BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
CURRICULUM
The curriculum for the BS in Civil Engineering is described in the tables that follow. Table 1 summarizes the curriculum and its requirements in subject area categories. Table 2 summarizes elective courses available in civil engineering by sub-discipline. A typical four-year course of study for civil engineering majors is shown on the full-page chart in this section.
TABLE 1: CURRICULUM FOR THE BS (CIVIL ENGINEERING)
Course No. Course Title Credits Sem(1)
Required Courses in Mathematics (2)
MA 1054 Calculus I with PreCalculus 4 F1
MA 1154 Calculus II with PreCalculus 4 F2
MA 2012 Linear Algebra I 2 So1(a)
MA 2132 Ordinary Differential Equations 2 So1(b)
MA 2212 Data Analysis I 2 So1(a)
MA 2222 Data Analysis II 2 So1(b)
Total mathematics credits required:16
Required Courses in Physical Sciences
CM 1004 General Chemistry for Engineers 4 F1
PH 1004 Introductory Physics I 4 F2
PH 2004 Introductory Physics II 4 So1
Total physical science credits required:12
Mathematics or Science Electives:4
Required Courses in Freshman Engineering and Computer Science
EG 1004 Introduction to Engineering & Design 4 F1
CS 3xx2 Computer Science for Civil Engineers 2 J1
Total freshman Engineering and CS credits required: 6
Required Courses in Civil Engineering
CE 1003 Fundamentals of Civil Engineering 3 F2
CE 2114 Statics & Dynamics 4 So1
CE 2124 Mechanics of Materials 4 So2
CE 2214 Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics 4 So2
CE 3133 Structural Analysis 3 J1
CE 3144 Steel Design 4 J2
CE 3153 Geotechnical Engineering 3 J2
CE 3223 Environmental Engineering I 3 J2
CE 3324 Traffic Engineering I 4 J1
CE 4163 Structural Materials 3 S2
CE 4243 Water Resource Engineering I 3 J1
CE 4413 Construction Management 3 S2
CE 4812 Civil Engineering Design Project I 2 S1
CE 4823 Civil Engineering Design Project II 3 S2
CE Civil Engineering Elective (3) 3 S1
CE Civil Engineering Elective 3 S2
CE Civil Engineering Elective 3 S2
Total civil engineering credits required: 55
Required Courses in Humanities and Social Sciences (4)
EN 1014 Writing & the Humanities I 4 F1
EN 1204 Writing & the Humanities II 4 F2
HI 2104 Contemporary World History 4 So1
Level II Elective (5) 4 So2
Level II Elective 4 J1
Level III Elective (6) 4 J2
Total humanities and social science credits required: 24
Other Electives
Free Electives 6
Technical Elective (7) 3 S1
Total Other Electives: 11
Total credits required for BS in Civil Engineering: 128
Footnotes for Table 1:
- Semester Codes: F=freshman, So= Sophomore, J=Junior, S=Senior, 1=Fall, 2=Spring, (a)(b) refer to half-semester courses with (a) being first half, (b) second half.
- The Department of Civil Engineering prefers all of its students to take the MA 1054/1154 calculus sequence. This sequence includes two additional hours of pre-calculus review which the department believes is helpful, even for students with an excellent math background. Students may choose to take a placement exam to be placed in MA 1014/1124 (Calculus I, II), or may be advance-placed based upon AP test results.
- Civil engineering electives are technical electives, which must be taken from among civil engineering (CE) courses. A list of civil engineering elective courses is found in Table 2.
- Students must take a placement examination in English. They may be placed in a remedial writing program for native English speakers, or ESL (English as a Second Language) or in a special EN 1034 Writing and the Humanities ESL.
- Level II electives are elective courses in the humanities or social sciences that have a prerequisite of EN 1014 (or EN 1034), EN 1204 and/or HI 2104. The two Level II elective courses must be taken in two different disciplines. These courses generally have course numbers 2xxx, with an appropriate subject prefix.
- Level III electives have a prerequisite of a Level II elective. These courses generally have course numbers 3xxx with an appropriate subject prefix.
- Technical electives can be taken as any math, science or engineering course for which students have appropriate prerequisites.
TABLE 2: ELECTIVE COURSES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING *
Course No. Course Title Semester
CE 4043 Sustainable Cities Spring
CE 4173 Foundation Engineering Fall
CE 4183 Reinforced Concrete Design Fall
CE 4193 Timber & Masonry Structures Spring
CE 4253 Water Resource Engineering II Spring
CE 4263 Environmental Geotechnology Spring
CE 4273 Environmental Engineering II Fall
CE 4333 Traffic Engineering II Spring
CE 4613 Selected Topics in Structural & Geotech. Eng. Either
CE 4623 Selected Topics in Env. & Water Res. Eng. Either
CE 4633 Selected Topics in Transportation Eng. Either CE 4643 Selected Topics Construction Management Either
CE 4643 Selected Topics in Construction Management
CE 4710 Readings in Civil Engineering As arranged
All courses are 3 credits; Readings courses have variable credit .
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