The Construction Engineering and Management Program was created in 1990 and is a concentration in the Department of Civil Engineering at The Catholic University of America. It offers studies at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level with specialized courses within the civil engineering curriculum. The construction program hosts a quarter of the undergraduate and graduate students within the Civil Department.<br><br>The construction program maintains a strong and longstanding cooperation with the construction industry and its professional organizations in the greater Washington metropolitan region. Existing for three decades, it is renowned for the quality of the professional preparation of its graduates. At the undergraduate level, it has a semester-long surveying course and a mandatory internship program. Undergraduate students must complete at least two full summer internships after their sophomore and junior year, with at least one in the field, as a requirement for being awarded the bachelor's degree. Many undergraduate students complete three internships and some are already working part-time when they graduate. Internships also typically lead to full-time employment directly upon graduation. Additionally, undergraduate students enroll in two graduate courses as program electives in their senior year. The construction program works closely together with the Center for Academic and Career Success at Catholic University, which e.g. organizes the Engineering Internship and Job Fair and other events and services and maintains the Cardinal Connection database.