Civil Engineering

Civil engineering graduates with a BS degree have varied options. The first is employment with high technology consulting firms, local, state or federal government, contractors or construction firms, public utilities or industrial corporations. A second option is graduate school to pursue an area of specialty within civil engineering. Such studies open up more advanced employment options in government, consulting, construction, or industry; and introduce new options, including research and teaching. A civil engineering degree also provides a good background for professional training in law, business administration, or medicine.

Minor   The department regards 15 credits of civil engineering courses as a satisfactory minor. This can be obtained in one of four areas: a minor in environmental engineering (any five): CE 205, CE 315, CE 336, CE 420, CE 430, or CE 440; a minor in structural engineering (any five): CE 316, CE 319, CE 323, CE 326, CE 370, or CE 401; a minor in transportation engineering: CE 344, CE 444, CE 445, CE 4XX GIS (currently CE 451) and APMA 312; and a minor in civil engineering (general) which includes any five courses from the above lists.

Civil Engineering Curriculum

[1]Suitable science electives include the following (a lab is required with science elective II): CHEM 152 Introductory Chemistry for Engineers 3 CHEM 152L Introductory Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory 1 BIOL 201 Introduction to Biology 3 MSE 102 Introduction to the Science of Engineering Materials 3 PHYS 242E General Physics III 3 CHEM 212 Introduction to Organic Chemistry 3 EVSC 280 Physical Geology 3 EVSC 280L Physical Geology Laboratory 1 BIOL 202 Introduction to Biology 3

[2]General education electives (15 credits) should be in the humanities, social sciences or fine arts (e.g., history, economics, government, literature, sociology, philosophy, psychology, theater, music, etc.) and should be selected from the list provided in General Education Elective Requirements. One (3 credit) general education elective may be replaced by an unrestricted elective with the approval of the advisor.

[3]Choose one: CE 205 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3 ENGR 202 Thermodynamics 3 ENGR 203 Electrical Science 3

[4]CE Core electives (three out of four are required): CE 326 Design of Concrete Structures 3 CE 336 Water Resources Engineering 3 CE 344 Transportation Engineering I 3 CE 370 Introduction to Composite Mechanics 3

[5]Students with a specific academic goal may substitute (with the approval of the advisor and department chair) a technical elective for one of the three core electives, which must then be taken in the 8th semester.

[6]Approved CE electives: CE 401 Design of Metal Structures I 3 CE 402 Design of Metal Structures II 3 CE 403 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design 3 CE 411 Foundation Engineering 3 CE 420 Experimental Analysis in Environmental Engineering 3 CE 430 Environmental Engineering 3 CE 440 Groundwater Hydrology 3 CE 441 Construction Engineering and Economics 3 CE 444 Transportation Engineering II 3 CE 445 Transportation Engineering III 3 CE 471 Introduction to Finite Element Methods 3

[7]Any CE elective or approved technical elective will satisfy this requirement. Approved technical electives will be listed each semester. Typical courses include advanced courses in mathematics, environmental science, and systems engineering.

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