2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Here We Go Again: Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition

Presented at ABET, PE, and CEBOK

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (CEBOK) Third Edition (CEBOK3) was published in 2019. Much like the prior versions of the CEBOK, the Third Edition made significant positive impacts on the profession of civil engineering as it outlines foundational, technical, and professional practice learning outcomes for individuals entering into responsible charge in the practice of civil engineering. CEBOK sets the direction for curriculum development and professional practice and sets an expectation for lifelong learning. As part of a pre-established timeline, ASCE has launched the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge Task Committee (CEBOKTC). The CEBOKTC has been charged with performance of a critical review of published literature related to the future of engineering, proactively collecting constituent input, evaluating the ASCE BOK3, and determination if a fourth edition of the CEBOK is needed. If it is deemed necessary, then the CEBOKTC is further charged with developing the CEBOK4 report.

The intent of this paper is to provide a summary of the history behind previous editions of the CEBOK and how they have guided ASCE’s activities to advance the educational objectives of the profession, and to document the process that the CEBOKTC has completed to date in response to its charge.

Authors

Dr. Brock E. Barry P.E. United States Military Academy [biography]

Dr. Brock E. Barry, P.E. is Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.
Dr. Scott R Hamilton P.E. York College of Pennsylvania [biography]

Scott Hamilton is a Professor of Civil Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has both a MS and PhD in civil engineering and a Masters in
engineering management from Stanford University and a BS from the United States Military Academy, West Point. He is a retired US Army Corps of Engineers officer who has had assignments in the US, Germany, Korea, and Afghanistan. During his military career he spent over 10 years on the faculty at the US Military Academy at West Point teaching civil engineering. He also served as the Director, Graduate Professional Development at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering. He is the recipient of the 2021 NSPE Engineering Education Excellence Award and the 2019 ASCE Thomas A Lenox ExCEEd Leadership Award.
Mrs. Elizabeth Zofia Bialek PE [biography]

Elizabeth Bialek is a member of the ASCE Committee on Developing Leaders and a practicing Civil Engineer with 30 years of experience. She is the Manager of Engineering Services at the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), where she leads a staff o
Ms. Leslie Nolen American Society of Civil Engineers [biography]

Leslie Nolen, CAE, serves as director, educational activities for the American Society of Civil Engineers. She brings over 20 years of association management experience to her work with ASCE's Committee on Education on issues of importance to the undergraduate education of civil engineers.

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