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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Directors Message 1
Program Overview 2
Curriculum 4
Residency 6
Curriculum 1
Faculty 1
Online Learning 1
A Week in the Life of a Student 1Ongoing Support 2
Admission to Norwich 2
Frequently Asked Questions 2
Norwich University 2
Norwich University, in compliance with Tit
o the Civil Rights Act o 1964, Title IX o
Education amendment o 1972, and Se
504 o the Rehabilitation Act o 1973, doediscriminate on the basis o race, religion, c
national origin, age, sex, or physical hand
in any o its policies, practices, and proced
Critical Inormation
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Message froM the
PrograM Director
In todays world time is at a
premium. We are challenged to
continue growing personally and
proessionally while advancing our
careers. Our mission at Norwich
University is to make that happen.
We serve leaders, managers, and
proessionals rom around the world
by oering a superior learning opportunity one that
addresses the realities acing modern civil engineers.
Our online Master o Civil Engineering (MCE) program
is designed to create a truly innovative, interactive
culture that osters new thinking and ideas. Examine our
curriculum and youll see topics that didnt exist a ew
years ago.
For todays engineers, Norwich University oers everything
necessary convenience, online classrooms, a manageable
pace, and a vibrant community o scholars. A majority o
Norwich graduate students report spending approximately
20 hours a week, on average, on their studies. The programis designed to be completed in as ew as 18 months.
All you need is a high-speed Internet connection and
the will, motivation, and discipline to take your career
to the next level.
As you gain new knowledge in the latest engineering
trends and theory, you will have opportunities to use
that knowledge to solve the real problems that you ace
in your proessional lie.
We pride ourselves on the personal attention we provide
to individuals. Our classes are capped at 16 students and
you will travel through the entire program with a small
group o classmates. By the end o the program you
may have built lie-long relationships with your ellow
students on campus as they assist you every step o the
way. Our hands-on approach, and strong community
will make you eel part o Norwich University. You will
become a proud alumnus or lie.
Since its ounding in 1819, Norwich University has beenknown or its tradition o excellence. Norwich was the
irst private university in the United States to provide
instruction in civil engineering, and is accredited by
the New England Association o Schools and Colleges,
Inc. through its Commission on Institutions o Higher
Education. The MCE program is taught by aculty who are
highly regarded or their proessionalism and dedication
and have extensive hands-on experience, as well as
advanced degrees in their ields.
I look orward to welcoming you to the MCE program atNorwich University.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Descoteaux, PhD, PE
Director o Engineering Graduate Programs
Norwich University
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Program Mission
1 Prepare students to excel in civil engineering and
related ields
2 Make clear to students that above all else, the civil
engineering proession is committed to bettering
the world
3 Provide modern, undamental, practice-oriented
education in the civil engineering ield
4 Foster creativity and critical thinking in problem
solving and motivate students to consider the
societal consequences o their work
5 Enable students to be leaders in their proession,
community, and the nation
Program Goals
Students will demonstrate the ability to solve
real-world problems through application o
engineering undamentals, mathematics, natural
and social sciences, humanities, and technology
Students will demonstrate the ability to workproessionally in team environments to design
and construct both structural and
environmental systems
Students will demonstrate the ability to
eectively communicate, both verbally and in
written orm
Students will demonstrate an understanding o
proessional lie and will recognize the need or
proessionals and citizens in an evolving global
society to pursue a course o lie-long learning
Many within the engineering proession acknowledge
that todays undergraduate engineering education has
its shortcomings. For a variety o reasons, students
obtaining bachelors degrees today are lacking in several
key areas (technical and non-technical). Recently, the
American Society o Civil Engineers (ASCE) assembled a
team o industry and academic proessionals who were
charged with creating a long-term strategic plan that
addresses these shortcomings. Their comprehensive
report provided recommendations or improving civilengineering education, at both the undergraduate and
graduate levels, in the 21st century.
During the development o the MCE program, Norwich
University utilized the indings o the ASCE report.
As a result the program provides a comprehensive
examination o the technical side o engineering.
The MCE program also addresses the administrative
issues aced by todays engineers. Topics covered,
thereore, range rom how to perorm a dynamic rame
analysis to how to run a consulting business. We havecombined the best o both worlds - a graduate degree in
civil engineering, with business and project management
undamentals. In addition to the core coursework in
business and project management, you may choose rom
one o our technical tracks:
1. Structural or
2. Environmental/Water Resources. or
3. Geotechnical or
4. Construction Management Concentration
As the irst private university in the US to provide instruction
in civil engineering, Norwich University can help prepare you
to apply your knowledge to your workplace.
PrograM overview
2
coMPleMent your technical coMPetency
anD ManageMent skills
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centennial stairway 1
In 1919, Norwich University mar
its one-hundredth year of existence
with the erection of the Centenn
Stairway, which still graces the n
end of the campus.
Each of its forty granite steps be
the name of an individual who sh
Norwich history.
Design Portfolio
You must compile a portolio that will containcopies o all o your design projects rom your
seminars. It enables you, the aculty, and program
director to see, at a glance, the extensive growth
you have experienced through this rigorous pro-
gram. The portolio is presented to the aculty and
program director during the Residency week as the
inal requirement or your degree.
The program is designed to accommodate your demanding
work and home-lie schedule and is built speciically or
working proessionals, with a lexible mode o study. You
will have access to the Norwich University online library,
which has one o the most comprehensive databases
available in education today, ensuring convenient access
to a wealth o research inormation.
The MCE program is structured as ollows:
Six, eleven-week seminars o six credits each The MCE seminars can be completed in as ew as
18 months (21-24 months or students requiring
any prerequisites)
Residency and graduation can occur 21 months
rom the time you begin the program
One-week, on-campus Residency and
graduation ceremony
Online, highly experiential, asynchronous, curricular
activities to include threaded discussions, reading,
writing, and workplace-oriented assignments
Cohort-based systems where you travel through thedegree program with a small group o 16 students
Prerequisite courses are available or those who need
to brush up on some topics
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curriculuM
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Curriculum
The MCE program is made up o six, six-credit seminars
or a total o 36 credits. Each seminar is approximately
11 weeks in length. The program is designed so you can
complete the course work in as ew as18 months (21-
24 months or students requiring any prerequisites) and
graduate in as ew as 21 months rom the time you irst
enroll. The program ends with a one-week residency and
graduation ceremony at Norwich University in June.
The MCE program oers two start dates per year: March
and September. Currently available areas o concentration
are Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering,
Construction Management, and Environmental/Water
Resources Engineering. (Prerequisite seminars are oered
or those not meeting ull admission requirements.
Assessments are conducted on a case-by-case basis.)
