Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE)


Program Description

The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering is a five-year program designed for students to help them acquire the basic concept of civil engineering. The course is tailored to equip the students the proper skills and training in preparation to actual practice in the field of construction management, planning the design, aside from the theoretical aspects of the civil engineering field of specialization, the program integrated the actual exposure of the students to the actual engineering environment to develop expertise and gain experience.

The program covers the basic civil engineering core subjects and offers three major of specialization in Transportation Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Construction Engineering and Management. This specialization program can help the student acquire the specialized skill and training that the country needs to take role in the fast changing environment of engineering. The skills and knowledge gain by the students can positively help solve the pressing civil engineering problems in the country and to assists in the planning and management of infrastructure development in harmony with the environment.


Admission Requirements

  • Must have at least obtained an integrated (with NSAT) high school average of 85%
  • Must have a grade of 85% or higher in Math and Science
  • Must be qualified in the PUPCET having obtained a rating of not less than 88%
  • Must have passed the Civil Engineering qualifying interview and aptitude test as implemented by the College of Engineering

Retention Requirements

Civil Engineering students who intend to continue the third year course of study are required to successfully complete the first and second year requirement including the National Service Training Program (NSTP) and must take the College of Engineering Qualifying Exam (CEQE) for incoming third year. Students who pass the CEQE may then pursue higher Civil Engineering subjects. On the otherhand, a student who failed the CEQE may not be enrolled in higher major/professional subjects until such time that the student has passed the exam. Alternatively, in any other case, students who failed to meet the requirement related to retention guidelines will be disqualified to pursue the program and dismissed from the department (CEQE official requirement and guidelines is adopted in this program).

Other retention requirement re those stated at PUP Student Handbook. These are guidelines in retention and academic delinquencies, students who failed to meet this University academic standing requirement can be subjected to warning, reduction in load, probation and dismissal from the course.

The students must finish the requirement of the Civil Engineering program within seven and half years or a period equivalent to one-and-a-half times the normal length of the prescribed residences for the College of Engineering courses. Otherwise, he/she shall not be readmitted in to the College.

In case a student is officially given permission for leave of absences, the leave shall not be included in the computation of tenure.


Graduation Requirements

(Section 16, PUP Student Handbook, Reprinted 2005)

  1. A candidate for graduation shall file his application for graduation with the University Registrar's Office at the start of his last semester.
  2. A student shall be recommended for graduation when he has satisfied all academic and other requirements prescribed by the University.
  3. No students shall be allowed to graduate from the University unless he has earned therein more than fifty (50) percent of the academic units required in his curriculum.
  4. A candidate for graduation shall have his deficiencies made up and his record cleared not later than two weeks before the end of his last semester.
  5. No student shall be issued a diploma and a transcript of records unless he has been cleared of all accountabilities.