Students mut master the principles and techniques to earn their degrees.
Chapter or Club programs may allow presentation of topic too specialized or too broad for presentation in a structured coarse. In this way, the Chapter or Club acts as a supplement to classroom education. Student Chapters and Clubs of the American Society of Civil Engineers also help student begin those professional contacts and associations that continued through life are valuable to the practicing engineer in serving people and the engineering profession more effectively. The Chapter or Club is a good medium for exercising principles of personal and public relations. For example, member prepare, present and discuss papers, conduct Chapter or Club activities, hold offices, request and entertain guest speakers and visit engineering works under consturction.