StructuralConcentration
Environmental/Water ResourcesConcentration
GeotechnicalConcentration
ConstructionManagement Concentration
Semester 1
Prerequisite (s)
CE505A Engineering Analysis Techniques
GB507 Business Analysis Tools
CE506A Engineering Mechanics ICE501A Hydraulics or Environmental
Engineers
CE506A EngineeringMechanics I
CE507L Fundamentals oStructural Engineering
CE509L Fundamental o Environmental/Water Resources Engineering
CE503 Introduction to SoilMechanics and Foundation
Engineering GB508 Business ManagementFundamentals
CE571 On Campus Laboratory
#1
Seminar 1 GB544A Project Management Techniques, Tools, and Practices
Seminar 2 EG501L Engineering Mathematics
Semester 2
Seminar 3CE528A Classical, Matrix, andDynamic Analysis o Structures
CE525A Physiochemical and BiologicalProcesses in Water and Wastewater
Treatment
CE523A Intermediate SoilMechanics and Foundation
Engineering
CE529A InormationTechnology
Seminar 4CE538L Design o Steel and
Timber Structures
CE535L Stormwater Management and GISApplications or Water Resources
CE533 Earthquake Engineeringand Soil Stabilization
CE539L Contracts andInsurance
Semester 3
Seminar 5CE558A Design o Reinorced and
Prestressed/ Precast Structures
CE555A Geoenvironmental Engineering Groundwater Flow and Waste Containment
CE553A Numerical Methods inGeotechnical Engineering
CD559A Project Finance andAccounting
Seminar 6CE561L Capstone Design Project
CE572 On Campus Laboratory #2
Residency and Graduation at Norwich University
seMinar DescriPtions
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Student presentations, Residency 2006
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What I have learnt in the last two years in this program has widened my vision to unlimited opportunities
in the engineering and project management world. I have been able to apply what I was taught to solve
problems at my place of work. I have learnt new techniques that have improved my quality of work and
my project management economics. I hope to utilize this knowledge to maximize profit in my proposed
business outfit.
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curriculuM
Prerequisite(s)
Since we ind many excellent candidates or the online
MCE program who lack training in certain areas o civil
engineering, we are pleased to oer prerequisite
seminars. The prerequisites include specialized
training in structural, environmental/water resources,
geotechnical engineering, and construction management.
In addition to improving your knowledge, you will
also have the opportunity to grow accustomed to the
online learning environment. Applicants not meeting
all admission requirements may be required to complete
one or more prerequisites. Please contact an Enrollment
Advisor or more inormation.
* Post Baccalaureate Credit
seMinar DescriPtions
StructuralConcentration
Environmental/Water ResourcesConcentration
GeotechnicalConcentration
ConstructionManagement Concentration
CE505A Engineering Analysis Techniques
A ast-paced review o undamental techniques rom typical undergraduate level calculus courses as they apply to engineering
analysis and design. Designed to prepare students or entry into the Environmental / Water Resources Engineering and Structural
Engineering tracks o the Master o Civil Engineering program. Open only to conditionally accepted students in the engineering
graduate programs or with permission o the Program Director. (3 credit hours)
GB507 Business Analysis Tools
This seminar provides the students
with some critical tools o quantitative
analysis so that they would be able to
succeed in the MBA program, as well
as in their careers. The seminar covers
the undamentals o Business Statistics,
Economics, Finance, Accounting, and
some elements o Finite Mathematics
such as Probability Theory, ProbabilityDistributions, Decision Theory, and
Mathematics o Finance. Business
statistics will equip the students with
some analytical techniques that they
can use or making business decisionsunder uncertainty. Finite mathematics
introduces the students to the
mathematics o time value o money.
This branch o mathematics is important
because o its application in nancial
modeling and in determining the value o
individual projects as well as the worth
o an entire company. The students will
use economics principles (both micro and
macro) in the upper- level MBA classes to
make strategic decisions in management,
marketing, nance, operations research
and project management.
(6 credits hours)
GB508 Business ManagementFundamentals
This seminar introduces two subjects:introduction to business administration
and advanced business nancial analysis.
Introduction to business administration
provides basic undamentals to business
strategies and unctions: strategicmanagement, management, marketing and
operations. Advanced business nancial
analysis, relying on nancial accounting,
ocuses on the analysis o nancial
statements oriented to determine how to
analyze and manage a rm, and how to
determine the adequacy o its strategies
and rms success.
(6 credits hours)
CE506A Engineering Mechanics I
A review o engineering mechanics
undamentals rom the elds o statics,
dynamics, and mechanics o materials.
Free body diagrams, orce systems,
equilibrium, geometric properties,kinematics, kinetics, stress and strain.
(3 credit hours)
CE507L Fundamentals of StructuralEngineering
A review o the basic concepts o
structural engineering that orm the
required background or later seminars.Types o structures, construction materials,
structural design, and saety issues are
discussed. Students will become amiliar
with a number o typical structural design
calculation methods or later use.
(6 credit hours)
CE501A Hydraulics for EnvironmentalEngineers
A review o fuid mechanics and hydraulics
undamentals. Pipe fow and networks,
open channel fow, measurement techniques
or fuids, etc.(3 credit hours)
CE509L Fundamentals ofEnvironmental/Water ResourcesEngineering
A review o the basic concepts o environmental
and water resources engineering that orm
the required background or later seminars.
Basic concepts rom environmental chemistry,
ecology, biology, microbiology, geology, and
soil science along with an introduction to
environmental engineering feld. Designed
to prepare students or entry into the
Environmental Engineering sequence o the
Master o Civil Engineering program.
(6 credit hours)
CE505A Engineering Mechanics I
A review o engineering mechanics
undamentals rom the elds o statics,
dynamics, and mechanics o materials.
Free body diagrams, orce systems,
equilibrium, geometric properties,kinematics, kinetics, stress and strain.
(3 credit hours)
CE503 Introduction to SoilMechanicsand Foundation Engineering
Introduction to Soil Mechanics: An introduction
to the engineering properties o soils, soil
compression and shear strength. Foundation
Engineering: Determination o bearing capacity
and settlement characteristics o shallow and
deep oundations. Design and evaluation o
earth slopes and earth retaining structures.
(6 credit hours)
CE571 Laboratory Courses:On Campus Laboratory #1 Review ofGeotechnical Engineering Testing
Survey o techniques or classication o
soils, assessment o hydraulic properties,
consolidation, and assessment o shear
strength parameters o soils.
