Program Description

Civil Engineering is a profession that applies the basic principles of science in conjunction with mathematical and computational tools to solve problems associated with developing and sustaining civilized life on our planet. Civil Engineering works are generally one-of-a-kind projects; they are often grand in scale; and they usually require cooperation among professionals of many different disciplines. The completion of a civil engineering project involves the solution of technical problems in which information from numerous sources and myriad non-technical factors play a significant role. Some of the most common examples of civil engineering works include bridges, buildings, dams, airports and hangars, ports and harbors, highways and railways, tunnels, river and shore improvements, lighthouses, drydocks, irrigations, flood protection, drainage, water supply, and towers. Enumeration of any work in this section shall not be construed as excluding any other work requiring civil engineering knowledge and application.

Civil Engineering is one of the broadest engineering disciplines both in terms of the range of problems that fall within its purview and in the range of knowledge required to solve those problems.

The BSCE program of HAU can be completed in four years, covering four years of academic training and one summer of practical training. The BSCE curriculum at HAU was designed with the objective of producing civil engineers who have sufficient background in general education courses, mathematics, physical and natural sciences, basic engineering sciences, and general civil engineering. Moreover, the present curriculum introduces specializations in the undergraduate program by requiring the students to take specialization courses from one of the following fields:

1. Construction Engineering and Management
2. Structural Engineering
3. Transportation Engineering
4. Geotechnical Engineering
5. Water Resources Engineering

Brief History of the Program

The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering was established on August 13, 1968. This is the first major program under the College of Engineering. The CE program was given Government Recognition immediately after graduating the first batch of Civil Engineering graduates who achieved 100% passing in the Civil Engineering Board Examinations. This initial success of the CE Program gave the college confidence that led to the offering of other engineering degree programs including Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Environmental and Sanitary Engineering and Industrial Engineering.

The department continues to strengthen its program with Government Recognition. To date, the program received Level 2 reaccredited status from May 2020 until May 2025 from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). In all its years of existence, the CE department realizes the importance of its role in present times of making civil engineering education relevant as it continually supports national development efforts.

Program Achievement and Accreditation

The Civil Engineering program received Level 2 reaccredited status from May 2020 until May 2025 from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).

The Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) elevated HAU to autonomous status starting in 2003, a recognition which the University continues to hold to the present. A number of HAU academic programs are internationally-certified.

HAU has been awarded International Organization for Standardization certification in 2019, and re-accreditation in 2020, for its quality management system encompassing both academic programs and support services in basic and higher education. The University is also one of a handful of higher educational institutions in the country to receive the Philippine Quality Award.

The Philippine Institute of Civil engineers- HAU Student Chapter is the official student organization of the Civil Engineering program. This organization’s vision is to create a community of well-rounded Civil Engineering students who are highly skilled and intellectually competent in their respective fields in and outside the country, socially aware and responsible to the needs of others. With that PICE-HAUSC’s mission is to develop its members to become holistic and world-class Civil Engineers driven by social responsibility.

“One community, One Family, One PICE” is the running theme of PICE-HAUSC which means, to build its members not only become professional but also to be professional at with the best. Its core values is to inculcate a family atmosphere in the department as a future Civil Engineers and as an Angelite.

Through the years, PICE-HAU has devoted its time to encourage its members to become active individuals and leaders themselves.

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