2016-17 University Catalog

May 23, 2025

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2016-17 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Civil Engineering, BS

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Curriculum

Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Fall

CHE 221 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 5
ENGR 101 - Introduction to Engineering I Credit Hours: 2
SPE 111 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
WRI 121 - English Composition Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3 *

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Winter

CHE 222 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 5
ENGR 102 - Introduction to Engineering II Credit Hours: 2
WRI 122 - Argumentative Writing Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3 *
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring

CE 203 - Engineering Graphics Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 201 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 4
MATH 251 - Differential Calculus Credit Hours: 4
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3 *

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

Fall

CE 212 - Civil Engineering Materials Credit Hours: 4
GME 161 - Plane Surveying I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 252 - Integral Calculus Credit Hours: 4
PHY 221 - General Physics with Calculus Credit Hours: 4

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Winter

CE 205 - Computational Methods Credit Hours: 2
ENGR 211 - Engineering Mechanics: Statics Credit Hours: 4
MATH 254N - Vector Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
PHY 222 - General Physics with Calculus Credit Hours: 4

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Spring

CE 208 - Principles of Professional Practice Credit Hours: 4
ENGR 213 - Engineering Mechanics: Strength of Materials Credit Hours: 4
GIS 134 - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
WRI 227 - Technical Report Writing Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Junior Year

Fall

CE 311 - Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering Credit Hours: 5
CE 331 - Structural Analysis Credit Hours: 4
ENGR 318 - Engineering Mechanics: Fluids Credit Hours: 4
MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 4

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Winter

ANTH 335 - The Built Environment Credit Hours: 3 Social Science Elective
or
HIST 335 - The Engineering Profession Credit Hours: 3 Social Science Elective
CE 341 - Elementary Structural Design Credit Hours: 5
CE 351 - Introduction to Transportation Engineering Credit Hours: 4
CE 371 - Closed Conduit Design Credit Hours: 4

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring

CE 312 - Earth Pressures and Foundations Credit Hours: 3
CE 354 - Traffic Engineering Credit Hours: 3
CE 374 - Hydrology Credit Hours: 4
MATH 321 - Applied Differential Equations I Credit Hours: 4

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Senior Year

Fall

CE 401 /COM 401 - Civil Engineering Project I Credit Hours: 5
CE 405 - Sustainability and Infrastructure Credit Hours: 3
CE 442 - Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design Credit Hours: 4
or
CE 444 - Intermediate Steel Design Credit Hours: 4
CE 4XX - Civil Engineering Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Winter

CE 402 /COM 402 - Civil Engineering Project II Credit Hours: 7
CE 4XX - Civil Engineering Elective Credit Hours: 3
CE 4XX - Civil Engineering Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 13 Credit Hours

Spring

ANTH 452 - Globalization Credit Hours: 3 (SS)
CE 4XX - Civil Engineering Elective Credit Hours: 3
CE 4XX - Civil Engineering Elective Credit Hours: 3
Math/Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Total for a B.S. in Civil Engineering: 180 Credit Hours

* Humanities courses may not be skill or performance based. One Humanities course must study literature (typically LIT prefix).

Civil electives must total to at least 15 credits (of which at least 9 credits must be CE 400 or 500 level electives).

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