- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- University of Massachusetts
- Amherst, Ma. 01003
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
ADMISSION
- Official transcripts of all previous college work (undergraduate and graduate.)
- Two letters of recommendation submitted from former professors or persons in the field of the applicant's academic major.
- A Graduate Record Examination (Verbal, Quantitative, Analytical).
- Foreign students must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
- Camper Dresser & McKee, Inc.
- Clough Harbour Associates
- Dames & Moore
- Empire Soils Investigation, Inc.
- ENSR
- Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
- G&E Environmenal Consultants
- Gannett-Fleming Geotechnical Engineers, Inc.
- Geotechnical Engineers, Inc.
- Goldberg Zoino & Associates, Inc.
- Mueser Rutledge Consultants Geotechnical Engineers, Inc.
- K.C. Geotechnical Engineers
- Shannon and Wilson Engineers
- General Information: Telephone 413-545-2580 ; Fax 413- 545-2840
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ADMISSIONS
To be considered for admission by the Graduate School, the applicant must have a
bachelor's degree in engineering or science areas from a college or university of
recognized standing. Additional requirements including the following:
Applications for admission may be obtained by writing to:
Graduate School Graduate Research Center University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003
For additional information, please write to:
Dr. Carlton L. Ho Geotechnical Engineering Program Coordinator Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering Box 35205 University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003-5105
Note: additional information on the Geotechnical Engineering Program, Civil and
Environmental Engineering Department, College of Engineering and the University can be
found via the internet. Our web site can be found at http:/www.ecs.umass.edu/cee/study/graduate/grad_prog.html.
Factors of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, or handicap are not
considered in the admission or treatment of students or in employment, in accordance with
Federal and State laws and regulations.
ASSISTANTSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Financial aid is offered through research and teaching assistantships. The exact
number of these assistantships is subject to change depending upon renewal of grants,
available departmental support, etc. Assistantships provide a stipend plus a tuition
wavier. The amount of stipend depends on a number of factors, degree being pursued and the
student's experience and background. The tuition waiver exempts students from paying
tuition and, in effect, increases the total value of an assistantship. The Department has
a limited number of fellowships for graduate study. Priority for award of these
fellowships will be for qualified people from groups that traditionally have been
underrepresented in the field, primarily minorities and women.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates of the program have had excellent success in obtaining rewarding and challenging employment in geotechnical engineering. In general, the graduates have been employed by private consulting engineering firms specializing in Geotechnical Engineering and Environmental Geotechnics, state and federal agencies, industry and universities. Some recent examples include: