering opportunities on campus.

• Learn about community service with the Public Service Center.

Reflect and Plan Your Future

• Visit Berkeley Career Engagement and use the Yearly Planner to guide your career path.

• Join Handshake to find Berkeley-specific career opportunities and resources.

• Apply to shadow an engineer.

• Shadow alumni in the Cal Job Shadow Program.

Explore Your Major

• Continue fulfilling lower division CEE foundational requirements.  

• Plan now if you are considering a minor or summer minor

• Consider applying to the department’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program.

Connect and Build Community

• Attend office hours of professors to learn about their work and how it’s applicable to the profession.

• Seek out mentorship from upper division students in the major.

• Attend field trips and networking events hosted by ASCE.

Discover Your Passions

• Explore research opportunities and how to earn credit for research

• Gain leadership experience through ASCE or another engineering student group.

Engage Locally and Globally

• Apply to study abroad through Berkeley Study Abroad

• Mentor young STEM students with Pioneers in Engineering and Berkeley Engineers and Mentors

• Consider the Alternative Breaks program to go on service-learning trips over school breaks.

Reflect and Plan Your Future

• Join College of Engineering networks for students and alumni.

• Meet alumni and learn about their career paths in the Career Connections Networking Series

• Attend CEE Career Fairs to find summer jobs, internships and full-time positions.

Explore Your Major

• Continue working on upper division coursework. 

• Choose electives that will give you specialized skills in a specific area of CEE.

• Check in with your CEE advisor on major requirements during office hours or at the Departmental Advising Forum.

Connect and Build Community

• Attend field trips, info sessions, and networking events hosted by CEE student groups.

• Develop your professional skills by taking a leadership position in a CE student group.

• Mentor younger students through CEE student organizations.

Discover Your Passions

• Submit your research to an undergraduate journal.

• Learn a marketable software tool such as GIS or AutoCad.

Engage Locally and Globally

• Study for and take the GRE, LEED or the FE exams.

• Consider a Berkeley Global Internship such as the Engineering Internship in Toronto.

• Talk with faculty about career advice.

Reflect and Plan Your Future

• Join CEE Connections to find mentorship and opportunities in Civil Engineering.

• Attend the department’s Graduate School Night and learn how to prepare for graduate school.

• Spend your summer doing research or interning at an engineering firm.

Explore Your Major

• Complete any remaining major requirements and electives.

• Take a CEE Capstone Design class.

• Check in with an ESS advisor to ensure you are on track to graduate.

• Apply to graduate school, if interested.

Connect and Build Community

• Give back by becoming an Engineering peer advisor or tutor at the Student Learning Center

• Reconnect with any alumni who helped you succeed in previous years.

• Mentor younger students at the Departmental Advising Forum hosted by Chi Epsilon.

Discover Your Passions

• Enroll in non-major courses on your bucket list.

• Earn a certificate through the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology or Jacobs Institute for Design and Innovation.

Engage Locally and Globally

• Apply for fellowships available to recent Berkeley graduates.

• Explore gap year opportunities prior to embarking on your next academic or career adventure.

Reflect and Plan Your Future

• Attend career fairs, including the American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Attend info sessions hosted by CEE-JFC.
• Utilize job board tools in your job search.
• Apply to jobs, graduate school and other opportunities.