Civil Engineering, BS

First Semester

• CEE 130/130L Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering/Lab Credits: (1-1) 2
• ENGL 101 Composition I Credits: (3-0) 3 ¹
• CHEM 112 General Chemistry I Credits: (3-0) 3 ¹
• CHEM 112L General Chemistry I Lab Credits: (0-1) 1 ¹
• MATH 123 Calculus I Credits: (4-0) 4 ¹
• General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 3 ¹

Second Semester

• CEE 140/140L Geomatics I Credits: (1-1) 2
• EM 214 Statics Credits: (3-0) 3
• CHEM 114 General Chemistry II Credits: (3-0) 3 ¹
• MATH 125 Calculus II Credits: (4-0) 4
• PHYS 211 University Physics I Credits: 3 to 4 ⁵
• General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 3​ ¹

First Semester

• CEE 240/240L Geomatics II Credits: (2-1) 3
• EM 331 Fluid Mechanics Credits: (3-0) 3
• ENGL 279 Communication in the STEM Workplace Credits: (3-0) 3 ¹
• MATH 225 Calculus III Credits: (4-0) 4
• General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 3​ ¹

Second Semester

• CEE 274 Construction Engineering and Management Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 326 Environmental Engineering I Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 284 Applied Numerical Methods Credits: (3-0) 3
• EM 321 Mechanics of Materials Credits: (3-0) 3
• MATH 321 Differential Equations Credits: (3-0) 3
• ME 221 Dynamics of Mechanisms Credits: (3-0) 3

First Semester

• CEE 316/316L Engineering and Construction Materials/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
• CEE 336/336L Hydraulic Systems Design/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
• CEE 346/346L Geotechnical Engineering/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 353 Structural Theory Credits: (3-0) 3
• ENGL 289 Explorations in STEM Communications Credits: (3-0) 3 ¹

Second Semester

• CEE 325 Introduction to Sustainable Design Credits: (3-0) 3

• 
  Select three courses from the following:

• CEE 327/327L Environmental Engineering II/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
• CEE 337 Engineering Hydrology Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 347/347L Geotechnical Engineering II Credits: (2-1) 3
• CEE 456 Concrete Theory & Design Credits: (3-0) 3

• 
  Select one course from the following:

• GEOE 221/221L Geology for Engineers/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3
• GEOL 201 Physical Geology Credits: (3-0) 3

First Semester

• CEE 463 Concepts of Professional Practice Credits: (2-0) 2
• IENG 302 Engineering Economics Credits: (3-0) 3
• MATH 381 Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credits: (3-0) 3
• Department Approved Elective(s) Credits: 6 ²
• General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 3¹

Second Semester

• CEE 489 Capstone Design Project Credits: (0-3) 3
• Department Approved Elective(s) Credits: 6 ²
• Additional Elective Credits: 3 ³
• Upper Level Humanities or Social Sciences Elective Credits: 3 ⁴

Notes:

¹ Fulfills General Education requirement. Students should consult the “General Education Requirements ” section of this catalog for a complete listing of all general education requirements.

² The 12 credits of Department Approved Electives must meet the following requirements:

• At least nine credits of 400-level CEE-prefix courses (all 12 credits can also be 400-level CEE). This can include up to six credit hours of CEE 498 Undergraduate Research/Scholarship  and up to three credit hours of CEE 491 Independent Study . A list of 400-level courses that fit these criteria can be found below.
• Three of the 12 total credits can include the following:
  • Three credit hours of CP 497 Cooperative Education  
  • Three credit hours of 300, 400, 500, or 600 level courses in engineering, science, math, or computer science. 

³ Three credits in any engineering, math, science, or computer science course excluding basic introductory courses, such as: CHEM 106 , CHEM 106L , CSC 105 , MATH 21 , MATH 101 , MATH 114 , MATH 114L , MATH 115 , MATH 116/116L , MATH 120 , MATH 205 , PHYS 111 , PHYS 111L , PHYS 113 , or PHYS 113L . 

⁴ Select three credits of courses with a Social Science prefix (see gen ed Goal 3 for approved prefixes) or three credits of courses with a Humanities prefix (see gen ed Goal 4 for approved prefixes). All must be at the 300 or 400 level.

⁵ Three-credit version required for major.

Department Approved Electives:

The following courses fit the criteria of the Department Approved Elective requirement:

• CEE 421/521 Climate and Weather Resiliency in Meteorology and Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 425/525 Sustainable Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 426/526 Environmental Engineering Unit Operations and Processes Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 427/527 Environmental Engineering Biological Process Design Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 428/528 Oil and Gas Development and the Environment Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 429/529 Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 433/533 Open Channel Flow Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 437/437L/537/537L Watershed Hydrology/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
• CEE 447/547 Foundation Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 448/548 Applied Geotechnical Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 451/551 Design of Wood Structures Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 453/553 Design of Steel Structures Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 457/557 Indeterminate Structures Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 468/568 Highway Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
• CEE 475/475L/575/575L Groundwater/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
• CEE 492 Topics Credits: 1 to 3