(1 credits)
Prerequisites
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StructuralConcentration
Environmental/Water ResourcesConcentration
GeotechnicalConcentration
ConstructionManagement Concentration
SEMESTER 1
GB544A Project Management Techniques, Tools, and Practices
This seminar ocuses on the nuts and bolts or undamentals o project management and practices. The seminar will explore the key elements o project management rom the project
management ramework, the project lie cycle, project process and key project management knowledge areas. Additionally, project integration, scope, time, cost, quality, resource and
schedule management will be studied. Other key areas o ocus will be project management procurement and overall project communications requirements. (6 credit hours)
EG501L Engineering Mathematics
First and second order dierential equations, basic matrix algebra with emphasis on solving systems o equations and understanding eigenvalues and eigenvectors, numerical techniques
or solving both dierential and algebraic equations, and an introduction to partial dierential equations. Basic concepts in probability and statistics, random variables, testing
hypotheses, condence intervals, and correlation along with the least squares line. In addition to solving problems by hand, students will also be using sotware tools. (6 credit hours)
SEMESTER 2
CE528A Classical, Matrix, and DynamicAnalysis of Structures
This seminar addresses two tracks o analysis.
First, static analysis is investigated with
advanced classical methods and with matrix
methods, the cornerstone o the nite element
method. Second, dynamic analysis is presented
using both classical and matrix approaches
or single and multiple degree o reedom
systems. Analysis issues related to design
codes are addressed or both static and
dynamic conditions. The use o commercially
available sotware is introduced.
(6 credit hours)
CE538L Design of Steel and TimberStructures
An exploration o advanced structural
design issues in the areas o both steel and
timber. Using the latest provisions rom the
American Institute o Steel Construction
and the National Design Specication or
Wood Construction the seminar will cover the
design and behavior o 2-D and 3-D raming,
raming members and connections under
various loading conditions, including wind and
seismic. Strength and serviceability issues.(6 credit hours)
CE525A Physiochemical and BiologicalProcesses in Water and WastewaterTreatment
Physical, chemical, biological, and advanced
treatment unit processes. This seminar
will cover basic physical, chemical and
biological concepts, reactor kinetics, water
and wastewater qualities and quantities,
and physical, chemical, and biologicalunit processes. Design o individual unit
processes and integration o unit processes
into treatment trains capable o meeting
treatment objectives will be emphasized.
(6 credit hours)
CE535L Stormwater Management and GISApplications for Water Resources
Stormwater management issues, rom both
food control and water quality points o
view, are integral water resource components
associated with land development,
urbanization, and watershed hydrology.
This seminar will examine rainall-runo
relationships (including statistical analysis),
channel and basin routing, stormwater
treatment, low impact development, best
management practices, and wetland utilization
and benet/cost ratio analysis. Geographic
Inormation Systems sotware will be
introduced and applied or examining and
analyzing decision-making processes involved
with the stormwater management components
o the seminar.(6 credit hours)
CE523A Intermediate Soil Mechanics andFoundation Engineering
Intermediate Soil Mechanics: General
principals o soil mechanics and their
applications, including soil structure,
mineralogy, fuid fow through porous
media, shear strength, slope stability,
primary consolidation, and secondary
consolidation. Classical earth pressure
theories. Foundation Engineering: Analysis
o shallow and deep oundations including
bearing capacity and settlement o ootings,
rats, drilled piers, and piles. Analysis o
stability and design o retaining walls and
anchored bulkheads.(6 credit hours)
CE533 Earthquake Engineering and SoilStabilization
Earthquake Engineering: Evaluation o
geotechnical earthquake hazards and
mitigation. Plate tectonics, seismicity,
wave propagation, characterization o
ground motions, theory o vibrations,
eect o local soil conditions on ground
response, development o design ground
motions, liqueaction, dynamic lateral earth
pressures, slope stability and deormation,
earthquake design codes. Soil Stabilization:
The application o mineralogical and
physicochemical principals to soil stabilization
problems, and stabilization techniques or
highway and oundation applications.(6 credit hours)
CE529A Information Technology
Inormation Technology is changing theace o the AEC industry. Virtual Design
and Construction is being enabled by an
ever expanding range o sotware programs.
Knowledge o project management sotware
is becoming a base level competency.
This course develops a base level competency
in a host o sotware products. More importantly
it develops an understanding o the strategic
importance o integrating IT across all aspects
o the project.
(6 credit hours)
CE539L Contracts and Insurance
One o the most contentious issues in a project
is the understanding and allocation o risk.
This seminar addresses the risk characteristics
o various contractual orms and the place
that insurance and surety plays in the AEC
arena. The emergence o new contractual
orms rom AIA and the ConensusDocs
require a new perspective on contracts
and the project organization. This seminar
will develop a strategic understanding o
contract variables that span plans and specs
to integrated project delivery.
(6 credit hours)
Semesters
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StructuralConcentration
Environmental/Water ResourcesConcentration
GeotechnicalConcentration
ConstructionManagement Concentration
SEMESTER 3
CE558A Design of Reinforced andPrestressed / Precast Concrete Structures
This seminar ocuses on advanced topics in
reinorced concrete design and an introduction
to prestressed/precast concrete using the
provisions o the American Concrete Institute.
Beams, slabs, columns, defections, analysis
and design o prestressed members, loss
calculations, use o standard precast members.
Design and detailing or seismic loads.
The seminar also includes an introduction
to Geographic Inormation Systems as they
apply to the structural engineering eld
and will spend time ormulating proposals
or the students upcoming capstone design
project in Seminar Six.
(6 credit hours)
CE555A Geoenvironmental Engineering Groundwater Flow and Waste Containment
This seminar approaches the eld o
geoenvironmental engineering rom two
points o view: groundwater fow and
contaminant transport issues and the
principals related to solid waste disposal
and containment.
The groundwater portion o the seminar
will ocus on fow and contaminant
transport including aquier properties,
principles o ground-water fow, fow into
wells, soil moisture and ground-water
recharge, regional ground-water fow and
the advection, diusion and attenuation o
ground-water contaminants.
The solid waste portion o the seminar
will ocus on landll siting, design and
construction. Material properties and
engineering design o geosynthetic
components including geomembranes,
geotextiles, geocomposites, and
geosynthetic clay liners. Methods to
estimate and design landll leachate
quantities and gas generation.
The seminar will also spend time ormulating
proposals or the students upcoming
capstone design project in Seminar Six.
(6 credit hours)
CE553A Numerical Methods inGeotechnical Engineering
Survey o computer methods and applications
or analysis o complex geotechnical
engineering problems. Finite element,
nite dierence and closed orm solution
techniques, modeling applications.
(6 credit hours)
CE559A Project Finance and Accounting
Every project is judged on its nancial
perormance. The same project can have
dierent perormance characteristics or
dierent players. An eective project
manager needs to understand the nancial
ramications o decisions across all project
participants. In addition to traditional
arrangements, the advent o new models such
as the Special Purpose Entity (SPE) and Public
Private Partnerships (PPP) has introduced a
host o opportunities and r isks. This seminarwill enable the student to address the ever
increasing complexity o the nancial arena.
