The Major
The curriculum is designed to prepare graduates for the professional practice of civil engineering and for graduate study in the field. Graduates also learn the skills needed to maintain their state-of-the-art competency in the field throughout their careers. In the first three semesters, students take several courses in mathematics and the basic sciences and engineering, which prepare them for subsequent classes in which fundamental engineering principles are presented. These principles are then applied to the design of civil and environmental engineering facilities starting in the sophomore year. Students gain experience in engineering science and design in structural, geotechnical, transportation, environmental and water resources engineering. The design experience culminates in the senior year with a Civil and Environmental Engineering Design course in which design fundamentals learned in earlier courses are integrated into a design project. Oral and written communication skills, the systems approach and an understanding of the responsibility of the engineer to society are emphasized throughout the curriculum, culminating in a professional practice seminar that integrates these concepts.
Requirements
No course taken on a pass/fail basis may be applied to General Education, major or PR-ENGIN requirements.
Freshmen
ENGIN 111 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering
121 CEE Measurements
CHEM 111/112 General Chemistry for Science and Engineering Majors
MATH 131/132 Calculus I, II
ENGLWRIT 112 College Writing
PHYSICS 151 General Physics I
Social World Elective #1
Sophomores
240 Statics
241 Strength of Materials I
241A Strength of Materials Lab
244 Programming for Civil Engineers
250 Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Energy Systems
260 Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering
270 Systems Analysis and Economics for Civil Engineers
ECON 103 Introduction to Microeconomics or ECON 104 Introduction to Macroeconomics
PHYSICS 152 General Physics II
MATH 233 Multivariable Calculus
MATH 331 Differential Equations
Social World Elective #2
Juniors
310 Transportation Systems
320 Soil Mechanics
331 Structural Analysis
357 Elementary Fluid Mechanics
370 Environmental Engineering Principles
433 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures or 434 Design of Steel Structures
ENGIN 351 Writing in Engineering
Seniors
488 Professional Practice Seminar
CE-ENGIN Senior Electives (6)
Social World Elective #3
Additional Elective (1)
Biological Sciences Elective
The undergraduate program in Civil Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.