BS in Civil Engineering Curriculum
The program requires 124 credits as outlined here:
A minimum grade of C- is required to satisfy the prerequisites of all civil engineering courses having the CER designation.
Within the policies of the School of Computing and Engineering, the Civil Engineering program enforces credit limits during the academic terms. Exceeding 18 credits in the Fall or Spring semesters, 4 credits in the January term, or 10 credits in each Summer term requires the approval of the dean's office.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University Curriculum | ||
| Foundations of Inquiry: | ||
| FYS 101 | First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| EN 101 | Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
| EN 102 | Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| MA 151 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Disciplinary Inquiry: | ||
| CHE 110 & 110L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| EC 111 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Personal Inquiry 1: | ||
| BIO 101 & 101L | General Biology I and General Bio Lab I,General Biology I Lab | 4 |
| Take 2 courses from the following disciplinary areas. (Only 1 course for each area.) | 6 | |
| Social Science | ||
| Humanities | ||
| Fine Arts | ||
| Personal Inquiry 2: | ||
| Take 1 of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Civil Engineering and Construction | ||
| or | ||
| The World of an Engineer | ||
| PHY 121 | University Physics | 4 |
| and 4 credits from the following course options. | 4 | |
| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | ||
| or | ||
| General Biology II and General Biology Lab II | ||
| or | ||
| University Physics II | ||
| Integrative Capstone 1 | 3 | |
| Intercultural Understanding | ||
3 credits within the breadth component of the university curriculum (everything other than foundations of inquiry) must be from classes marked as "I" (intercultural understanding). | ||
| In addition to the University Curriculum requirements, students majoring in Civil Engineering must take the following: | ||
| Foundational Courses for Civil Engineering | ||
| CSC 106 | Introduction to Programming for Engineers | 3 |
| MA 153 | Calculus II: Part A | 2 |
| MA 154 | Calculus II: Part B | 2 |
| MA 251 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MA 265 | Matrix Algebra and Differential Equations | 4 |
| Common Engineering Curriculum | ||
| ENR 395 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
| Civil Engineering Courses | ||
| MER 210 | Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics and Design | 3 |
| MER 220 & 220L | Mechanics of Materials and Mechanics of Materials Lab | 4 |
| MER 310 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| CER 230 | Infrastructure Engineering | 3 |
| CER 260 | Introduction to Construction Management | 3 |
| CER 240 & 240L | Civil Engineering Site Design and Civil Engineering Site Design Lab | 3 |
| CER 320 | Structural Analysis | 3 |
| CER 325 | Construction Materials,Concrete Materials | 1 |
| CER 330 & 330L | Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering and Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering Lab | 3 |
| CER 340 & 340L | Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering and Foundation Design and Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering and Foundation Design Lab | 4 |
| CER 350 & 350L | Hydrology/Hydraulic Design and Hydrology/Hydraulic Design Lab | 4 |
| CER 420 | Design of Concrete Structures | 3 |
| CER 445 | Advanced Geotechnical Engineering and Foundation Design | 3 |
| CER 455 & 455L | Advanced Environmental Engineering and Advanced Environmental Engineering Lab | 3 |
| CER 490 | Engineering Professional Experience | 0 |
| CER 497 | Design of Civil Engineering Systems I | 3 |
| CER 498 | Design of Civil Engineering Systems II | 3 |
| Select two Civil Engineering Electives | 6 | |
| Technical Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 124 | |
- 1
Students majoring in Civil Engineering will complete their Integrative Capstone Requirement within the major with CER 497. In place of those credits, students will select an additional unrestricted course in the University Curriculum.
- 2
Includes any CER elective or an MER, IER, SER, MA, BIO or CHE course at 200 level or higher with program director approval.