Department of Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
The Department of Civil Engineering offers a 4 years undergraduate Program of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. To become a graduate in this field one has to complete 160 credit hours. It is utmost necessity to enhance the quality of higher education in Bangladesh for national and global context. Eastern University (EU) is one of the private university trying to maintain quality education for creating the leader of the leaders since 2003. Department of Civil Engineering has projected itself as one of the vital departments of the science and engineering faculty. Almost all the physical infrastructure development of the country are the products of Civil Engineering. Construction, operation and maintenance of buildings, bridges, roads, railways, airports, embankment, river training, irrigation, canals, sea and river ports, power houses, transmission towers, dams and barrages etc. require the knowledge and technology of Civil Engineering. Experienced and learned teachers teach the courses based on Outcome Based Education (OBE) system. Eastern University is well equipped with necessary lab facilities for test, and research works. The academic programs of this University are continually being updated and improved to reflect the latest development in Engineering education. The EU firmly believes that education is not only the backbone of the nation but the quality education is the last resort of a nation to attain the quickest emancipation. Knowledge is not only the power, but also the super power in the changed context. The mission of Civil Engineering department is to become a department of quality and distinction enabling students to flourish academically, personally, and socially through obtaining soft skill by OBE system. The reason for offering Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering is to prepare students for a wide range of exciting industrial opportunities including construction, transportation, mining, roads and highway, aerospace, chemical, biomedical, nuclear power, robotics, and textiles. Civil Engineers can find employment in the field of construction and management, surveying, structural, geotechnical, water and transportation.
The program is designed to satisfy the growing demand of civil professionals throughout the country. It gives students the opportunity to obtain broad-base knowledge of Civil Engineering suitable for taking the challenge of building infrastructure that can minimize the natural and environmental hazards. It also gives freedom to tailor the program according to student’s individual needs by choosing the optional subjects available in higher semesters in the field of structural, geotechnical, environmental and transportation engineering. Moreover, there are sufficient numbers of Mathematics, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Project Management and other basic science, commerce, Arts and Humanities courses.
Apart from academic activities, the students of the Department regularly take part in different co-curricular and extra-curricular activities such as programming conttest, debates, sprots competitions, games contests, welfare programs, etc.
Assessment Strategy
A student with 12 years formal pre-University education (i.e. S.S.C. + H.S.C. or its equivalent) must complete sufficient courses for graduation that is he/she must earn at total of 160 credits that includes General Education (suggested by UGC), Basic Science and Mathematics, Core Engineering and Other Engineering courses. The following uniform grading system approved by the UGC for all Universities is applied in evaluating the examinations of students. The minimum passing grade for graduation is CGPA 2.50. The overall performance of a student will be expressed in terms of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). A student can sit for any retake / improvement exam on payment of prescribed fees. Student’s performance evaluation in a course is shown in Figure. Students are continuously assessed through class attendance, participation, group discussion and Class tests. To maintain the quality education question papers should be prepared based on Bloom’s Taxonomy. Rubrics should be set out for every course so that every student ensure what criteria is maintained in the evaluation process of examination script.
Grading System
The following uniform grading system approved by the UGC for all universities is applied in the examinations:
Numerical Marks Letter Grade Grade Point
80% and above A+ (A Plus) 4.00
75% to less than 80% A (A regular) 3.75
70% to less than 75% A- (A minus) 3.50
65% to less than 70% B+ (B Plus) 3.25
60% to less than 65% B (B regular) 3.00
55% to less than 60% B- (B minus) 2.75
50% to less than 55% C+ (C Plus) 2.50
45% to less than 50% C (C regular) 2.25
40% to less than 45% D 2.00
less than 40% F 0.00 ,
I - Incomplete
W Withdrawn
X Continuation
Course Withdrawal
Students are not allowed to withdraw their courses once they register.
Incomplete (I) course
An incomplete course indicates that the student started/register the courses in a semester but has not appeared in the final examination. If the total mark of the student excluding the final exam is ‘satisfactory’, the student will get a chance to sit for retake examination. The ‘satisfactory’ mark will depend on the circumstance and will be decided by the authority.
Retake
Retake Examination will be applicable for the students who have got F/I/WH (Withheld) grade in the course. Retake exam means the student will be allowed to sit for the final examination once again after proper formalities. Normally such exams are taken within 2 weeks of next semester commencement or within the prescribed schedule declared by the authority.
Grade Improvement
There is a provision for the students to improve their grades. If any grade of the student is below or equal to B+ (Plus), then the student may be permitted to sit for the grade improvement exam before the final exam of the next semester or within the prescribed schedule declared by the authority. Moreover, the student has the scope to improve overall CGPA by improving grades in the courses with below or equal to B+ (Plus) grade. However, this improvement exam must be attempted before starting the thesis/internship and the number of such grade Improvement exams will not be more than 10% of total courses of the program.
Dropout
By dropout, we mean a student who did not start/register the courses for specific semester/s. In case of dropout from a semester, the student will be required to apply to the registrar for continuing study and attempt the courses or semester/s again after proper formalities if he/she returns.
Grade Point Average (GPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
The process of Grade Point Average (GPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is almost same. GPA is used to denote students’ performance of a specific semester whereas CGPA is used to denote performance of all the semesters as a whole. The process of calculation of GPA and CGPA is as follows.
Graduation Requirement
To obtain B.Sc in Civil degree a student will have to complete 160.0 cr. hrs. with a minimum CGPA of 2.5.