(6 credits hours)
CE561L Capstone Design Project
This six credit hour course has two parts: an in-depth capstone design project and special topics or independent study.
Civil engineering projects have always had social, political, economic, and environmental impacts. The capstone design project requires
you to anticipate these impacts prior to project implementation. As the engineer in a leadership position you will direct the project rom
conception to completion. This includes the preparation o a comprehensive project business plan that will include project goals, political
hurdles, anticipated revenues and expenses, marketing, acility design, etc.; all pertaining to the design o a major civil engineering project.
In addition to the capstone design project you will select one or more special topics or independent study. This includes topics that
are neglected in most undergraduate civil engineering programs, such as BIM, GIS, project management, and LEED. In addition, special
topics may include the undamentals o utility systems: heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment; power supply systems and
equipment; lighting, communication, and security systems; plumbing systems and equipment. (6 credit hours)
CE572 Laboratory Courses:On Campus Laboratory #2 Intermediate
Measurement o Soil Properties
Laboratory determination o soil properties
including fexible wall permeability,
compaction, and triaxial shear tests with pore
pressure measurement, eld techniques ingeotechnical engineering.
(1 credits hours)
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Norwich University Master of Civil Engineering students, Class of 2006 at Residency.
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The Master of Civil Engineering
program at Norwich University is
both comprehensive and demanding.
The material covered a wide variety
of mathematical, engineering, and
project management concepts. Every
course built upon my knowledge
base and provided me with a greater
competence in engineering and
project management for the future.
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resiDency
Your coursework in the College o Graduate and Continuing
Studies crystallizes in dynamic intellectual activities and
valuable networking opportunities through the week-long
Residency in June. The Residency is truly the culminating
experience as you meet ace-to-ace with your classmates,
instructors, and Graduate School sta. We will keep you
busy with intense academic activities in which you will
demonstrate how your learning and experience over the six
seminars has made you an eective thinker, communicator,
and leader. You will participate with your classmates in
activities that may include debates, lectures, paper and
Capstone presentations, an industry-speciic proessional
conerence, case-study ield trips, or proessional panels
and roundtable discussions. The academic ocus will be
challenging, but richly rewarding.
Your Residency experience also provides the perect
opportunity or you to connect physically with the campus
you have known only virtually or 18 months. June is a
spectacularly beautiul time o year to visit our historic
campus nestled in the Green Mountains o Vermont.
Many students bring their amilies along and make their
stay at Norwich a launching pad or a relaxing amily
vacation in New England.
The entire Residency experience is all about you. It centers
around your learning, your cohort, and your achievements.
You will have plenty o time to engage and converse with
your instructors. Your cohort will have the opportunity
to spend time connecting proessionally and personally,
cementing lielong riendships and business acquaintances.
Your bond to the larger Norwich alumni amily will be
inaugurated with networking socials and business card
exchanges. You will relax with new riends and experience
camaraderie at its inest.
Finally, the Residency week is crowned by a ormal
graduation ceremony complete with Masters hooding.
This is a time o celebration or you and your amily
so we strongly encourage amilies to attend. Ater all,
attaining a Masters degree takes sacriice, dedication,
and commitment. Earning your Masters degree at Norwich
University is a mark o distinction, an achievement we
want you to share!
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Residency was one of the better experiences of my life. I finally had the opportunity to come face-
to-face with the people I had been working with for such a long period of time. It was invaluable and
something I will always remember. The entire Residency experience has brought us closer together
and Im very sure that I will stay in contact with the majority of people. In fact Ive made some business
acquaintances and I have acquired some work out of it, making it a very good networking place.
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Norwich has provided me with new tools and the experience needed to tackle complex business issues.
However, the camaraderie and interaction were the best part of the program working closely together
and helping each other learn to cope with todays changing environment.
Stephen Vantine and Dana Phares, class of 2003. Virtual classmates lifelong friends.
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Academic achievement
Norwich University has long been an institution built on
educational innovation, an innovation relected in the
creativity and accomplishments o our aculty. Bringing a
wealth o experience to their teaching, they mentor students
with insight and depth about the variety o ields related
to the curriculum. You will be learning rom some o the
best and brightest proessors rom across the nation.
Faculty excellence
Norwich University aculty excel in engaging students inthe online learning environment. They draw on a range
o learning approaches including case studies, lectures,
group-work, and real-world projects.
Trained to teach online
In addition to exemplary experience, education,
and knowledge o the ield, our aculty have knowledge
o online learning, and the online demeanor necessary
to be very eective online educators. Faculty are
engaged in the classroom and oer quick response time
to student questions (24 hours or less), and prompt
grading and eedback on assignments (72 hours or less).
This level o engagement translates into a positive,
supportive, and rewarding learning experience.
The ollowing is a partial aculty list. Please contact
an Enrollment Advisor or additional inormation about
our aculty.
Thomas J. Descoteaux, PE
Program DirectorPhD, The University of Connecticut
Tom Descoteaux, currently the Director o Engineering
Graduate Programs at Norwich University, earned his PhD
in Civil Engineering rom The University o Connecticut.
Prior to joining Norwich he spent ten years as a member
o the Civil Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman
Institute o Technology. He is a registered Proessional
Engineer, a member o the American Society o Civil
Engineers Curricula Committee and the American Society
or Engineering Education.
faculty
learn froM exPert faculty MeMBers
William Barry
PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
William Barry completed his PhD in Civil and Environmental
Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and his MS
in Structural Engineering at Stanord University. For several
years he served as Assistant Proessor and Coordinator
or Structural Engineering at the Asian Institute o
Technology in Bangkok, Thailand. His research has
ocused on computational solid and luid mechanics
with projects ranging rom analysis o vehicle/guardrail
impact to wind eects on mega-billboards in theBangkok region. He also has been active, with several
journal papers, in the area o meshless methods,
an alternative to the inite element method. He is
currently an Associate Proessor o Civil Engineering at
Trine University.
Michael Blount, PE, LEED AP
Professional Degree, Water Resources, George Washington
University MS, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mike Blount earned a Proessional Degree in Water ResourcesEngineering rom the George Washington University, a MS
in Environmental Engineering rom the Georgia Institute o
Technology and a BS in Environmental Engineering rom the
University o Florida. He is a Proessional Civil Engineer, a
LEED AP and an Associate DBIA. In 2008, ater 27 years
o service, he retired rom the US Navy as a Captain, Civil
Engineer Corps, and is now a Vice President or a major
construction irm. His work with the Navy and private
industry revolves around the AEC community; especially in
major vertical and horizontal construction, public works
management, asset management and environmentalstewardship. Additionally, he brings a deep understanding o
management and leadership undamentals rom his years in
the Navy.
