About The School of Engineering & Applied Science
While the School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) shares with the rest of the Unviersity a responsibility for every aspect of the University Mission, as a professional program it finds the source of its charge to be the following paragraph of the University Mission Statement:  "We believe that our students, while they are developing general knowledge and skills during their years at Gonzaga, should also attain more specialized competence in at least one discipline or profession."


This particular profession,, engineering, is especially suited to a University that prides itself on engaging the life of the mind and strengthening and refining a system of values.  Although the hierarchical nature of its knowledge often makes engineering remote, it is an intensely intellectual endeavor buttressed by a well-developed ethical system.  Recognizing its appropriateness, Gonzaga added engineering to its offerings seventy years ago; and ever since, the School has been an important part of this University, composing more than ten percent of its undergraduate student body and giving substance to Gonzaga’s claim to be a “comprehensive” university.  Furthermore, outside of Spokane, Gonzaga’s reputation is bolstered by the presence of its engineering program; in all of the West this is one of only four accredited engineering programs in Jesuit universities.  

Originally small in its offerings and enrollment, the School has grown steadily since the 1970's, to its recent record enrollments of nearly 450 engineering students in five separate degree programs.  With programs that were initially accredited in 1985 by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), it has developed a regional and national reputation for high-quality engineering instruction coupled with the many other elements of a Jesuit education.  

SEAS now consists of four departments:  Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science.  In addition to these departments, the School operates the Center for Engineering Design (CED), the Herak Engineering Computer Center (HECC) and the Fabrication Facility.  The School offers four-year Bachelor of Science degrees in Civil Engineering (BSCE), Computer Engineering (BSCpE), Electrical Engineering (BSEE), General Engineering (BSGE), Mechanical Engineering (BSME), and Computer Science (BSCS).  The general engineering program is offered in conjunction with the School of Business, and provides students with a business minor and the opportunity for a 5th year MBA degree.  SEAS also offers a Certificate Program in Electric Utility Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Engineering.