Performance Based Earthquake Engineering (Certificate)
The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering now offers a Graduate Certificate Program (GCP) in Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering. The program is intended for both working professionals and graduate students enrolled at NC State. Individuals who enroll in the program must have backgrounds in structural engineering and/or geotechnical engineering, and would select the program to provide distinction in their academic records that may improve career prospects. We expect both on-campus (primarily existing NC State graduate students), as well as distance education students through DELTA and EOL (primarily practicing professional, but also some existing EOL NC State graduate students). Each student will: (1) learn about the fundamentals of earthquake engineering through the core courses, and (2) specialize in either analysis, structural design, or geotechnical (or some combination of the three).
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Requirements for admission
Students must meet these requirements for admission into the Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering Graduate Certificate Program:
- Have a BS degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent) from a regionally accredited four-year college or university, and have an overall and major GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Have taken at least one undergraduate course in structural analysis, reinforced concrete, and soil mechanics.
An application for acceptance into the Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering GCP is required for all students currently not enrolled at NC State University. Students must complete the Graduate School application.
Applicant Information
- Delivery Method: On-Campus, Online, Hybrid
- Entrance Exam: None
- Interview Required: None
Application Deadlines
This certificate has rolling admissions
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 6 | ||
| Structural Dynamics | |||
| Earthquake Structural Engineering | |||
| Elective Courses | 6 | ||
| Select at least two of the following courses: | |||
| Advanced Structural Dynamics | |||
| Seismic Analysis, Assessment, and Design of Concrete Buildings | |||
| Performance Based Seismic Design of Bridges | |||
| Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering (Dynamics of Soils and Foundations) | |||
| Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering | |||
| Total Hours | 12 | ||