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Matthew Bovee
PhD, The University of Kansas
Matt Bovee earned his PhD. in Accounting & Inormation
Systems in 2004 rom The University o Kansas School
o Business, A specialist in data and inormationquality, his research interests include the modeling
and assessment o inormation quality and useulness
attributes in business and healthcare, the application o
inormation systems in healthcare, and business process
reengineering. Matt has taught undergraduate and
graduate classes and labs in programming, inormation
systems, database, applied technology and general
business. He has published peer-reviewed articles in
The Journal o Inormation Systems, The International
Journal o Intelligent Systems, and IEEE Transactions o
Engineering Management, among others.
He also consults in the application o Lean methodologies
to help healthcare, business, and educational organizations
improve eiciency, eectiveness and group cohesiveness.
Matt also holds advanced degrees, has published peer-
reviewed journal articles, and taught undergraduate and
graduate courses in the biological and sport sciences.
In his spare time heattempts to play acoustic guitar,
keep up with the amily, the yard, and the house,
and pet the dog. I there is still any spare time let he
likes doing Sudoku, reading sci-i or about accelerated
learning and persuasion, watching collegiate or
proessional basketball, or catching up on sleep.
Robert L. Brungraber, PE
PhD, Stanford University
Robert Brungraber earned his PhD in Civil Engineering
and his MSCE in Construction Engineering, both rom
Stanord University. With a specialty in heavy timber
structures using traditional joinery methods, he is currently
co-ounder o Fire Tower Engineered Timber, Inc.,
a 4-member irm designing and building some o theinest heavy timber rames in the US. His proessional
activities include: past Director and Treasurer o the
Timber Framers Guild o North America; past Chairman
o the ASCE Committee on Timber Bridges; a current
member o ASCE, the Society o Wood Science and
Technology, and the Structural Engineers o New
Hampshire. A registered Proessional Engineer in nine
states, he has two sons, one o which is a structural
engineering graduate student at the University o
Caliornia San Diego.
Jordan E. Furnans, PE
PhD, The University of Texas at Austin
Jordan E. Furnans earned his PhD in Civil Engineering
and his MSE in Environmental and Water Resources
Engineering rom The University o Texas at Austin,
and earned his BSE in Civil Engineering rom Princeton
University. His research interests include numerical
methods or solving environmental engineering
problems, including both surace water and groundwater
applications. He has spent the last ive years as anengineer with the Texas Water Development Board,
where he regularly collects and analyzes hydrologic data
to assist in water planning eorts or Texas. He is a
registered proessional engineer in the state o Texas
(Environmental Specialty) and was a US Fulbright Fellow
to Australia in 2002.
Anthony T. Maida
MS, The University of Southern California
Tony Maida earned his MS in Systems Management rom
the University o Southern Caliornia and his BSCE rom
Norwich University. Since then, he has held several
positions with the US Air Force and US Air National
Guard including Base Engineer, Deputy Base Engineer,
Deputy Chie Engineer, and Construction Management
Engineer. In these positions he was responsible or all
aspects o constructing, maintaining, and operating all
acilities, grounds, and utilities on USAF and USANG
bases with the added responsibility or airield and
aircrat support unction. The largest portion o this
vast responsibility involved management o all phases
o acility project development, design, contracting,
construction, and commissioning activities.
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W. Nicholas Marianos, PE, SE
PhD, Tulane University
Nick Marianos earned his PhD rom Tulane University and
his MS in Structural Engineering rom the University o
Caliornia, Berkeley. He is a registered Proessional Engineerand Structural Engineer. He has served as a consulting
bridge engineer and a part-time Research Proessor at the
University o Missouri - Rolla. His duties included supervision
o design, quality assurance/quality control, marketing,
preparation o statements o interest and proposals,
negotiation o contracts, client relations, personnel
management, and supervision o engineering operations.
He is a member o the American Society o Civil Engineers,
the American Concrete Institute, and the American Railway
Engineering and Maintenance o Way Association.
Joseph F. Miller, PE
PhD, Michigan Technological University
Joe Miller earned his MSCE rom the University o Wyoming
with his PhD in Civil Engineering rom the Michigan
Technological University. He has worked as the head o
structural engineering at several design build irms
specializing in heavy timber construction, with responsibilities
ranging rom project development through construction.
His research background has been ocused on mechanical
timber connectors and their analysis in new and existingstructures. Among his other duties, he is very active
with promoting the ield o timber engineering while
providing consulting engineering services with Fire Tower
Engineered Timber. He is a committee member o the
Timber Framers Guild, a registered Proessional Engineer,
and is a member o the Structural Engineers o Michigan.
David K. Muckerman, PE, BCEE
MS, University of Missouri, at Rolla
David Muckerman earned his MS in Civil Engineering rom
the University o Missouri at Rolla. He is a registered
Proessional Engineer with more than 30 years o
experience in all aspects o water and wastewater projects,
including easibility studies, acility planning, process
selection, process design, detailed design, construction
administration, construction certiication, utility management
consulting and expert witness testimony. He has in-depth
knowledge o reclaimed water, water treatment plants,
wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations and
pipelines. He is a member o the American Water Works
Association, Water Environment Federation, American
Society o Civil Engineers, and the American Academy
o Environmental Engineers as a Board Certiied
Environmental Engineer.
Michael S. Puddicombe
DBA, Boston University
Dr. Michael S. Puddicombe is the Charles A. Dana Proessor
o Management at Norwich University, Director o the
Center or the Integrated Study o the Built Environment
and the undergraduate Construction Engineering Management
program. He spent 20 years in all aspects o the Architecture,
Engineering and Construction beore returning to academia
to pursue his Doctorate in Operations Management.He developed and delivered the core curriculum or the
Masters in Civil Engineering in construction management.
His research ocuses on the development o a strategic
theory o construction management based in emerging
areas in inormation technology, contracts, and
operational processes.
Linda Ratsep, PE
MCE, Villanova University; MBA, Drexel University
Linda A. Ratsep earned a Master o Civil Engineering,Water Resources Concentration, rom Villanova University
and a MBA rom Drexel University. She is a registered
Proessional Engineer with over 30 years o environmental
and civil engineering design and project management
experience. She co-ounded a successul environmental
science and civil engineering consulting irm in 1995.
She has completed hundreds o projects involving:
site development design or residential, commercial,
industrial, airport and recreational acilities; stream/stream
corridor, wetland, and watershed studies and assessments;
stormwater management designs; municipal engineeringreviews; and airport engineering design. Many o these
projects have involved the development and utilization
o project speciic Geographic Inormation Systems (GIS)
technologies, as well as, 3-D visualization and advanced
civil engineering sotware applications. In addition, she
has been extensively retained as an expert witness in
civil engineering.
