Civil Engineering, BS/MS

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Curriculum

This map shows required courses for the degree and recommended terms to take each course (the term sequence is subject to change depending on transfer courses, AP/IB/CLEP credit, and course availability).

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

Freshman Year

Fall

CHE 221 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 5
ENGR 101 - Intro to Engineering I Credit Hours: 2
COM 111Z - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 4
WRI 121Z - Composition I Credit Hours: 4

Winter

CHE 222 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 5
ENGR 102 - Intro to Engineering II Credit Hours: 2
WRI 122Z - Composition II Credit Hours: 4
or
WRI 227Z - Technical Writing Credit Hours: 4
Humanities (Literature) Elective Credit Hours: 3

Spring

CE 203 - Engineering Graphics Credit Hours: 3
BIO/ENV/GEOL Elective Credit Hours: 3
MATH 251 - Differential Calculus Credit Hours: 4
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3 ^a
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Fall

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

Winter

CE 308 - Princ of Professional Practice Credit Hours: 4
CE 341 - Elementary Structural Design Credit Hours: 5
CE 351 - Intro to Transportation Engr Credit Hours: 4
CE 371 - Closed Conduit Design Credit Hours: 4

Spring

CE 312 - Earth Pressures & Foundations Credit Hours: 3
CE 354 - Traffic Engineering Credit Hours: 3
CE 374 - Hydrology Credit Hours: 4
CE 442 - Adv Reinforced Concrete Design Credit Hours: 4
or
CE 444 - Intermediate Steel Design Credit Hours: 4

Fourth Year

CE 401 - Civil Engineering Project I Credit Hours: 2
COM 401 - Civil Engineering Project I Credit Hours: 3
CE 402 - Civil Engineering Project II Credit Hours: 4
CE 405 - Sustainability & Infrastruct Credit Hours: 3
CE 501 - Civil Engr Graduate Seminar Credit Hours: 1
WRI 521 - Writing at the Grad Level Credit Hours: 3
Technical Electives Credit Hours: 3 ^b
Graduate Technical Electives Credit Hours: 12 ^c
MATH 4XX - Math/Science Elective Credit Hours: 4
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
SPE/WRI/COM Elective Credit Hours: 3

Fifth Year

ANTH 452 - Globalization Credit Hours: 3
CE 590 - Civil Engineering Grad Project Credit Hours: 9
or
CE 595 - Graduate Thesis Credit Hours: Varies (1-6)
Technical Electives Credit Hours: 12^b
Graduate Technical Electives Credit Hours: varies^c

Total Required for BS/MSCE: 225 Credit Hours

^a No more than 3 credits of Humanities courses may be skill- or performance based.

^b Technical electives are generally 400- and 500-level CE courses.

^c Graduate technical electives are generally 500-level CE courses. At the discretion of the graduate advisor, up to 9 credits may be selected from 400-level CE and non-CE courses. Approved non-CE 500-level courses may be chosen as electives.