Admission Requirements
Admission at freshman level to all undergraduate studies is processed  by the Office of the Registrar. The University is open to all but female and those students who come from emerging regions of the country will be given special attention. The University as deemed necessary will set further criteria. In general, admission of students to higher education institutions is based upon the performance of students in School Leaving Certificate Examination (ESLCE). When the ESLCE is phasing out the University may also grant admission at freshman level to the undergraduate degree program to a candidate who fulfills one of the following requirements:
a )Admission Following Preparatory Education
Applicants who have successfully completed their (10+2) preparatory school education and who pass the University Entrance Examination can be considered for admission.
b) Foreign Examinations Students with foreign examinations of equivalent standard to the ESLCE can sit for the university's Entrance Examination.

Admission with Advance Standing and Transfer
Admission to all undergraduate degree programs with Advanced Standing level or Post Basic B.Sc. program is processed and granted through the University Registrar, provided that the respective Academic Commission and the Admission and Placement Committee (APC) of the University approves it. Given the availability of places, admission shall be on competitive basis.
a) Before graduating from an institution of Higher Learning, qualified students may apply for advanced standing admission, which is determined by the faculty concerned and APC. The Admission and placement Committee of the university will grant admission to the University if the applicants have successfully completed a minimum of one year of study in an institution of higher learning of equivalent standard with minimum CGPA of 2.00 or above.
Students who have successfully completed the 10 plus 2 years preparatory and have passed the entrance exam could apply for admission to the Civil Engineering Department. In view of the high number of applicants, admission to the Department is rather competitive at the moment.

Graduation Requirements
Students must take and pass all the required courses to satisfy the requirements for graduation. The total number of credit points required for graduation with the Degrees of Bachelor of Science is around 300 ECTS.

Degree Nomenclature

Degree of Bachelor of Science in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
    
Duration of the Program
The curriculum designed for this program is as per the requirements of the University Reform program underway. Accordingly, the duration of study for the program will be 5 years. This allows to implement the mission of the reform in such a way it can produce practice oriented Water Resources and Environmental Engineers that have good communication and entrepreneurship skills.

Address
Water Resource and Environmental Engineering  Department,                     
College of Engineering and Technology,
Jimma University
E-mail: wree@ju.edu.et
Cell phone: +251 - 47 - 1123848
Fax:              +251- 47- 1117825
P.O. Box 378,
Jimma, Ethiopia.

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