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Jared M. Reigstad, PE
MCE, Norwich University
Jared Reigstad earned his MCE rom Norwich University
and his BS in Civil Engineering rom Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute. He is a project manager ora structural engineering irm that provides services
across the country. Working in dierent regions o the
country has given Jared exposure to a myriad o design
considerations including high seismic zones along the
West Coast, extreme wind and water areas along the
Gul Coast, and heavy snow loading conditions in the
Northern portions o the country. His duties include
working with architects and contractors in design,
construction document preparation, and construction
administration. He is a member o the American
Institute o Steel Construction. In the classroom,Jared brings together practical design knowledge and
theoretical insights to give students what they need to
be successul in the real world.
Scott A. Sabol, PE
MS, Pennsylvania State University
Scott Sabol earned his Master o Science (Civil/Structural
Engineering) degree rom the Pennsylvania State University.
He is a registered Proessional Engineer and has worked
at Vermont Technical College (where he is Proessor andchairs the Architectural Engineering Technology department),
Delaware Transportation Institute (as its Director), and as
Senior Program Oicer at the National Research Council.
He continues to practice as a consulting structural engineer.
He is a member o the American Society o Civil Engineers
(ASCE) and Structural Engineering Institute, the American
Society o Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the American
Society or Engineering Education (ASEE). Proessor Sabol
was awarded the Harry S. Wirtz Master Teacher Award
in 2008 by Vermont Tech in recognition o his
teaching excellence.
Shawn H. Veltman, PE
PhD, The University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Shawn Veltman earned his PhD, Environmental Engineering
rom the University o Massachusetts and his MS,
Environmental Engineering rom Clarkson University.He is a registered Proessional Engineer with over 25
years o experience in the planning and design o water
supply and wastewater treatment acilities. He serves as
the senior technical advisor or an environmental engineering
irm and environmentallaboratory with a sta o 50.
He is responsible or the preliminary engineering design
o all major environmental engineering projects completed
by the irm, and the identiication, development,
and application o new technologies to maintain the
irms technological edge in the marketplace. He is
an expert in the area o anaerobic processes. He is amember o the America Water Works Association and
Water Environment Federation.
Adam F. Sevi
PhD, Missouri Institute of Science and Technology
Adam Sevi completed his MS and PhD at the Missouri
Institute o Science and Technology in geotechnical
engineering, and holds a BS in Civil Engineering rom
Norwich University. Mr. Sevi is currently an assistant
proessor at Norwich University teaching materialstesting, geotechnical engineering, oundation design,
as well as reshmen engineering. He consults with PND
Engineers, based in Anchorage, Alaska, working in arctic
engineering, port structures, as well as more typical
oundation applications on shore. He also consults on
pile design primarily in China. Mr. Sevi is involved with
ASCE-VT, as well as Engineers without Borders working
primarily in Bolivia.
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John B. Stevens, PE
MS, West Virginia University
Pro. John B. Stevens is Proessor Emeritus o Civil
Engineering at Norwich University and ormer Department
Chair and Dean o Engineering. He earned a BSCE degreerom Norwich and a MSCE degree rom West Virginia
University. He is a Registered Proessional Engineer in
seven states. At Norwich he taught the geotechnical
engineering and other courses or 28 years. Prior to his
teaching career, he was a senior geotechnical engineer
with Woodward-Clyde Consultants and research civil
engineer at the USACE Waterways Experiment Station.
Major projects he has worked on include the Alyeska
pipeline, Chittenden County Circumerential Highway,
several oshore oil-production platorms, rocket
engine test stands or NASA, Locks and Dam 26 on theMississippi River, I-295 expansion in New Jersey,
Federal Dam Saety program, bridge designs in Vietnam,
and six Anheuser-Busch breweries. He currently maintains
an active geotechnical engineering consulting practice.
Ruth Wertz, PE
PhD, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Ruth Wertz earned her BS in Civil Engineering rom
Trine University, a MS in Civil Engineering and a PhD
in Engineering Education rom Purdue University.She is currently a Geotechnical instructor or the School
o PE and has presented seminars to graduate students
in Geotechnical Aspects o Energy Inrastructure. She is a
member o the American Society o Engineering Education,
National Society o Proessional Engineers, Society
o Women Engineers and Trine University Industrial
Advisory Board. Ruths years o knowledge allows her to
integrate irst-hand experience into class discussions o
real-world design problems.
Brent M. White, PE
MCE, Norwich University
Brent White earned a Bachelor o Science and Master o
Civil Engineering through Norwich University. While an
undergraduate he was a member o the Corps o Cadets.Brents Masters studies ocused on water resources and
environmental engineering. He currently serves a project
manager and design engineer in his amilys civil engineering
consulting irm, White Engineering Inc (www.whiteeng.
com) In that role he is involved with residential site
development, septic system design, commercial development
and re-development, public water supply permitting,
various wetlands permitting through the Massachusetts
DEP as well as the EPA as well as bulk oil plant design.
Brent is currently pursuing accreditation as a LEED
(New Construction) proessional as well as earning CertiiedProessional in Storm Water Quality (CPSWQ) certiication.
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Norwich University has built a leading-edge online learning
environment. By using the consistent and integrated eorts
o aculty, support sta, administrators, students, and alumni,
we have built an online environment that promotes
networking, peer-support and one-on-one contact with
Norwich aculty. The online learning environment makes
traditional classroom learning better and here is how:
Focus is on you, the student With online learning,
you are empowered to learn on your own and even to
teach one another. Through the discussion group mode,you have the opportunity to explain, share, comment
upon, and critique course materials. But you also get to
learn rom experts in the ield as your instructor dialogs
with and mentors you.
Discussion Online discussions are asynchronous.
This ormat aords you extra time to contemplate
questions and compose well-crated responses creating
a valuable exchange o ideas and thoughts.
Writing The main method o communication inan online course is writing. In an online course,
discussions, requests or assistance, assignments,
projects and tests are mostly done in written orm.
Writing is a skill that is indispensable, and here you
will hone that skill to its keenest edge.
Comprehensive course materials The opportunities
available to you through the World Wide Web are
endless. With the use o the Internet, you can utilize
online libraries and resources when the time is most
convenient or you.
Access to extensive resources The Kreitzberg
Library serves all Norwich University students and
aculty, whether online or on-campus. The library
currently provides access to 100 online databases,
22,000 ull-text electronic journals and tens o thousands
o eBooks. In addition, the library provides books in
print and journal articles through the Document Delivery
service or those resources that are unavailable online.
