and environmental science. Each year approximately
30-40 cadets choose one of these environmental disci-
plines as their academic major.
Environmental Engineering
The environmental engineering major develops
problem solvers for environmental issues. This major
is ABET Inc. accredited and requires cadets to take 44
academic courses. Twenty-six courses are required as
part of the core curriculum and guarantee that our en-
gineering majors also have a background in humani-
ties, history and language. Fifteen discipline-specific
courses are required and cover key aspects of environ-
mental engineering such as drinking water, waste wa-
ter, air pollution and solid and hazardous waste treat-
ment. The remaining three courses are field electives
chosen from a variety of courses taught in the Depart-
ment of Geography and Environmental Engineering
as well as the other engineering departments. Cadets
majoring in environmental engineering all sit for the
Fundamentals of Engineering Exam in their final se-
mester, the first rung along the path of licensure as a
Professional Engineer. Upon graduation, these 15-20
cadets bring a unique skill set to the Army. As young
officers, they may be asked to remedy a foreign vil-
lage’s drinking water system or improve a state-side
motor pool’s waste program. In either case, their en-
gineering design process background will serve them
well as they confront sustainability issues in their
units.