Due to the accreditation of civil engineering in Hainan University, the educational objectives, graduation requirements, practical curriculum, teaching pedagogy and some other aspects are deeply researched and practiced based on accreditation engineering education. Meanwhile, the similarities and differences in program setup and objectives of civil engineering undergraduate education are compared and analyzed between State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and Hainan University. The merits and potential beneficial aspects of the SUNY Poly program are reflected. Their excellent experience should be absorbed and transformed, to scientifically build an output-oriented and market-oriented talent training system for civil engineering with distinctive regional characteristics.