This enables you to do proessional and scholarly research
without having to leave home. The reerence sta provides
research assistance through e-mail, phone, and instant
messaging and a dedicated Distance Learning Librarian
is available to show you how to get the most out o the
librarys resources.
Immediate response & feedback Oice hours are
round-the-clock or an online course. With just a click,
you can send questions and requests to proessors,
program directors, or ellow students and expect to
receive eedback within 24 hours.
Flexibility Online learning knows no time zones
nor is location or distance an issue. Our program is
based on an innovative asynchronous learning and
delivery model so there is no need to attend real-time
instruction.
Small class sizes Class sizes are limited to 16 students
or less, and are called cohorts. Cohort members progress
through the program together and participate in online
discussions and other learning activities. The varying
background o cohort members brings tremendous value
to the learning experience.
Networking You will have individualized attention
rom aculty and develop close relationships with ellow
students as you interact with them creating a vastnetwork o proessional contacts. You will also have an
opportunity to maintain those long-lasting personal and
proessional relationships.
online learning
welcoMe to your new classrooM
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a week in the life of a norwich university
graDuate stuDent
On average students may spend approximately 20 hours
a week preparing or lessons, completing assignments,
and responding to comments or posts. Its not easy
to describe a typical week or a Norwich University
graduate student, because no two students arrange
their studies the same way. Below is an example o
how one student could spend her week.
Monday
Log into the classroom and begin the weeks lessons.
Download any assignments and make note o upcoming
due dates. Peruse and possibly respond to the comments
let behind by your classmates concerning the weeks
topics. Take out your text books and begin the
weeks reading.
Tuesday
Continue the weeks readings and/or lectures. Check the
classroom or announcements, Instructor Oice posts,
or Angel mail that you havent read yet. Look at the
upcoming writing assignment: i its new, start to constructan approach, make a writing plan, and start inding
sources, otherwise move orward with your writing plan.
Check discussions, make your initial post i you havent
already, and post your comments and/or replies.
Wednesday
Finish the assigned readings. Spend an hour or so
working on your assignment. Connect to Norwichs
Kreitzberg Library and search the online databases or
inormation that may be useul or your long paper.
Thursday
Log into the classroom, see how discussions are going
until its time to tuck in the kids. Get back to the computer
to ollow up with your classmates and log out. Continue
working on your writing assignments until bedtime.
Friday
Wrestle with your writing assignment or a while and
do a quick check on discussions beore you turn in or
the night.
Saturday
Get up at 7:00, drink some coee, then get to work.
Youve been doing a lot o thinking about your next
paper and want to banter around some ideas with your
teammates. Tie up any loose ends on the weeks homework
assignments and upload them to your instructor.
Sunday
I youve kept your nose to the grindstone all week
today could belong completely to you. But maybe the
upcoming work week is going to be busy, or you have
important personal obligations to honor. It might be
wise to spend a couple o hours today reviewing next
weeks work.
Log into the classroom and review the upcoming weeks
activities. Download any assignments and make note
o upcoming due dates. Read the lecture. I you have
time, review discussion topics, and begin to compose
your initial posts. I an exam is coming up, remember
to plan the time you need to complete it!
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By choosing an online degree, I was able to work at my own pace and do things on my own time,
whether on nights or weekends. Norwich University has been involved in online programs for a
number of years, so I felt that it had a good understanding of how to provide quality education
through an online experience. I was skeptical at first, but as I got more involved in the program,
I really found it a great place to learn, and its effective. Norwich has found a way to provide all
the resources necessary for its students and has done so successfully.
Jason Lyons, MJA Alumnus, Residency 2006.
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ongoing suPPort
ensure your success
Community of SupportHelping you succeed in the classroom is the goalo every member o the Universitys support team.
We are here to help you every step o the way by
providing a support system dedicated to you.
Academic Support
Faculty to engage and coach you through
your studies
ProgramDirector to ensure the quality and
relevance o your curriculum
AssociateProgramDirector to manage issues
that aect students in the classroom and to
ind and train the highest quality aculty to
work with you
LeadInstructor to update the content o
your seminar and support new instructors
Administrative Support
SeniorStudent Services Coordinator to help
you navigate University policies
StudentServicesCoordinator to support you
through all six seminars and Residency
DistanceLearningLibrarian to enhance your
learning by helping you locate credible online
research materials
EnrollmentAdvisor to walk you through the
application process
Technical Support
TechnicalSupportTeam to provide you with
24/7 help desk support or technical issues
within the online classroom
PROGRAM
DIRECTOR
FACULTY
ASSOCIATE
PROGRAM
DIRECTOR
LEAD
INSTRUCTOR
SENIORSTUDENT
SERVICES
COORDINATOR
ENROLLMENT
ADVISOR
STUDENT
SERVICES
COORDINATOR
DISTANCE
LEARNING
LIBRARIAN
TECHNICAL
SUPPORT
TEAM
STUDENT
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aDMission to norwich universitys college
of graDuate anD continuing stuDies
Norwich seeks goal-oriented individuals who have high
standards o personal ethics and have demonstrated
excellence in their proessional lives and academic studies.
Applicants should have a desire to make a positive
contribution to the ield o engineering. Selective
admissions standards are intended to ensure that those
admitted will succeed in a rigorous academic environment.
We invite all applicants to contact our EnrollmentAdvisors who are available to guide you and provide you
with as much inormation and assistance as you need.
Admission Criteria
A bachelors degree rom a regionally accredited
insitution or an equivalent degree rom a oreign
institution, as evaluated by WES, IERF, SpanTran or
AACRAO
The GRE is not required to apply, but may be requested
based upon an applicants undergraduate GPA. I English was not the language o degree
study, proo o English language proiciency
and a minimum score o 600 (paper-based test)
or 94 (internet-based test (iBT)) on the TOEFL
are required, unless otherwise noted in speciic
articulation agreements
Application Process
Call an enrollment advisor to begin the application
process and submit the ollowing items:
Application orm
Application ee ($50, non-reundable)
Resume
Oicial transcript rom undergraduate degree-
granting institution
Letter o Intent
Attestation Letter
Two letters o recommendation
Proo o English language proiciency
(TOEFL, i applicable)
Oicial Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or applicants
not meeting GPA requirements (may be waived or
students holding a Proessional Engineers license
and/or signiicant proessional experience)
Applicants not meeting the criteria will be assessed on a
case-by-case basis.
get starteD
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Does the online format provide the same quality of
education offered by a traditional campus?
Yes. Numerous studies have proven that distance learners
perorm as well or better than their on-campus counterparts.
The No Significant Difference Phenomenon, by Thomas L.
