Civil Engineering (BS)
The BS Civil Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission's General Criteria and Program Criteria for Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
Program Educational Objectives
- Graduates with a broad and fundamental technical base will be able to enter the professional civil engineering workforce either with a BS to develop specialized expertise by way of apprenticeship or through the increasingly common path of a specialized M.S.
- Graduates with a firm foundation in the basic math, science, and engineering science which underlie all technological development will be well equipped to adapt to changing technology in the profession.
- Graduates equipped with a broad technical background will be able to follow other technical or non-technical career paths.
- Graduates will practice their profession with effective writing and communication skills, with professional ethics, as well as with awareness of societal issues.
Student Outcomes
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
- an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
- an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
- an ability to function effectively on teams whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
- an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
- an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies
An overview of the degree track in PDF format can be found here.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester I | ||
| MATH UN1101 | CALCULUS I | |
| Choose one of the following Physics courses depending on track: | ||
| INTRO TO MECHANICS ＆ THERMO | ||
| PHYSICS I:MECHANICS/RELATIVITY | ||
| ACCELERATED PHYSICS I | ||
| Choose a one-semester Chemistry lecture (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV): | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I-LECTURES | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II-LECTURES | ||
| INTENSVE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| 2ND TERM GEN CHEM (INTENSIVE) | ||
| Choose a lab from the following (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV): | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | ||
Physics lab | ||
| Choose one of the following Geology courses or equivalent (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV): | ||
| Earth: Origin, Evolution, Processes, Future | ||
| EARTH'S ENVIRO SYST: CLIM SYST | ||
| EARTH'S ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS: THE SOLID EARTH | ||
| EARTH'S ENVIRO SYST: LIFE SYST | ||
| ENME E3105 (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV) | MECHANICS | |
| CIEN E3000 (Spring semester; recommended but not required) (taken Semester I, II, or III) | THE ART OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN | |
| ENGL CC1010 (taken Semester I or II) | UNIVERSITY WRITING | |
| ENGI E1006 (or equivalent) (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV) | INTRO TO COMP FOR ENG/APP SCI | |
| PHED UN1001 | ||
| ENGI E1102 (taken Semester I or II) | THE ART OF ENGINEERING | |
| Semester II | ||
| MATH UN1102 | CALCULUS II | |
| Choose one of the following Physics courses depending on track: | ||
| INTRO ELEC/MAGNETSM ＆ OPTCS | ||
| PHYSICS II: THERMO, ELEC ＆ MAG | ||
| ACCELERATED PHYSICS II | ||
| Choose a one-semester Chemistry lecture (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV): | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I-LECTURES | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II-LECTURES | ||
| INTENSVE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| 2ND TERM GEN CHEM (INTENSIVE) | ||
| Choose a lab from the following (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV): | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | ||
Physics lab | ||
| Choose one of the following Geology courses or equivalent (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV): | ||
| Earth: Origin, Evolution, Processes, Future | ||
| EARTH'S ENVIRO SYST: CLIM SYST | ||
| EARTH'S ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS: THE SOLID EARTH | ||
| EARTH'S ENVIRO SYST: LIFE SYST | ||
| ENME E3105 (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV) | MECHANICS | |
| CIEN E3000 (Spring semester; recommended but not required) (taken Semester I, II, or III) | THE ART OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN | |
| ENGL CC1010 (taken Semester I or II) | UNIVERSITY WRITING | |
| ENGI E1006 (or equivalent) (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV) | INTRO TO COMP FOR ENG/APP SCI | |
| PHED UN1002 | ||
| ENGI E1102 (taken Semester I or II) | THE ART OF ENGINEERING | |
| Second Year | ||
| Semester III | ||
| APMA E2000 - APMA E2001 | MULTV. CALC. FOR ENGI ＆ APP SCI | |
| Choose one of the following Physics courses depending on track: | ||
PHYS UN1494 (or Chemistry lab) | INTRO TO EXPERIMENTAL PHYS-LAB | |
| INTERMEDIATE LABORATORY WORK | ||
| Choose a one-semester Chemistry lecture (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV): | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I-LECTURES | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II-LECTURES | ||
