Civil Engineering, BS

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Contact Information

Dr. James Stone
Professor and Head
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil/Mechanical 122
(605) 394-2443
E-mail: James.Stone@sdsmt.edu

Lois Arneson-Meyer
Freshmen/Sophomore Advisor, Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil/Mechanical 121
(605) 394-2439
E-mail: Lois.Arneson-Meyer@sdsmt.edu

Department Website

Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.

Civil Engineering (BS) is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org.

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Curriculum Checklist

Freshman Year

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

Total: 16

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

Total: 18

Sophomore Year

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

Total: 16

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

Total: 18

Junior Year

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

Total: 15

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

Total: 15

Senior Year

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: 6²
General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 3¹

Total: 17

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: 3⁴

Total: 15

Total credits: 130

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 .

⁴Select 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.

⁵Three-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