Russell, (2001 IDECC, ith edition) cites 355 research
reports, papers, and summaries dating back to 1928 that
ound no signiicant dierence between distance learning
and in-class learning. Where a dierence was identiied,
it generally avored the distance-learning student.
Will my diploma say Online degree?
No. You will receive the oicial, traditional diploma o
Norwich University.
Is financial aid available?
Depending on the program, grants and scholarships
may be available. Most qualiying students can obtain
loans through the Federal Student Loan (Staord Loan)
program. Applicants may seek speciic inormation by
contacting our Enrollment Oice or by visiting our
Financial Aid webpage.
Is Norwich University accredited?
Norwich University is accredited by the New England
Association o Schools and Colleges, Inc., through
its Commission on Institutions o Higher Education.
Inquiries regarding the accreditation status by the
New England Association should be directed to the
administrative sta o the institution. Individuals may
also contact:
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
209 Burlington Road, Bedord, MA 01730-1433
Phone: +1-781-271-0022, E-Mail: [email protected]
In addition, Norwichs undergraduate Electrical Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, and Civil Engineering programs
are ully accredited by the Accreditation Board or
Engineering and Technology (ABET). Until recently ABET
did not allow accreditation o both undergraduate and
graduate programs at a given institution; the institution
was required to choose which program to accredit and
most institutions (Norwich included) choose to accredit
their undergraduate programs. With the liting o thisABET prohibition, Norwich is evaluating the beneits o
seeking accreditation or the MCE program.
How long is the program?
The program is comprised o three six-month semesters
and a one-week Residency in June. All students
should complete their coursework within 18 months o
beginning the program (special arrangements may be
made or deployments or amily emergencies). You will
attend Residency and graduate 21 months rom your
start date, depending on the start date you choose.
Should you require any prerequisites; you will complete
the program in 24-27 months. Your Enrollment Advisor
will assist you with the enrollment calendar, highlighting
the unique beneits o each start date.
How many credits and courses do I take each semester?
You will enroll in two sequential six-credit seminars each
semester or a total o 12 credits. Each seminar lasts
approximately 11 weeks and typically is ollowed by a
two week break.
Do you accept transfer credits or grant credits based on
work experience and certifications?
We will, on a case-by-case basis, assess transer credit up to
12 credits. While the majority o Master o Civil Engineering
students have years o work experience and certiications,
these cannot be used as a substitute o coursework.
How much does the program cost?
See the Tuition and Fees Supplement or the most
current inormation or speak to your Enrollment Advisor.
When do I start the program?
You may begin the MCE two times per year, in March or
September. Undergraduate level prerequisite courses are also
oered or applicants not meeting all admission requirements.
frequently askeD questions
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What happens if I need to leave the program and want to
come back later?
Special situations are accommodated on a case-by-case
basis. The linear and progressive nature o the coursework
is a vital component o the program so our administrative
support sta will work with you to ind a solution
that accommodates your situation and maintains the
integrity o your studies.
What does an average week look like for a student
enrolled in an online graduate program at Norwich
University?
This program is designed or the working proessional
who must balance the demands o work and home with
study. A majority o Norwich graduate students report
spending approximately 20 hours a week, on average,
on their studies. Your instructor and your Student Service
Coordinator will help keep you on track. Students also
ind their cohort is a tremendous source o support in
managing their time and studies.
Are there computer requirements?
When considering entry into the MCE online programs
oered at Norwich, it is essential to meet the basic
computer requirementsincluding minimum Pentium
III or Apple G3 (the use o anything other than MS
windows is strongly discouraged), Internet access
(DSL or cable are suggested), Windows 2000 XP,
7 or Vista, Internet Explorer 8, Fireox 3 (or the
ersion level supported by ANGEL), 64 MB RAM
(128 MB recommended), 1 GB ree disk space, word
processor, spreadsheet, Microsot PowerPoint Viewer
(Version 1), Skype, Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 9),
Autodesk Design Review, Flash Player 10, QuickTime
Player, Latest version o Java, Windows Media Player,
sound card, speakers, microphone, and scanner (capable
o handling 8-1/2 x 11 sheets). In addition, some
courses may have additional sotware requirements.
Who do I talk to if I have more questions, or I want to
apply?
You may call our Enrollment Advisors at 1-800-460-5597
ext. 3369 (US and Canada) or +1-647-722-6642 ext. 3369
(International). They will be able to answer all o
your questions.
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The Norwich graduate program was definitely challenging. There was a wealth of new information
provided, a great deal of new learning went on and it tied directly into what I do, every day, as a
professional. Much of the course brought my undergraduate education to the next logical level. I truly
feel prepared to take on more challenging projects, because I now possess this enhanced education.
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norwich university
Join a DynaMic Mix of
traDition anD innovation
Established in 1819, Norwich is a small, quality university
with a balance o strong proessional and liberal arts
programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Over 2000 undergraduate students choose either a
military liestyle as part o the Corps o Cadets or a
traditional college liestyle. The campus is located
in Northield, Vermont in the heart o the Green
Mountains, truly one o the most beautiul locations
in the world or a college campus. The combination
o quality proessional education, broad studies inthe liberal arts, dedicated aculty and the leadership
laboratory supplied by the Corps o Cadets has generated
a legacy not ound in many corners o the educational
map. Norwich is a very proud place and maintains deep
bonds with its alumni.
Expect Challenge. Achieve Distinction.
At Norwich, you will develop traits common among
leaders in every proession - discipline, integrity,
conidence, critical thinking, adaptability, loyaltyand honor - through a wide range o opportunities
that will empower you in lasting ways you never
imagined. At the core is a rigorous academic
environment emphasizing an interactive online learning
environment, mentoring relationships with aculty and
extensive experiential learning. Expect the greatest
challenge o your lie.
Norwich University has always been a leader in higher
education.
Norwich was one o the earliest institutions to
receive the National Security Agencys designation
as a Center o Academic Excellence in Inormation
Assurance Education.
Norwichs ounder, Alden Partridge, brought
experiential learning to US education, while
orming the basis or the Morrill Land Grant Act, a
uniquely American educational model
Norwich was the birthplace o the ROTC (Reserve
Oicers Training Corps)
Norwich was the irst private institution in the
nation to teach engineering
Norwich was the irst private military college to
admit Arican Americans into its Corps o Cadets
Norwich was the irst private military college to
admit women into the Corps o Cadets
Norwich was one o the irst schools to admit
international students
Norwichs collegiate band was the irst in
the nation
when you BecoMe a Part of norwich university, you BecoMe
Part of soMething very olD, very DeeP, anD very ProuD.
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Norwich provides an outstanding distance learning environment. The web platform is user-friendly. The
curriculum is all encompassing and superbly executed. NU is a brick and mortar school providing the
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Norwich University
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Northfield, Vermont 05663-0367
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