| INTENSVE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| 2ND TERM GEN CHEM (INTENSIVE) | ||
| Choose a lab from the following (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV): | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | ||
Physics lab | ||
| Choose one of the following Geology courses or equivalent (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV): | ||
| Earth: Origin, Evolution, Processes, Future | ||
| EARTH'S ENVIRO SYST: CLIM SYST | ||
| EARTH'S ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS: THE SOLID EARTH | ||
| EARTH'S ENVIRO SYST: LIFE SYST | ||
| ENME E3105 (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV) | MECHANICS | |
| CIEN E3000 (Spring semester; recommended but not required) (taken Semester I, II, or III) | THE ART OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN | |
| Choose one of the following Required Nontechnical Electives: | ||
| EURPN LIT-PHILOS MASTERPIECS I | ||
| CONTEMP WESTERN CIVILIZATION I | ||
Global Core (3-4) | ||
| HUMA UN1121 or UN1123 | MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN ART | |
| ENGI E1006 (or equivalent) (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV) | INTRO TO COMP FOR ENG/APP SCI | |
| Semester IV | ||
| APMA E2101 | INTRO TO APPLIED MATHEMATICS | |
| Choose a one-semester Chemistry lecture (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV): | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I-LECTURES | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II-LECTURES | ||
| INTENSVE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| 2ND TERM GEN CHEM (INTENSIVE) | ||
| Choose a lab from the following (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV): | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | ||
Physics lab | ||
| Choose one of the following Geology courses or equivalent (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV): | ||
| Earth: Origin, Evolution, Processes, Future | ||
| EARTH'S ENVIRO SYST: CLIM SYST | ||
| EARTH'S ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS: THE SOLID EARTH | ||
| EARTH'S ENVIRO SYST: LIFE SYST | ||
| ENME E3105 (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV) | MECHANICS | |
| CIEN E3004 | URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS | |
| Choose one of the following Required Nontechnical Electives: | ||
| EURPN LIT-PHILOS MASTRPIECS II | ||
| CONTEMP WESTRN CIVILIZATION II | ||
Global Core (3-4) | ||
| ECON UN1105 - ECON UN1155 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS | |
| ENGI E1006 (taken Semester I, II, III, or IV) | INTRO TO COMP FOR ENG/APP SCI | |
| Third Year | ||
| Semester V | ||
| ENME E3113 | MECHANICS OF SOLIDS | |
| ENME E3161 | FLUID MECHANICS | |
| Nontech Electives (3 points) | ||
| Semester VI | ||
| CIEN E3125 | STRUCTURAL DESIGN | |
| CIEN E3126 | COMPUTER-AIDED STRUCTRL DESIGN | |
| CIEN E3141 | SOIL MECHANICS | |
| Concentration Courses (see below) | ||
| Nontech Electives (3 points) | ||
| Fourth Year | ||
| Semester VII | ||
| CIEE E3111 | UNCERTAIN/RISK-CIVIL INF SYST | |
| CIEN E3129 | PROJECT MGMT FOR CONSTRUCTION | |
| Concentration Courses (see below) | ||
| Nontech Electives (3 points) | ||
| Semester VIII | ||
| CIEN E3128 | DESIGN PROJECTS | |
| Concentration Courses (see below) | ||
Concentrations
Geotechnical Engineering or Structural Engineering
| Third Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester V | ||
| Tech Electives (3 points) | ||
| Semester VI | ||
| ENME E3106 | DYNAMICS AND VIBRATIONS | |
| ENME E3114 | EXPERIMENTAL MECH OF MATERIALS | |
| CIEN E3121 | STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Semester VII | ||
| ENME E3332 | A FIRST CRSE/FINITE ELEMENTS | |
| CIEN E3127 or E4241 | STRUCTURAL DESIGN PROJECTS | |
| Tech Electives (3 points) | ||
| Semester VIII | ||
| Tech Electives (9 points) | ||
Civil Engineering and Construction Management
| Third Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester V | ||
| Tech Electives (6 points) | ||
| Semester VI | ||
| ENME E3114 | EXPERIMENTAL MECH OF MATERIALS | |
| CIEN E3121 or EACE E3250 | STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Semester VII | ||
| CIEN E4133 | CAPITAL FACILITY PLANNING/FIN | |
| CIEN E3127 or E4241 | STRUCTURAL DESIGN PROJECTS | |
| Tech Electives (3 points) | ||
| Semester VIII | ||
| CIEN E4131 | PRIN OF CONSTRUCTN TECHNIQUES | |
| Tech Electives (6 points) | ||
Water Resources/Environmental Engineering
| Third Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester V | ||
| Tech Electives (6 points) | ||
| Semester VI | ||
| EACE E3255 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND POLLUTION REDUCTION | |
| EACE E3250 | Hydrosystems Engineering | |
| CIEN E3303 | IND STUDIES-CIVIL ENGIN-JUNIOR | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Semester VII | ||
| EAEE E4350 | PLANNG/MGT-URBAN HYDROLGC SYST | |
| Tech Electives (3 points) | ||
| Semester VIII | ||
| EACE E4163 | Sustainable Water Treatment and Reuse | |
| EAEE E4009 | GIS-RES,ENVIR,INFRASTRUCTR MGT | |
| Tech Electives (6 points) | ||