ASCE POLICY 465? THE MEANS FOR REALIZING THE ASPIRATIONAL VISIONS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING IN 2025

摘要

For several decades, educators and practitioners in the civil engineering community in the United States have been calling for reform of civil engineering education. In 1995, at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Civil Engineering Education Conference (CEEC '95), some of the educational leaders of the profession believed that the time was right to begin the long road to reformation. Their call for action ultimately resulted in the passage of ASCE Policy Statement 465 which states that, in the future, education beyond the baccalaureate degree will be necessary for entry into the professional practice of civil engineering. An ASCE Board-level committee was formed to study and implement the actions that would be necessary to achieve this vision for civil engineering. The purpose of this paper is to discuss ASCE's current plan for implementing these actions including its development of a revised Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK), modified accreditation criteria, improved civil engineering curricula, and licensure issues.